20 April 2015 Carrier Strike Group 8 Changes Command, Continues Deployment Preparation Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8 held a change of command ceremony at Norfolk Naval Station, April 17...
20 April 2015 First Class Petty Officers Graduate from 'The Foundry' Leadership Academy A group of 52 first class petty officers from commands throughout Navy Region Southwest graduated from "The Foundry" Class 003 on board the USS Midway (CV 41) Museum in San Diego, April 17...
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...