09 July 2018 Milestone MQ-8C Fire Scout Initial Operational Test and Evaluation Complete USS Coronado (LCS 4) and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VX-1) completed the first comprehensive Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) for the MQ-8C Fire Scout, June 29...
06 July 2018 Father, Son Frocked on Same Day at NIOC Georgia Two Sailors assigned to Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Georgia, Darrick Sanders Sr. and his son, Darrick Sanders Jr., advanced to Senior Chief Petty Officer and Petty Officer 3rd Class, respectively, during a special advancement ceremony held June 29...
06 July 2018 USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams Arrives at Naval Station Norfolk The U.S. Navy's newest expeditionary sea base (ESB), USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams (T-ESB 4), arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, July 5, after completing its 15,000 nautical mile maiden voyage from San Diego, California...
06 July 2018 USS Gettysburg crew visit Namesake to Commemorate Independence Day A crew contingent from USS Gettysburg (CG 64) visited their namesake borough July 4-6 to help commemorate the Independence Day holiday...
06 July 2018 Ascencio Rivera Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit Training Command Seaman Recruit Jaime Asencio Rivera, Division 274, graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command, earning the Military Excellence Award on July 6...
06 July 2018 NATO Seasparrow Conducts Successful Flight Test of ESSM Block 2 The NATO Seasparrow Project Office recently conducted a successful flight test of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2, intercepting a BQM-74E aerial target, the U.S. Navy announced, July 5...
06 July 2018 Burlington (EPF 10) Completes Builder's Trials The Navy's tenth Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel, Burlington (EPF 10), successfully completed Builder's Trials, June 29...
06 July 2018 Navy Announces FY-19 Senior Enlisted Continuation Board The fiscal year 2019 (FY-19) Senior Enlisted Continuation Board (SECB) will convene Dec. 3, according to NAVADMIN 159/18 released July 5...
06 July 2018 McFaul Celebrates July 4th in Eastport, Maine On July 4th, 1776 America won its independence from a tyrannical leadership through strength and unyielding determination. The shackles of an oppressive government were thrown off and the light of a new age rose from the horizon...
06 July 2018 MWR Takes Nimitz Sailors Out to the Ball Game Hungry patrons wait in line for hot dogs sizzling on a grill. The smell of popcorn permeates the air on a cool summer day. Crowds cheer at the crack of a bat that sends a player running to first base...