22 October 2020 Repair Contract Awarded for Walter Reed Medical Center Garages Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington awarded a $13.5 million firm-fixed-price task order under a multiple award construction contract Sept. 28, for long-term structural repair of Buildings 54 and 55 of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Naval Support Activity Bethesda...
22 October 2020 Navy Joins California 'Inland Empire' Business Owners for Industry Day Networking More than 180 business owners, entrepreneurs and government representatives took part in the 8th annual Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona Division’s Industry Day networking event Oct. 14 and their first-ever virtual Industry Day...
22 October 2020 Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic Receives 2020 Summit Award From N.C. Military Business Center Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic was announced as this year’s recipient of the North Carolina Military Business Center 2020 Summit Award as part of the 2020 Southeast Region Federal Construction, Infrastructure and Environmental Summit, Oct. 21-22...
21 October 2020 US, UK Navy Chiefs Conduct Strategic Dialogue, Sign Statement of Intent for Future Integrated Warfighting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday conducted a bilateral Strategic Dialogue via video teleconference with the U.K. First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Tony Radakin, Oct. 21...
20 October 2020 Navy Updates Sailor of the Year Program to Add Focus on Talent Management Based on recommendations from a Navy working group of top senior enlisted leaders throughout the Fleet, the Navy announced today that it is updating its Sailor of Year (SOY) program, to better align with Sailor 2025 initiatives.The most significant change is the number of SOYs meritoriously advanced...
19 October 2020 USS Zumwalt Successfully Completes First Standard Missile Shot The USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) successfully executed the first live fire test of the MK 57 Vertical Launching System with a Standard Missile (SM-2) on the Naval Air Weapons Center Weapons Division Sea Test Range, Point Mugu, Oct. 13. ...
16 October 2020 Clothing, Textile Research Facility Pivots 3D Knitting Research to Face Covering Development The Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility has begun a study and evaluation of 3D knitted face coverings...
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...