20 April 2015 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 Changes Command The "Providers" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 held a change of command ceremony March 26 at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island in San Diego...
20 April 2015 U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/ U.S. 4th Fleet Conducts Operation Naval Committee Conference with Brazilian Navy U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (USNAVSO)/U.S. 4th Fleet delegates met with members of the Brazilian Navy to discuss upcoming interactions and cooperation efforts between their navies during the U.S. Navy and Brazilian Navy Operational Naval Committee (ONC) conference, March 30 - April 1...
20 April 2015 Lake Erie Announces First Quarter Sailor of the Quarter Winners The leadership of the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) announced the Senior Sailor of the Quarter, Junior Sailor of the Quarter and Blue Jacket of the Quarter winners for the first quarter of 2015, April 7...
20 April 2015 Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced April 17 that the next Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) will be named USS St. Louis...
20 April 2015 Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 49 Detachment 4 Returns Home The "Scorpions" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49 hosted a welcome home ceremony for Detachment 4 at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) April 17 following the detachment's seven-month deployment aboard USS Gary (FFG 51) to the U.S. 4th and 3rd Fleet areas of operation...
20 April 2015 USS Vella Gulf Holds Change of Command Ceremony Capt. Francis X. Castellano relieved Capt. Robert D. Katz as commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) during a change-of-command ceremony, April 17...
20 April 2015 USS Oscar Austin Arrives in Seychelles for Scheduled Port Visit The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) arrived in Port Victoria, Seychelles for a scheduled port visit April. 17, 2015...
20 April 2015 Vice Chairman Visits USS George HW Bush Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. visited USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) (GHWB) Sailors to observe flight operations and tour the Navy's last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean April 17...
17 April 2015 Navy Military Child of the Year Honored at Gala The Navy's top officer presented the award for Navy Military Child of the Year during an evening gala at the Ritz Carlton in Arlington, Virginia, April 16...
17 April 2015 USS Gary Returns From Final Deployment U.S. Navy frigate USS Gary (FFG 51) returned to Naval Base San Diego April 17 from its final deployment, where it operated in the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet and U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations...