18 December 2017 Sioux City Blue Crew Completes Change of Command Cmdr. James Malone relieved Cmdr. William Shockey Snyder as Littoral Combat Ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Sioux City (LCS 11) Blue Crew commanding officer during a change of command ceremony held here Dec. 8...
18 December 2017 USS Chafee Completes Voyage Repair Availability in Singapore The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) and ship repair personnel from Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific completed a successful voyage repair availability in Singapore, Dec 16...
18 December 2017 Wasp Senior Enlisted Sailors Participate in Basic Security Reaction Force Training Senior enlisted Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) recently completed Armed Sentry and Security Reaction Force Basic (SRF-B) Training for their Antiterrorism Tactical Watch Officer (ATTWO) qualification...
18 December 2017 Onboard Ship Simulator Enhances a US Navy Cruiser's Training Program Three screens and a helm occupy the corner of an office on the main deck of USS San Jacinto (CG 56). But to the crew and officers assigned to this Ticonderoga-class cruiser, it may as well be the bridge of a storm-tossed ship at sea...
18 December 2017 USS Vella Gulf Returns from Eight Month Deployment The guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) returned to its homeport at Norfolk Naval Station, Dec. 15, following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation...
18 December 2017 Navy Commissions Newest Littoral Combat Ship USS Little Rock (LCS 9) The Blue crew of freedom variant littoral combat ship the USS Little Rock (LCS 9) proudly delivered their ship to the fleet and brought her to life in front of a welcoming crowd of thousands at Canalside Buffalo, New York...
15 December 2017 Joint Typhoon Warning Center Increases Warnings and Improves Graphics The first warning on a Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone was issued Nov. 29, 2017 by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Dahlia (Tropical Storm 01S) was the first Southern Hemisphere system where warnings were issued every six hours without higher authority request...
15 December 2017 Naval War College Museum Announces New Exhibit The Naval War College Museum opened a new exhibit titled, "To Win or Lose All: William S. Sims and the U.S. Navy in the first World War."...
15 December 2017 CNP Visits Everett, Whidbey Island Sailors, Talks Sailor 2025 Initiatives Chief of Naval Personnel, Vice Adm. Robert Burke visited Sailors stationed at Naval Station Everett and Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Dec. 11-12...
15 December 2017 NEXCOM Continues Tradition of Distributing Free Phone Cards During the Holidays NEXCOM expects to distribute nearly 35,000 free phone cards to Sailors and Marines away from their homeports and those forward deployed to overseas ports during the holidays...