12 January 2024 Nuclear Power Training Unit First – Three Royal Australian Navy Officers Graduate the Program MT. PLEASANT, South Carolina – Three Royal Australian Navy Officers graduated the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) Charleston today, marking a significant step in Australia’s goal to operate conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs).
12 January 2024 Navy Leader Visits Indo-Pacific, Underscores Vital Region and Partnerships WASHINGTON – Under Secretary of the Navy (UNDERSECNAV) Erik Raven travelled to Guam and Hawaii, Jan. 7-12, to meet with government officials, military leaders, and speak with service members assigned to the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.
12 January 2024 Navy Completes Work on Naming Commission Recommendations WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the Department of the Navy completed the renaming of 33 ships, buildings, and streets ahead of the Department of Defense’s 2024 deadline to rename all military property that honored the Confederacy.
12 January 2024 Navy Completes Work on Naming Commission Recommendations WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the Department of the Navy completed the renaming of 33 ships, buildings, and streets ahead of the Department of Defense’s 2024 deadline to rename all military property that honored the Confederacy.
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 USNS Mercy Arrives in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA - On January 10, the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, in support of Pacific Partnership 24-1.
11 January 2024 Military Sealift Command Chartered Ships Arrive at Halfway Points in Journey to McMurdo Station Antarctica in Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2024 MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica - Two Military Sealift Command chartered ships have arrived at the halfway points in their journeys to journey to McMurdo Station, Antarctica and their support of the annual resupply mission to McMurdo Station, Antarctica; Operation Deep Freeze 2024.
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,
11 January 2024 USS Bataan, USS Carter Hall and 26th MEU(SOC) Arrive in Piraeus, Greece MEDITERRANEAN SEA - The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) arrived in Piraeus, Greece, Jan. 11, 2024, for a regularly
10 January 2024 FRCE leading organic manufacturing efforts across Defense Department When supply chain constraints make it challenging to source parts for aircraft maintained at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), the depot’s organic manufacturing capabilities allow FRCE to continue to return mission-ready aircraft to the Fleet.