26 September 2020 U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS Delbert D. Black Joins the Fleet The U.S. Navy commissioned Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) today.Due to public health and safety concerns related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the commissioning was a private event. ...
23 September 2020 Department of Navy Releases Records Related to Loss of USS Thresher WASHINGTON - The Navy began releasing recently unclassified documents concerning the loss of the submarine USS Thresher (SSN 593), fulfilling a February 2020 ruling by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Sept. 23...
22 September 2020 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Supports Operation Inherent Resolve The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group began air operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve from the Arabian Gulf Sept. 18...
21 September 2020 Norfolk Naval Shipyard Commander Relieved The commander of Norfolk Naval Shipyard was relieved of command Sept. 21...
21 September 2020 Chuderewicz Takes Helm of Naval Flight Officer Training Air Wing in Pensacola Capt. Jason Chuderewicz took command of Training Air Wing 6 onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Sept. 17. Capt. Scott Janik relinquished command after serving as commodore of the Navy and Marine Corps’ only undergraduate naval flight officer (NFO) training air wing...
17 September 2020 Vice Chief of Naval Research to Speak at 2020 Modern Day Marine Virtual Expo Vice Chief of Naval Research Brig. Gen. Benjamin Watson will be a panelist at the 2020 Modern Day Marine Virtual Experience, to be held Sept. 22-24 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia...
16 September 2020 Naval Safety Center Awarded Meritorious Unit Commendation The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Michael Gilday, has awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation to the Naval Safety Center (NAVSAFECEN) and School of Aviation Safety...
16 September 2020 Naval Forces conduct Undersea Exercise “Black Widow” in the Atlantic U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F), in coordination with Submarine Force Atlantic (SUBLANT), and Commander, Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 2 will host a virtual media availability 16 Sept. at 1530 EST to discuss exercise BLACK WIDOW 2020, an high-end undersea exercise underway in the North Atlantic...
16 September 2020 Military Wildland Fire Ground Response Operation in California At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center and in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, approximately 250 Marines and Sailors will assist wildland fire fighting response efforts in central California...
15 September 2020 USS Roosevelt en Route to Black Sea The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) began its northbound international strait transit en route to the Black Sea, Sept. 15, 2020, to conduct maritime security operations with NATO allies and partners in the region...