06 November 2024 Navy Relieves Commanding Officer of Navy Leadership and Ethics Command San Diego NEWPORT, R.I. – The commanding officer of Navy Leadership and Ethics Command (NLEC) San Diego was relieved of his duties on Nov. 6 due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command...
06 November 2024 VCNO Visits Shipyards, Navy Leadership in Northeast Focused on Readiness WASHINGTON – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby visited the Northeast with a focus on Navy readiness and maintenance, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2024...
05 November 2024 What’s in a name? The rebranding of Navy lodging One of the six business lines under the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) is a worldwide hospitality component, managed by the NEXCOM Hospitality Group. Building on its hospitality experience, NEXCOM Hospitality Group is rebranding its portfolio of Navy Lodge and Navy Gateway Inns and Suites...
04 November 2024 Chief of Naval Operations Inducted into Rhode Island Italian American Hall of Fame Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, a native of Rochester, N.Y., was presented with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhode Island Italian-American Hall of Fame (RIIAHF), in Providence, R.I., Nov. 2. RIIAHF, a non-profit organization,...
04 November 2024 USS The Sullivans Deploys MAYPORT, Florida -- The guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) departed Naval Station Mayport for a scheduled deployment, Nov. 2...
04 November 2024 SECNAV Announces Service Life Extensions for 3 Cruisers The Department of the Navy plans to operate three Ticonderoga-class (CG 47) cruisers beyond their expected service life: USS Gettysburg (CG 64), USS Chosin (CG 65), and USS Cape St. George (CG 71). This decision adds 10 years of cumulative ship service life from fiscal year 2026 to 2029...
31 October 2024 Readout of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s Meeting with Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy Rear Adm. Garin Golding Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti met virtually with Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy Rear Adm. Garin Golding, Oct. 31. The two leaders discussed their shared defense and security priorities of a free and open Indo-Pacific, strengthening their naval partnership through increased...
31 October 2024 The Department of the Navy is Establishing a Naval Strategic Studies Group (NSSG) Program The Department of the Navy is establishing a Naval Strategic Studies Group (NSSG) program in January administered by the DON Office of Strategic Assessment (OSA)...
31 October 2024 SECNAV Announces Service Life Extensions for 12 Destroyers to “Keep More Ready Players on the Field” Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced on October 31 that the Department of the Navy plans to operate 12 Arleigh Burke class (DDG 51) Flight I Destroyers beyond their 35-year expected service life...
31 October 2024 VCNO Visits Students, Navy Leadership in Newport Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby visited Newport, R.I., to meet with students and Navy leadership, Oct. 30.While addressing students and staff at Surface Warfare Schools Command, Kilby stressed the achievements and lessons learned the schoolhouse has played since the Navy’s role...