14 April 2015 USS Bush (DD-529) Holds Last Reunion Four surviving Sailors from the USS Bush (DD-529), a Fletcher-class destroyer, gathered for a final reunion to commemorate the fateful day of their ship during a ceremony at the North Chapel located in Liberty Station, April 6...
14 April 2015 NAVSUP FLC Jacksonville Provides Even-Keeled Support For New Construction The keel for USS Omaha (LCS 12) was authenticated at General Dynamics/AUSTAL USA shipyard during a keel laying ceremony in Mobile, Alabama, on Feb. 18. A keel laying ceremony marks a significant production milestone and recognizes the joining of modular components of a ship's hull...
14 April 2015 USS New Hampshire Changes Command Cmdr. Jason Weed relieved Cmdr. Sean Fujimoto as commanding officer of the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) during a change of command ceremony held onboard the submarine at U.S. Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut, April 13...
14 April 2015 USS Porter Departs Faslane for Joint Warrior Following a port visit to Faslane, Scotland, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Her Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde, en route to the coastal waters off the United Kingdom to participate in Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1, April 12...
13 April 2015 LCSRON 1 Sailors Win FY-14 CNO Safety Awards Two service members assigned to Littoral Combat Squadron (LCSRON) 1 in San Diego were announced as individual recipients of the FY-2014 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Shore Safety Award, April 2...
13 April 2015 Secretary of the Navy Visits Naples, Italy, Conducts All-Hands Call with Sailors Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus visited U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples, April 13, on the last stop of a 12-day tour of several U.S. commands throughout Europe and the Pacific...
13 April 2015 VP-26 Commemorates 65th Anniversary of Fallen Squadron Members Members of the Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 "Tridents," based out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville, participated in a ceremony April 8, 2015, in Liepaja, Latvia, honoring 10 squadron members who lost their lives 65 years ago...
13 April 2015 SECNAV Directs Navy to Expand Use of LEDs SECNAV directed that brighter, longer-lasting and more energy-efficient lighting be installed on U.S. Navy ships under construction as part of a strategy designed to help increase these ships' time on-station, decrease time spent on maintenance, and prevent shipboad injuries...
11 April 2015 USS Louisville Returns from Deployment The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) returned home to family and friends gathered at the submarine piers of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 10, following a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific...
11 April 2015 Belize Hosts Opening Ceremony for Continuing Promise 2015 An opening ceremony was held to celebrate the arrival of hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and its crew as part of Continuing Promise 2015 (CP-15) on April 10...