16 September 2015 Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the next Freedom-variant littoral combat ship will be named USS Wichita (LCS 13) during a naming ceremony at Wichita City Hall today...
16 September 2015 Developing the Mineman Combat Systems Training Continuum The Center for Surface Combat Systems' (CSCS) Mine Warfare Training Center (MWTC), who manages and operates mineman (MN) "A," "C," and "F" schools, recently hosted the MN Combat Systems Strategic Training Ratings Review (CSSTRR) onboard Naval Base Point Loma, Sept. 1-3...
16 September 2015 US and Republic of Korea Celebrate Alliance During Incheon Landing Commemoration The U.S. and Republic of Korea alliance took center stage as more than 3,000 guests joined both the U.S. and ROK Navy and Marine Corps forces in the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Incheon Amphibious Landing Operation Sept. 15...
15 September 2015 Rhode Island Governor Visits SWOS Newport Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo received a firsthand look at some of the technology used to train Sailors during a visit to the Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS) on board Naval Station Newport Sept. 14...
15 September 2015 Navy Installations Command Hosts Training Symposium for SARCs More than 85 Navy Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARC) from across the globe gathered for training at the Admiral Gooding Center on Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., Sept. 15...
15 September 2015 Brazilian Medical Providers Serve Aboard Comfort During Continuing Promise 2015 A Brazilian cardiologist, pediatrician and orthopedic surgeon are serving alongside joint-military members and volunteers from various non-governmental organizations (NGO) aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during Continuing Promise 2015 (CP 15). ...
15 September 2015 USS Carney Tests Improved Flame-Resistant Variant Coveralls The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) is the first of three ships to wear test the Navy's Improved Flame-Resistant Variant (IFRV) coveralls, beginning this week...
15 September 2015 NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Regional Transportation Office Coordinates Move of Navy's Largest Collection of Navy Artifacts NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk Regional Transportation Office (RTO) staff was recognized as the command's work center of the quarter for coordinating the move of the Navy's single largest collection of Navy artifacts for the Naval Heritage and History Command (NHHC), Aug. 27...
15 September 2015 CNATTU North Island, NATEC Reps Provide Mobile Training The Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) North Island is providing increased training capability for fleet technicians on the H-60 Sea Hawk helicopter airframe, while at the same time minimizing dependency on fleet aircraft to accomplish that training...
15 September 2015 Secretary of the Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the next Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) will be named USS Tulsa (LCS 16)...