27 August 2020 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Nicoles, F.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fireman 1st Class Frank E. Nicoles, 24, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 5, 2016.On Dec. 7, 1941, Nicoles was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island,...
26 August 2020 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Gilbert, G.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class George Gilbert, 20, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 24, 2020.On Dec. 7, 1941, Gilbert was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor,...
26 August 2020 USS West Virginia Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Johnson, C.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 1st Class Carl S. Johnson, 20, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 19, 2019.On Dec. 7, 1941, Johnson was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when...
19 August 2020 USS Mustin Transits the Taiwan Strait The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Aug. 18 local time...
17 August 2020 Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2020 Begins Ten nations, 22 surface ships, one submarine, multiple aircraft, and approximately 5,300 personnel will participate in an at-sea-only iteration of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled Aug. 17-31, in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands...
14 August 2020 Establishment of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force On Aug. 4, 2020, Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist approved the establishment of an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Task Force (UAPTF). The Department of the Navy, under the cognizance of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, will lead the...
13 August 2020 International Maritime Security Construct Statement on Incident With Motor Tanker Wila Coalition Task Force (CTF) Sentinel, the operational arm of the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) monitored an incident involving Iranian forces who boarded a tanker in the international waters of the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, Aug 12...
07 August 2020 CNO Speaks to U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2024 Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday visited the United States Naval Academy and spoke to the Class of 2024, Aug. 7, 2020...
04 August 2020 U.S. Navy and NOAA Sign Agreement to Improve Nation’s Unmanned Maritime Systems Operations The U.S. Navy and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration have signed a new agreement to jointly expand the development and operations of unmanned maritime systems in the nation’s coastal and world’s ocean waters. This will enable NOAA to leverage the Navy’s expertise, infrastructure, best...
03 August 2020 Operation NANOOK Media Availability U.S. 2nd Fleet, in coordination with Canadian Forces, Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT), and U.S. Coast Guard’s Atlantic Area Command (USCG LANT), will host a virtual media availability 04 Aug at 1300 EST to discuss the upcoming Operation (Op) NANOOK-TUUGAALIK 2020 being held 4-24 Aug.Op NANOOK is...