18 November 2021 Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) MARINETTE, WIS. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) shipyard Nov. 18...
18 November 2021 U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO Staffs Complete Operations in the Mediterranean and Black Seas GAETA, Italy - The U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) flagship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and embarked SIXTHFLT and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) staffs, returned to Gaeta, Italy, Nov. 18...
17 November 2021 COVID-19 Vaccinations for Children Begin at CFAY YOKOSUKA, Japan - COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11 were rolled-out Tuesday, Nov. 16 during a SHOTEX event at Sullivans Elementary School onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY)...
17 November 2021 USS Rushmore Arrives in Sasebo for Forward-Deployed Duties SASEBO, Japan - The amphibious dock landing ship arrived at Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, Nov. 17, as the newest addition to U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces...
17 November 2021 VP-26 Tridents Find Small Craft Lost At Sea ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – On Nov. 11, crewmembers assigned to the “Tridents” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 rescued six mariners from the Federated States of Micronesia whose vessel was adrift in the South Pacific for eight days without power...
16 November 2021 Navy Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Statement Audit Reveals Continued Value and Steady Progress WASHINGTON - The Department of the Navy (DON) completed its fiscal year (FY) 2021 financial statement audits Nov. 8. As expected for a large and complex enterprise undergoing its initial years of audit, auditors could not express an opinion on the FY 21 financial statements for the DON Working...
16 November 2021 Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Supports Bilateral Exercise with Indonesia JAVA SEA -- Military Sealift Command’s Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) took part in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia, in the Java Sea, Nov. 6...
15 November 2021 Navy Pilots Assist Coast Guard in Rescuing Downed Civilian Aircraft ROCKPORT, Texas - Two instructor pilots (IP) and two student naval aviators (SNA) assigned to the “Rangers” of Training Squadron (VT) 28, Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, assisted with a search and rescue mission after a civilian aircraft crash landed in Copano Bay in Rockport, Texas, Nov...
15 November 2021 Navy Updates Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal The Navy issued follow-on guidance to commands for service members who refuse to comply with the service's order mandating all active-duty and reserve members be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in NAVADMIN 256/21, released on Nov. 15...
15 November 2021 U.S., Brunei Commence Bilateral Exercise CARAT Brunei SOUTH CHINA SEA - U.S. military and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) are partnering in the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise, virtually and in the South China Sea, Nov. 15...