25 January 2023 USS Wasp Prepares for Inspections NORFOLK, Va. - Inspections upon inspections and assessors are around every corner, the crew feels the heat as the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) comes back to life. Despite having an inexperienced and undermanned crew, they are making tremendous progress and picking up wins along the way.
25 January 2023 Meeting the Challenge: MAKO Challenge Increases Warfighting Readiness for Navy Reserve NORFOLK, Va. - Reserve Sailors from U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF), U.S. 2nd Fleet, U.S. 4th Fleet, U.S. 6th Fleet, and U.S. 10th Fleet conducted MAKO Challenge 23, an operational level of warfare (OLW) exercise within a Maritime Operations Center (MOC) scenario, from Jan. 19-22 at the Navy Warfare
18 December 2022 Vice Chief of Naval Operations Visits Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) Dec. 14, 2022, to assess progress on implementing the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) and
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.
13 October 2022 Get Real, Get Better “History shows the navy which adapts, learns, and improves the fastest gains an enduring warfighting advantage. The essential element is fostering an ecosystem—a culture—that assesses, corrects, and innovates better than the opposition.”--Admiral Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations, Remarks at
19 February 2021 Black History - A Sailor’s Perspective African American service members have played pivotal roles in the history of the U.S. Military, and especially within the U.S. Navy. Black History month has massive potential to provide much overdue education and appreciation of those accomplishments.