18 August 2020 USS Champion Decommissions After 30 Years of Service The mine countermeasures ship USS Champion (MCM 4) holds a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego...
17 August 2020 Training Squadron 21 Holds Change of Command at NAS Kingsville The “Redhawks” of Training Squadron (VT) 21 held a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Kingsville, Texas, Aug. 14...
13 August 2020 NSF Diego Garcia Holds Change of Command Ceremony U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia conducted a change of command ceremony Aug. 12, 2020...
12 August 2020 USS Porter Changes Command The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) held a change of command ceremony aboard the ship at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Aug. 12, 2020...
11 August 2020 USS Stennis (CVN 74) with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW 9) and USS Boxer (LHD 4) with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) receive Admiral Flatley Memorial Award for Aviation Safety The Navy annually recognizes one aircraft carrier and one amphibious ship with its attached air wing (CVW) and Marine expeditionary unit (MEU), respectively, with the Admiral Flatley Memorial Award for Aviation Safety. This year’s recipients are USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) with CVW 9 and USS Boxer...
08 August 2020 AEGIS Ashore Missile Defense Facility in Romania Changes Command The Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Facility (AAMDF) located aboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu held a change-of-command ceremony in Deveselu, Romania, Aug. 7...
08 August 2020 U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS St. Louis Joins the Fleet The U.S. Navy commissioned Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19), August 8.Due to public health safety concerns and restrictions of large public gatherings related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Navy commissioned St. Louis at a private event...
06 August 2020 Navy Scientists, Engineers Receive Awards From Department's Top R&D Leader Top scientists and engineers across the Navy and Marine Corps were recognized for their work at a July 24 ceremony in Maryland...
05 August 2020 USS Chancellorsville Holds Change of Command The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) held a change of command ceremony at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Aug. 5, 2020.During the ceremony, Capt. Paul Allgeier relieved Capt. Marc D. Boran as the ship’s Commanding Officer.“Chancellorsville – you are truly the best...
31 July 2020 Command of USS Theodore Roosevelt Changes Hands The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) held a closed change of command, July 31.Capt. Eric J. Anduze relieved Capt. Carlos Sardiello to become Theodore Roosevelt’s 17th commanding officer.“It was a privilege to lead the Rough Riders a second time weathering the storm that engulfed and...