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
17 November 2023 Naval Hospital Bremerton Staff Hone Skills in Mass Casualty Training Drill BREMERTON, Wash. - Following a challenging exercise to test Naval Hospital Bremerton staff response to an active shooter, they were again immersed in a training environment to handle the consequences wrought by the armed intruder.
17 November 2023 Pacific Partnership-24 sees Sailors Helping Ebeye Residents MARSHALL ISLANDS - “This is incredible,” said U.S. Navy Cmdr. Mary Beth Linnell, an optometrist from the USNS Mercy docked in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands. “This is the whole reason that I decided to stay in the Navy after my initial three-year obligation. This is
16 November 2023 Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Statement Audit Demonstrates Accelerated Progress Aligned with its Financial Management Strategy The Department of the Navy (DON) completed its sixth annual financial statement audit. “The Department continues its work to improve the reliability and accuracy of our financial data, increasing its utility for decision-making that directly supports our enduring priorities,” noted
16 November 2023 Department of Defense Demonstrates Advanced Hypersonic Technologies The Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in coordination with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Test Resource Management Center (TRMC), successfully conducted a test campaign on 15
16 November 2023 PWD Bahrain Participates in NSA Bahrain, NAVSEA Oil Spill Exercise BAHRAIN -- Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Europe Africa Central (EURAFCENT), Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain and PWD Bahrain Environmental Division conducted a four-day comprehensive salvage and pollution response drill onboard NSA Bahrain, Nov. 5-8.
16 November 2023 Future USS Thad Cochran Marks Start of Fabrication PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The Navy and HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division marked the start of fabrication for the future USS Thad Cochran (DDG 135) with a ceremony at HII’s shipyard, Nov. 13.
16 November 2023 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group teams up with ESPS Méndez Núñez for Mediterranean operations MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Spanish Navy frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez (F104) joined the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) to participate in routine operations and conduct training events in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 8.
16 November 2023 Keel Authenticated for Future Billy Frank Jr. MOBILE, Ala. – The keel for the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11), the Navy’s 6th Navajo-class platform, was laid at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Nov. 14.
16 November 2023 NPS Consortium Advances Innovative Naval Applications of Additive Manufacturing MONTEREY, Calif. -- Conducting applied research in the operating environment, a team based at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is quickly becoming a key player in the acceleration of adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) – a technology critical to sustainment in austere, contested