10 October 2017 John C. Stennis Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Sailors aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month in the ship's hangar bay, Oct. 4...
10 October 2017 Vella Gulf Changes Command in the Arabian Gulf Capt. Rob Thompson relieved Capt. Mark Oberley as commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) during a change of command ceremony Oct. 2...
10 October 2017 NAVFAC Employee Honored at 37th Annual Disability Awards Ceremony Ray Bourgeois, Office of General Counsel, Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), was honored at the 37th Annual Disability Awards, receiving a Secretary of Defense award for Outstanding DoD Service Members and Civilian Employees with Disabilities at the Pentagon auditorium, Oct. 5...
10 October 2017 Carrier Strike Group 11 Holds Change of Command in Arabian Gulf Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 Sailors and Marines welcomed a new leader during a change of command ceremony in the fo'c'sle aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Oct. 4...
10 October 2017 Navy Sparks Students' Interest in STEM with HESTEC SeaPerch Challenge Sailors in Southern Texas put students' ingenuity to the test with a U.S. Navy SeaPerch Challenge Competition at the Harlingen Aquatic Center during the 16th Annual Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) Week, Oct. 6...
10 October 2017 Pinckney Awards First EAWS Pins Eight Sailors aboard USS Pinckney (DDG 91) became the first to receive their enlisted aviation warfare specialist (EAWS) designation on the guided missile destroyer, Sept. 30...
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...