03 May 2024 VRM-40 Welcomes New Leadership During May Change of Command Ceremony NORFOLK, Virginia - Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 40 the “Mighty Bison” held a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, May 2. Cmdr. Matthew Boyce, who is from Spokane, Washington was relieved by Cmdr. Mason Fox, who is from Lemoore, California served...
20 March 2024 Navy Leaders Discuss the Importance of the Information Professional Community SAN DIEGO - U.S. Navy Information Professional (IP) officers gathered at the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific’s Information Professionals Symposium to collaborate, strengthen community relationships, and sustain overall readiness for the fight today, tomorrow and into the future, Feb...
11 February 2024 Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet visits USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, visited the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) at Naval Station Rota to meet with the crew and recognize their accomplishments, Feb. 9, 2024...
11 February 2024 U.S. Sixth Fleet Commander Visits Naval Station Rota NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, visited Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain and hosted a Commander Task Force (CTF) Commanders Conference onboard the base, Feb. 8-9, 2024...
10 February 2024 Destroyer Squadron 2 Commodore Relieved The Commander of Carrier Strike Group 12, Rear Adm. Erik Eslich, relieved Capt. William Harkin, commodore of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, on February 10, 2024, due to a loss of confidence in Capt. Harkin’s ability to perform his duties...
26 January 2024 Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Forces Command Naples Visits Finland HELSINKI - Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) and Allied Joint Forces Command (JFC) Naples, visited Helsinki, Jan. 24-26, 2024. The visit was hosted by Lt. Gen. Vesa Virtanen, Chief of Defense Command Finland, to discuss Finland’s military...
17 January 2024 Canada Assumes Command of Combined Maritime Forces’ Combined Task Force 150 MANAMA, Bahrain - The Royal Canadian Navy assumed command of a multinational maritime task force during a change-of-command ceremony Jan. 17...
11 January 2024 VADM Davids Confirmed As Superintendent At Naval Academy Naval Academy Superintendent Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, was properly relieved by Vice Adm. Yvette Davids in a change of command ceremony at the Naval Academy on Thursday, January 11...
11 January 2024 Naval Reactors Conducts Change of Command WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC - The Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, a joint Department of Navy and Department of Energy organization responsible for all aspects of the Navy’s nuclear propulsion, held a change of command Jan. 10. Adm. Bill Houston relieved Adm. Frank Caldwell as Director,...
19 November 2023 President Biden, First Lady Host ‘Friendsgiving’ for Gerald R. Ford, Dwight D. Eisenhower Families NORFOLK, Va. - President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, alongside renowned Chef Robert Irvine, hosted a Friendsgiving meal in the Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 hangar on Naval Station Norfolk for roughly 400 family members of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and USS...