05 September 2015 USS Springfield Commanding Officer Relieved of Duty The commanding officer (CO) of the Groton-based Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) was relieved of his duties September 4th due to loss of confidence in his ability to command...
04 September 2015 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 3 Completes Preliminary Design Review The Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 Program successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the next generation AN/SLQ-32 shipboard electronic warfare system, Aug. 25...
04 September 2015 USS New Mexico Returns From Six-Month Deployment The Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) returned to its homeport at U.S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, from a regularly-scheduled deployment on Sept. 4...
04 September 2015 Pacific Submarine Force Holds Change of Command After two years at the helm, Rear Adm. Phillip G. Sawyer turned over duties as commander of Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC), and commander of Task Force 134, to Rear Adm. Frederick J. "Fritz" Roegge in a ceremony at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 3...
03 September 2015 DoN Personnel Receive Awards for Logistics Excellence The annual Adm. Stanley R. Arthur Awards for Logistics Excellence were presented to Department of the Navy personnel at the Pentagon, July 23...
03 September 2015 ONR S&T Demonstration Prepares for Kick Off, Showcases AUVs Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division is preparing to kick off support to the Office of Naval Research's two-week autonomous underwater vehicles demonstration at Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS PAX) Sept. 12-25...
03 September 2015 U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Welcomes New Commander Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT)/U.S. 5th Fleet (C5F)/Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) held a change-of-command ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), in port here Sept. 3...
03 September 2015 VAQ-209 Successfully Employs First Air-to-Air Missile Lt. Cmdr Jeff "Stoli" Stodola and Cmdr. Arch "Gorch" Watkins of VAQ-209 successfully employed an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile off the coast of Virginia, as part of a multi-plane multi-missile Tactical Support Wing training event, Sept. 1...
03 September 2015 Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Program Achieves Acquisition Milestone The Naval Sea Systems Command received a risk-reduction decision approval Aug. 17, known as a Milestone A decision, for the Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV) program...
03 September 2015 Training Headquarters Honors Junior, Senior Civilians of the Quarter The Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) honored their junior and senior Civilians of the Quarter (COQ) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 at an awards ceremony Aug. 26...