11 December 2020 Kearsarge Completes Fast Cruise Before Contractor Sea Trials The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) completed a fast cruise Dec. 11, 2020 in preparations for contractor sea trials and operations at sea after a nearly one-year hiatus...
30 November 2020 Kearsarge Celebrates Native American Heritage Month Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) gathered on the mess decks – keeping social distancing in mind – to celebrate Native Americans and their contributions to the Navy during a ceremony hosted by the ship’s diversity team Nov. 30, 2020...
09 November 2020 Brothers at Home and at Sea: Siblings Serve Together Aboard USS Sterett In the Electronic Warfare corner inside the Combat Information Center on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) sits two Sailors. One of them is Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Byron Jack, the other is Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 3rd Class Ryan Aylward. With the...
03 November 2020 Kearsarge Announces Sailor of the Quarter, 4th Quarter of FY20 Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jennifer McAdams, from Newburgh, New York, joined the Navy to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps. Now, with nearly six years of active-duty service, McAdams, assigned to USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), is fulfilling her goals...
08 October 2020 Going Further: A Sailor’s International Journey to USS Sterett Like the citizens of the nation they serve, Sailors in the U.S. Navy come from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds. Born in the midst of the First Liberian Civil War in 1990, Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Kelvin Tyler’s background stands out as unique even among foreign national service members...
05 October 2020 Riverside Native Is Naval Recruiting Dist. San Diego Junior Sailor of Quarter Master-At-Arms 2nd Class Jordan N. Clayton, of Riverside, California, believes his work ethic and ability to hold himself accountable contributed to his selection as Navy Recruiting District San Diego Junior Sailor of the Quarter for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020...
28 September 2020 Poetry in Motion Aboard USS Princeton There are countless ways for Sailors to pass time while on a ship for months on end. Some learn a new language or how to play an instrument, some prefer video games or movies and one Sailor aboard USS Princeton (CG 59) finds – and shares – comfort through poetry...
14 September 2020 USS Sterett Sailor, Polish Immigrant Remembers 9/11, Being Inspired to Serve Chief Logistics Specialist Andre Stetz, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), tells how his life was changed by the Sept. 11 attacks...
02 September 2020 Underway, in Maintenance Stateside and Beyond: The Lifecycle of an HSM 73 Helicopter Aboard USS Ralph Johnson While movies such as Top Gun and Midway give the pilots involved in naval aviation the spotlight, the aircraft themselves are just as important to the success of flight operations as the pilots and maintainers...