16 October 2020 USS Winston S. Churchill Renders Aid to Iranian Mariners in Distress While Operating Under Combined Maritime Forces While operating under Combined Maritime Forces Oct. 15, the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) provided assistance to a motor vessel in distress in the Arabian Sea...
15 October 2020 US, French Navy Chiefs Discuss Maritime Security and Cooperation Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Mike Gilday spoke with the Chief of the French Navy, Adm. Pierre Vandier, Oct. 15...
14 October 2020 USS Barry Transits Taiwan Strait PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Arleigh-Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Oct. 14 (local time) in accordance with international law.The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open...
14 October 2020 Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer Named ‘Honorary Naval Aviators’ Film producer Jerry Bruckheimer and actor Tom Cruise became the U.S. Navy’s 35th and 36th Honorary Naval Aviators, respectively, during a brief Sept. 24 ceremony at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles...
14 October 2020 Naval Research Lab Space Research Group to Validate Satellite Interoperability Naval Research Laboratory’s work helps the Space Development Agency ensure future satellites have the capability to work together, delivering time-critical information in diverse global environments...
14 October 2020 Naval Exchange Service Command to Release Public Health Commissioned Corps' First PT Uniform The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) is scheduled to debut a physical training uniform (PTU) tailored specifically for the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) in December 2020. This PTU will be the first official physical training uniform for the USPHS...
13 October 2020 Secretary Names Future Destroyer, Attack Submarine Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced Oct. 13 that a future Guided-missile destroyer and Virginia-class attack submarine will be named USS John F. Lehman (DDG 137) and USS Barb (SSN 804)...
13 October 2020 Navy Announces Plan to Build New Museum Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced today at the Washington Navy Yard that the U.S. Navy intends to build a new National Museum of the U.S. Navy (NMUSN)...
13 October 2020 Navy Awards Modification for Facilities Support Service Contract for Patuxent River Site Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington has awarded a $15.8 million firm-fixed-price modification for the facilities support services contract at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River (NAS PAX), Sept. 25, to Diversified Service Contracting, Inc...
12 October 2020 USS Cole Honors Sailors in Ceremony Marking 20th Anniversary of Terrorist Attack USS Cole (DDG 67) hosted a pierside ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 12, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Cole, to honor the Sailors killed and to celebrate the heroism of the ship’s crew...