01 February 2021 Fleet Forces, Installations Conduct Force-Protection Exercise The Navy is conducting a series of security exercises nationwide to enhance the readiness of its security forces Feb. 1-12...
01 February 2021 NEX Customers Save Average of 22.49% on Products, Services The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) recently completed its annual market study to determine how much customers save when shopping at the NEX on specific “basket” items. Based on the recent survey, NEX customers can expect to save an average of 22.49% on their purchases, not including sales...
28 January 2021 Officer in Charge of Construction Florence Operationalizes Program Management Plan Commissioned as a new Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) command on July 28, 2020, Officer in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence’s mission is to execute a combination of Military Construction (MILCON) and repair projects supporting recovery from Hurricane Florence at Marine...
27 January 2021 USS Forrest Sherman Commanding Officer Relieved NORFOLK – Rear Adm. Ryan Scholl, commander, Carrier Strike Group EIGHT (CSG-8), relieved the commanding officer of USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), Cmdr. Frank Azzarello, Jan. 27, due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command. Azzarello had served as the commanding officer of Forrest Sherman...
26 January 2021 NEXCOM’s Honiball Receives Top Marketer Award Rich Honiball, Executive Vice President, Global Chief Merchandising & Marketing Officer for the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) was awarded a 2021 OnCon Icon Award, Top 100 Marketer Award. The 2021 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2021 on Jan. 20, 2021...
20 January 2021 Navy Operational Support Center Knoxville Commanding Officer Relieved of Duties Commander, Reserve Component Command Southeast Jacksonville (RCC SE JAX), Capt. Dale Maxey, relieved Capt. Scott Moss Commanding Officer, Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 20, due to a loss of confidence in Moss’ ability to command...
15 January 2021 CNO, MCPON Visit Bahrain, Meet With Bahrain Senior Leadership, Sailors Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russ Smith travelled to Manama, Bahrain, Jan. 13-14 to meet with senior Bahrain leadership as well as forward-deployed Sailors in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations...
14 January 2021 USS Ralph Johnson Returns from Maiden Deployment Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Everett, Washington, Jan. 14, following its first deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation...
12 January 2021 Navy Exchange Great Lakes Buoys A-School Students Placed on Restriction of Movement After Holiday Break When students arrived back at Naval Station Great Lakes Illinois, Training Support Center after holiday break, they were required to be on restriction of movement (ROM) for 14 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help support those students, Navy Exchange (NEX) Great Lakes stepped up and modified...
11 January 2021 CNO Visits Naples, Engages With Forward-Deployed Sailors Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russ Smith traveled to Naples, Italy, Jan. 11 to meet with forward-deployed Sailors at Naval Support Activity Naples...