29 June 2021 USS Paul Ignatius Holds Change of Command MAYPORT, Fla. - USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) held a change of command ceremony Jun. 25 on the ship’s flight deck at Naval Base Mayport. Cmdr. Jeffrey Servello, a native of Hollywood, Md., assumed command of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer from Cmdr. Lennard Cannon, a native of...
25 June 2021 Surface Line Week 2021 Concludes NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Surface Line Week 2021 came to a close after several days of spirited competition between different sea- and shore-based commands, June 25...
25 June 2021 SURFLANT Announces Surface Line Week Welding Competition Results NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) hosted Surface Line Week events from June 14-25, 2021. This year, a special emphasis was placed on self-sufficiency, as demonstrated at the welding competition on June 16...
25 June 2021 SURFLANT Stands up Collaborative Maintenance Operations Accelerator NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - In order to significantly accelerate pre-deployment material readiness, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), stood up the Surface Maintenance Operations Center (S-MOC), June 16, in the command’s headquarters onboard Naval Station Norfolk...
24 June 2021 Vice Adm. Kitchener Visits Naval Station Norfolk, Addresses Commanding Officers NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Forces and Commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, spoke to an auditorium full of commanding officers and executive officers from Hampton Roads-area ships during a command call at Naval Station Norfolk, June...
11 June 2021 USS Philippine Sea Completes Homeport Shift to Norfolk Continuing the Navy’s strategic realignment of ships, USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) arrived here today, making Norfolk its new homeport June 10, 2021...
09 June 2021 USS Winston S. Churchill: The Navy's Most Combat Ready Ship NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - As selected by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) was presented the USS Arizona Memorial Trophy on June 9 by RADM Brendan McLane, Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic (SURFLANT)...
02 June 2021 USS Gettysburg Crew Observes Memorial Day at their Namesake GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) Sailors visited their ship’s namesake city May 30-31, where they were special guests and participants at several Memorial Day observances while also spending time building relationships with the local residents and...
21 May 2021 USS San Jacinto hold Change of Command NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Capt. Christopher Marvin relieved Capt. Edward Crossman as commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class, guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56), during a change of command ceremony held today aboard the ship at Naval Station Norfolk...
19 May 2021 SURFLANT N44 Hosts Full Power Training Symposium NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - In order to educate shipboard engineering teams about best practices during full power evolutions, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, (SURFLANT) hosted a Waterfront Symposium on the topic May 17-18, aboard Naval Station Norfolk...