26 January 2023 U.S. Navy visits Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, Holds Bilateral Strategic Dialogue WASHINGTON -- Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Gene Black, traveled to Japan to meet with his Japanese counterpart, Rear Adm. Nobuyuki Takenaka, Director General, Operations and Plans Department, Maritime Staff Office, Japanese Maritime Self Defense...
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...
25 January 2023 Surface Combat Systems Training Command Showcases Training at SNA’s 35th National Symposium CRYSTAL CITY, Va. - For the eighth year, Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) educated the surface warfare community on how they mold Sailors into Combat Systems Warfighters who are prepared to fight, win and return home safely during the Surface Navy Association’s (SNA) 35th...
25 January 2023 Submarine Group 7 Hosts Japanese Submarine Officers in Yokosuka YOKOSUKA, Japan - Commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7/Commander, Task Force (CTF) 74 hosted Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine officers at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan to discuss the roles and responsibilities of CTF 74 as well as U.S. Navy submarine officers’ career...
23 January 2023 SECNAV Awards Navy Cross to Retired Korean War Veteran SAN DIEGO - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro awarded the Navy Cross to retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams for his exploits during the Korean War at a ceremony at the San Diego Air and Space Museum, Jan. 20...
20 January 2023 USS New Hampshire Holds Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) conducted a change of command at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Jan. 20...
20 January 2023 Surface Combat Systems Training Command Showcases Training at SNA’s 35th National Symposium CRYSTAL CITY, Va. – For the eighth year, Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) educated the surface warfare community on how they mold Sailors into Combat Systems Warfighters who are prepared to fight, win and return home safely during the Surface Navy Association’s (SNA) 35th...
19 January 2023 Silver Star Awarded to Naval Special Warfare Legend CORONADO, Calif. - A half-century ago, Lt. j.g. Thomas Richards, fighting through injury and exhaustion in the rice paddies of Vietnam, made repeated trips through enemy gunfire to rescue three injured SEAL Team One Zulu Platoon teammates. Nicknamed "The Hulk" for his size and strength,...
17 January 2023 Navy Installations Top Enlisted Leader Talks Improved Childcare Access During Surface Navy Association Symposium WASHINGTON - The Navy is actively pursuing solutions that will make childcare more readily accessible to every Sailor and Navy family who needs it...
12 January 2023 Senior Enlisted Leaders Discuss Mental Health, Sailor Pay and Housing Allowance at Surface Navy Association Symposium ARLINGTON, Va. -- Senior military leaders came together to discuss the state of the Surface Force and to highlight some key topics that affect Sailors and their families during an enlisted roundtable at the 35th Annual Surface Navy Association Symposium in Arlington, Va., Jan. 10, 2023. ...