02 December 2022 SURFLANT Hosts First-Ever Junior Officer Training Symposium VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), hosted the inaugural SURFLANT Junior Officer Training Symposium (JOTS) onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Dec.1...
18 November 2022 USS Billings (LCS 15) Sailors Visit Their Namesake City BILLINGS, Mont. – Sailors assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) visited their ship’s namesake city November 08-13, 2022, and participated in Veterans Day celebratory events...
24 October 2022 SURFLANT Hosts Commander's Training Symposium NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), hosted a bi-annual, two-day leadership training symposium onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek and Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 18-19...
21 October 2022 SURFLANT Pins Newest Chief Petty Officers NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Nine Sailors from Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) received their gold-fouled anchors during the command’s chief pinning ceremony onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 21, 2022...
13 October 2022 USS Cole Honors their Heroes NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) crew, past, and present, gathered alongside guests and families of the Cole heroes on Oct. 12, to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the ship's bombing...
07 October 2022 USS Billings (Gold Crew) Returns Home After 4th Fleet Deployment MAYPORT, Fla. - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) Gold Crew returned to Mayport, Fla., Oct. 7th, following its second successful deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations...
23 September 2022 USS Hué City Decommissioned After 31 Years of Service NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - With plankowners, former crew members, and veterans of the Battle of Hué in attendance, the crew of USS Hué City (CG 66) decommissioned their ship at a Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia ceremony on Sept. 23...
21 September 2022 USS Bataan Celebrates 25th Birthday NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - The crew of USS Bataan (LHD 5) celebrated the ship’s 25th birthday during a ceremony onboard the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 20...
08 August 2022 Namesake’s Great-Great-Grandnephew Baptized Aboard USS Laboon NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Continuing a time-honored tradition aboard USS Laboon (DDG 58), a bell baptism service was celebrated Aug. 5 on the ship’s foc'sle for the great-great- grandnephew of the ship’s namesake, Capt. John Francis Laboon...
08 August 2022 USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) Decommissioned NORFOLK - With plank owners and former crew members looking on, the crew of USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) decommissioned their ship at a Naval Station Norfolk, ceremony Aug. 4...