05 December 2022 Finnish Minister of Defense Visits USS Arlington in Norfolk on Same Day U.S. Destroyer Visits Helsinki NORFOLK, Va. - As Finland awaits the finalization of their NATO membership process following its May North Atlantic Treaty Organization application, the Honorable Antti Kaikkonen, Finland’s Minister of Defense, visited the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington...
02 December 2022 Nurse Namesake for New Destroyer Continues to Inspire JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Eighty years after her death, Canadian immigrant and U.S. Navy nurse Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee continues to inspire the women involved with outfitting a new Navy destroyer named for her...
02 December 2022 U.S. Sixth Fleet Holds CTF Commander’s Conference NAPLES, Italy - Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander of U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKEFORNATO), hosted a Commander Task Force (CTF) Commander’s Conference in Naples, Italy, Nov. 29 – Dec. 1...
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...
30 November 2022 NSA Souda Bay Receives the 2021 Bingham Award NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece - The Navy Exchange (NEX) Souda Bay received the 2021 Bingham Award during a ceremony at the Fitness Center onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Nov. 30, 2022. ...
29 November 2022 Surface Combat Systems Training Command Names Military Officer Instructor of the Year DAHLGREN, Va. – Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) recently announced the selection of their 2022 Military Officer Instructor of the Year (OIOY)...
29 November 2022 More than Platitudes: Lasting Relationships in the NATO Alliance U.S. 6TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY - The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) transited the Strait of Messina, a historically treacherous chokepoint between Southern Italy and Sicily, Nov. 26, 2022. For Cmdr. Brian Conlan, navigation officer aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier...
29 November 2022 Navy Hosts First Welding Competition, Career Discovery Event for Virginia Talent Pipeline Program HAMPTON, Va. – Nearly 300 students, representing 18 training providers, participated in the Virginia Talent Pipeline Project’s (VA TPP) inaugural Project MFG Welding Competition and Career Discovery Day at the Virginia Peninsula Community College, in Hampton, Va., Nov. 16...
28 November 2022 Naval Medical Research Center Joint Study with Mount Sinai Uncovers Differences in COVID-19 Immune Response between the Sexes SILVER SPRING, Md. – A collaborative study between researchers at Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Princeton University has highlighted immune response differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection responses between male and female patients...
29 July 2022 Naval Support Activity Souda Bay Welcomes New Skipper NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece - Capt. Odin J. Klug relieved Capt. Rafael C. Facundo as commanding officer of Naval Support Activity Souda Bay during a change of command ceremony, July 29...