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...
03 September 2015 San Diego Warships Host MCPON Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens spoke with more than 1000 Sailors during all-hands calls and toured the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) as part of his two-week trip to Navy Region Southwest...
03 September 2015 Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the next Freedom-variant littoral combat ship will be named USS Minneapolis/St. Paul (LCS 21)...
03 September 2015 NAVSCIATTS Hosts U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia S. Bernicat visited Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) and served as the guest speaker for the Strategic Level Small Craft Combating Terrorism Course (SLC) graduation ceremony Sept. 2...
03 September 2015 USS Anchorage Holds Change of Command Capt. J.J. Cummings relieved Capt. Michael McKenna as commanding officer aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a change of command ceremony Sept. 3...
03 September 2015 Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition Visits NSWC Indian Head EOD Technology Division NSWC IHEODTD welcomed Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, Aug. 28...
03 September 2015 USS Ramage Begins COMPTUEX The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin composite training unit exercise, Sept. 2, as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group 8...