29 August 2018 USS Alabama Awarded Omaha Trophy The blue and gold crews of USS Alabama (SSBN 731) were presented the Omaha Trophy during a ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash., Aug. 28...
29 August 2018 CNO Selects Fleet Master Chief Smith as 15th MCPON Following a comprehensive review of potential candidates, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson selected Fleet Master Chief Russell Smith to be the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Aug. 29...
28 August 2018 USS Mason Takes Part in Search and Rescue Mission The Norfolk-based, guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) took part in the transport of passengers from a damaged seaplane that was adrift at sea in the Western Atlantic Ocean Aug. 25...
27 August 2018 USS Abraham Lincoln Meritoriously Promotes 122 Sailors Commanding Officer Capt. Putnam H. Browne announced 122 Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) received advancement through the Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP), July 25...
25 August 2018 U.S. Navy Statements on Passing of Sen. John McCain Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and the commanding officer of USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), Cmdr. Micah Murphy, released statements Aug. 25 on the death of Senator and Navy veteran John S. McCain III who died Aug. 25 at age 81...
24 August 2018 U.S Navy Dive Team Begins Subject Matter Exchanges in Colombia A team of U.S. Navy divers begin Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEE) and partner capacity building engagements Aug. 24 with Colombian military and security forces as part of Southern Partnership Station 2018...
24 August 2018 Markel Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit Training Command Seaman Recruit Samantha Markel, Division 942, graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command earning the Military Excellence Award on August 24...
23 August 2018 Navy Suspends Search and Rescue Operations for Missing Lake Erie Sailor U.S. Navy and Coast Guard assets suspended search and rescue operations at sunset, approximately 7:30 p.m. local time, August 22, after an extensive four-day search was unable to locate a sailor reported missing from USS Lake Erie (CG 70) earlier in the week...
23 August 2018 Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Sioux City and USS Wichita The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of two Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs), the future USS Sioux City (LCS 11) and USS Wichita (LCS 13), during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard on August 22...
23 August 2018 February 2019 SELRES Advancement Exams Announced The February 2019 Navy-wide examinations for advancement in rate of E-4 to E-7 Selected Reserve (SELRES) personnel were announced Aug. 21 in Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 203/18...