09 February 2021 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted for From World War II The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Boilermaker 1st Class William E. Blanchard, 24, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Jan. 4, 2021...
08 February 2021 Training Air Wing Commodore Logs 1,000-Trap Milestone Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford Capt. Tracey “PETA” Gendreau, commodore of Training Air Wing 1, hit a personal milestone Feb. 5 when he caught his 1,000th trap aboard aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida during a carrier qualification (CQ) detachment...
08 February 2021 NEXCOM’s NEXTgen Scholars Program Support Students The Navy Exchange Service Command’s (NEXCOM) NEXTgen Scholars Program offers qualified students the opportunity to win $2,500, $1,500, $1,000 or $500 each quarter for earning good grades in school. The next drawing is at the end of March 2021...
05 February 2021 Navy Identifies USS Tennessee Sailor Who Died of Coronavirus-related Complications Information Systems Technician (Submarines) Second Class Petty Officer Cody Andrew-Godfredson Myers, age 26, of Washington, assigned to USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) (Blue crew) died of COVID-related complications Feb. 4. Myers was admitted to the Naval Air Station Jacksonville Hospital on Saturday, Jan...
05 February 2021 Navy Identifies Recruit Training Command Sailor Who Died from COVID-19 Chief Quartermaster Herbert Rojas died Feb. 2, in his off-base residence, due to complications associated with COVID-19.Rojas, 50, of Richmond Hill, New York, was assigned to Recruit Training Command Great Lakes as a staff instructor.“We are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend and shipmate...
05 February 2021 Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Achieves Record Year in Production Amidst a year teeming with obstacles, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) announced a record-breaking 2020 fiscal year (FY20)...
04 February 2021 Center for Surface Combat Systems Announces Headquarters Civilian of the Year Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) headquarters recently announced its Civilian of the Year (COY) for 2020. Suzie Kilinski, a financial management analyst for CSCS’ Resource Management Department, N8, was selected for this high achievement...
04 February 2021 Sailor Assigned to Kings Bay Unit Dies of COVID-Related Complications A Sailor assigned to USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) died as a result of COVID-related complications Feb. 4...
04 February 2021 New PTDO Under Secretary of the Navy Designated WASHINGTON – Acting SECNAV Thomas Harker has designated James F. “Hondo” Geurts as PTDO Under Secretary of the Navy...
02 February 2021 USS Philippine Sea Interdicts Over $2.8 Million of Heroin in North Arabian Sea The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), deployed to U.S. Fifth Fleet and operating in support of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), interdicted a shipment of more than 600 lbs. (275 kg) of suspected narcotics from a dhow in the international waters of the North Arabian Sea, Jan. 30...