13 May 2021 USS Delbert D. Black Holds Change of Command MAYPORT, Fla. - Cmdr. Mark Gallagher relieved Cmdr. Matthew McKenna as commanding officer of USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) May 7, socially distanced ceremony aboard the ship, pierside at Naval Station Mayport...
23 April 2021 SURFLANT Announces FY2020 Sea, Shore Sailors of the Year NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), announced the FY2020 SURFLANT Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year during a ceremony, Apr. 23...
14 April 2021 USS Nitze Conducts Change of Command PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Cmdr. Houssain “Sam” Sareini relieved Cmdr. Donald J. Curran III as the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) during an Apr. 9 change of command ceremony. The ceremony took place aboard the ship at National Steel and Shipbuilding...
11 April 2021 USNA Midshipmen Begin Fleet Orientation Weekend at Naval Station Norfolk NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - 180 midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy (USNA) visited Naval Station Norfolk, April 10-11. This is the first of several fleet orientation weekends in April which will introduce more than 500 midshipmen to the surface and amphibious warfare force...
09 April 2021 USS McFaul and USS WASP lead the way on Resiliency Training and Culture NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - As they near the midpoint of Selected Restricted Availability (SRA), USS McFaul (DDG 74) Sailors are still benefitting from an innovative idea - a “Resiliency Fair” they proactively held in December to prepare the crew for what lies ahead...
29 March 2021 ATG Norfolk Opens Air Intercept Controller Lab As a part of a pilot-training program, Afloat Training Group (ATG) Norfolk opened a new Air Intercept Controller (AIC) Lab March 29, to provide Sailors additional, advanced training opportunities...
29 March 2021 Murky Waters, Crystal Clear Legacy NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class James E. Williams was not new to war...
16 March 2021 Roosevelt Earns Bloodhound Award NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) was recently awarded the 2021 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) Bloodhound Award representing the best in the Atlantic Fleet...
16 March 2021 Winston S. Churchill Leads the Charge, Creates New Patch Celebrating Bridge Experience ARABIAN GULF - More than half way through a deployment to the 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), the USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) crew has traveled 50,000 miles and gained a significant amount of underway experience...
05 March 2021 Naval Surface Force Atlantic Holds Change of Command Ceremony Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), held a change of command ceremony aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), March 5...