23 June 2021 Secrets Revealed in a Grain of Dust from the Moon Leads to Geologist’s Award WASHINGTON - Lunar samples of dust particles and rock have been brought back to Earth for more than half a century, ever since Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the Moon in 1969. NRL geologist Kate Burgess used samples from the Apollo 17 mission during her microscopic research...
16 June 2021 HSM-60 “Jaguars” Save Two Lives in Four Days JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - As many Navy missions have a degree of inherent danger, Navy first responders and medical personnel are trained to quickly provide life-saving medical assistance to Navy and Marine Corps personnel in case of an emergency. Earlier this year, four Sailors assigned to the “Jaguars”...
07 June 2021 Destroyer Squadron Two Six Holds Change of Command Ceremony NORFOLK, Va. - Destroyer Squadron Two Six (DESRON 26) held a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Station Norfolk, June 4...
07 June 2021 USS New Hampshire Carries on Submarine Battle Flag Tradition NORFOLK, Va. - The Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778), homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, participated in a longstanding submarine tradition during its recent deployment...
07 June 2021 Patrol Squadron FOUR FIVE Holds 79th Change of Command KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 held a Change of Command ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 7...
03 June 2021 Naval Beach Unit 7 changes command SASEBO, Japan - Cmdr. Wilbur Hines assumed command of Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 from Cmdr. Kirk Sowers during a change of command ceremony in Sasebo, Japan, May 28...
02 June 2021 Truman Presented 2020 Battenberg Cup Award, Recognized as Best Ship in the Atlantic Fleet NORFOLK, Va. - The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) received the 2020 Battenberg Cup Award in a ceremony aboard the ship, June 1, 2021...
02 June 2021 Truman Presented 2020 Battenberg Cup Award, Recognized as Best Ship in the Atlantic Fleet The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) received the 2020 Battenberg Cup Award in a ceremony aboard the ship, June 1, 2021...
27 May 2021 NSTC Changes Command GREAT LAKES, Ill. – Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture relieved Rear Adm. Milton J. Sands III as commander of Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Thursday, May 27, in a change of command ceremony held at the Navy’s only boot camp, Recruit Training Command (RTC) on Naval Station Great Lakes...
27 May 2021 USFFC Announces 2020 Sea And Shore Sailor Of The Year NORFOLK, Va. - Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) announced the 2020 USFFC Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year (SOY) in a ceremony at Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va., May 27...