04 February 2019 Patuxent River Prepares for Annual Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain Exercise The Navy's annual anti-terrorism, force protection exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain (CSSC) is about to get underway Feb. 4-15, and NAS Patuxent River personnel are asked to be patient with any delays or inconveniences that may come as a result...
04 February 2019 Grodt Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit Training Command Seaman Recruit Austin Grodt, Division 808, graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command, earning the Military Excellence Award on Feb. 1...
04 February 2019 Patuxent River CPOA Delivers Donations to Coast Guard Members After learning that some of their fellow service members at Coast Guard Station were impacted during the shutdown period, the Chief Petty Officers Association at NAS Patuxent River took action and collected nonperishable items to help...
04 February 2019 US Fleet Forces Commander Designated as NAVSTRAT, JFMCC STRAT As part of the ongoing U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) restructure, U.S. Fleet Forces Commander Adm. Christopher W. Grady is officially designated concurrently as U.S. Naval Forces Strategic Commander and Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) for USSTRATCOM, Feb. 1...
02 February 2019 USS South Dakota (SSN 790) Commissioned USS South Dakota (SSN 790) became the newest and 17th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine in the U.S. Navy during her commissioning ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, Feb. 2, 2019...
02 February 2019 U.S. 2nd Fleet Commander Embarks First Unit Assigned, USS Abraham Lincoln Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F), Vice Adm. Andrew "Woody" Lewis, embarked the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Jan. 31 through Feb. 1, marking the first time the fleet has executed command and control over forces at sea...
02 February 2019 Blue Blasters Hornet Sundown Ceremony Marks the End of an Era Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 hosted a sundown ceremony and fly-over for the legacy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., Feb. 1...
02 February 2019 Keel Laid for Future USS Carl M. Levin The keel of the future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) was ceremoniously laid at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, Feb. 1...
02 February 2019 Blue Angels Soar Through Aviation Maintenance Inspection The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, passed their 2019 Aviation Maintenance Inspection (AMI) conducted Jan. 29 - Feb. 1...
02 February 2019 Naval Medical Center San Diego's CO Recognized for Mentoring Women Naval Medical Center San Diego's (NMCSD) commanding officer received honors from the American Medical Association (AMA) 2018 Inspirational Physicians Recognition Program during an awards ceremony held in Chicago Nov. 10, 2018...