10 October 2017 USS Tucson Visits Chinhae during Western Pacific Deployment Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) arrived at U.S. Fleet Activities Chinhae, Oct. 7, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region...
09 October 2017 Oak Hill Sailors Volunteer at Municipal Park in Puerto Rico Seventeen Sailors from the Harper's Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) participated in a community relations (COMREL) project with the U.S. Coast Guard at a municipal park in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Oct. 7...
08 October 2017 USS New York Departs Mayport for Potential Assistance Following Hurricane Nate USS New York (LPD 21), along with components of Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 8, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 40 and HSM 46 departed Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Oct. 7, to support the Gulf coast region if assistance is requested in the wake of Hurricane Nate...
07 October 2017 USS Washington Brought to Life, Commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk The Navy with assistance from the submarine's sponsor Elisabeth Mabus, daughter of the 75th Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, commissioned and brought to life the newest Virginia class submarine, USS Washington (SSN 787), during a ceremony on board Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 7...
07 October 2017 Kidd Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a ceremony on the ship's mess decks, Oct. 2...
07 October 2017 USNS Comfort Responds to Second Hospital Generator Failure in Puerto Rico The Mercy-class Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), underway near the coast of the Arecibo-Manati region of Puerto Rico, received four critical patients from Hospital Menonita in Caguas, Puerto Rico, after its generator failed, Oct. 6...
07 October 2017 Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Departs for Deployment The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) departed San Diego for a regularly scheduled deployment, Oct. 6...
07 October 2017 USNS Comfort Holds Medical Summit in San Juan The Mercy-class Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) held a medical summit onboard with local and federal stakeholders to synchronize efforts for the ship's mission of providing humanitarian assistance throughout the area, Oct. 3...
06 October 2017 UPDATE: USS Iwo Jima and USS New York Ordered to Get Underway Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, Adm. Phil Davidson, had ordered the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), with elements from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, to get underway from their homeport in Mayport Oct. 7...
06 October 2017 Department of the Navy, Employees Receive Honors at 37th Annual Disability Awards Ceremony The Department of the Navy (DoN) won Best Military Department and three of its federal employees received individual recognition at the 37th Annual Department of Defense (DoD) Disability Awards Ceremony Oct. 5 at the Pentagon...