06 June 2022 USS Spruance commemorates namesake's role in Battle of Midway's 80th anniversary PHILIPPINE SEA – Aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), the Battle of Midway carries special meaning for the 353 “Quiet Warriors” who are forward-deployed with, and sail alongside, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group...
06 June 2022 NAMRU-D researchers attend 92nd AsMA scientific meeting RENO, Nev. -- Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NAMRU-D) members joined several hundred aerospace professionals from around the world during the 92nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) in Reno, Nev., May 22-26. Scientists from both NAMRU-D laboratories, the Naval...
05 June 2022 U.S. Indo-Pacific Forces Come Together: Valiant Shield 22 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – U.S. Indo-Pacific command joint forces are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2022, June 6-17, on Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau and at sea around the Mariana Island Range Complex...
04 June 2022 Keel Laying Ceremony Held for First Columbia-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine QUONSET POINT, R.I. – General Dynamics Electric Boat conducted a keel laying ceremony for the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826) at Quonset Point, Rhode Island, June 4...
03 June 2022 U.S. Pacific Fleet Sea, Shore Sailors of the Year Announced PEARL HARBOR -- Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) announced the FY 2021 Sailors of the Year (SOY) during a ceremony in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii June 2. The U.S. Pacific Fleet has more than 144,000 Sailors and the 10 nominees represent the character and caliber of leadership across commands and...
03 June 2022 USS Alabama Conducts Crew Change at Sea NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BANGOR, Wash. – The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Alabama (SSBN 731) conducted a full crew change while at sea that concluded May 24, 2022...
03 June 2022 E4-E6 SELRES RESULTS ANNOUNCED The Navy released cycle 110 petty officer advancement results for SELRES Sailors to advance to E-4, E-5 and E-6, June 3rd. To view results click here.
03 June 2022 NETC Commander Visits Dahlgren Training Command DAHLGREN, Va. - Naval Education and Training Command's Rear Adm. Pete Garvin and Force Master Chief Matthew Harris spent an afternoon in Dahlgren, Va. visiting Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) and its schoolhouse, SCSTC AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC), onboard Naval Support...
03 June 2022 Naval Aviation History: The Battle of Midway PENSACOLA, Fla. - As May rolled into June in 1942, Japan’s naval forces stretched across the Pacific. They had seized Malaysia, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies, the Philippines, and the northern coast of Papua/New Guinea...
31 May 2022 The TOPGUN Legacy: Making Mavericks with Capt. Brian Ferguson Capt. Brian “Ferg” Ferguson has spent a significant portion of his career involved with air-to-air combat training exercises like the one described above. Ferguson attended the Adversary Instructor Course at the Navy Fighter Weapons School, also known as TOPGUN. He also commanded the Fighting Saints...