05 September 2017 US, Singapore Navies Enhance Maritime Partnership with Training in Guam The U.S. Navy and Republic of Singapore navies concluded Exercise Pacific Griffin 2017 at U.S. Naval Base Guam, Sept 2...
05 September 2017 NAVSTA Rota, USS Carney Practice Emergency Response Naval Station Rota Fire and Emergency Services, along with guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), conducted a major integrated fire drill, August 29...
05 September 2017 NAVFAC Marianas Awards HUBZone Small Business Contract to Enable Air Force Mission on Guam Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas awarded a $12.8 million contract to Tikigaq Construction LLC, a historically underutilized business zone (HUBZone)-certified small business, for an Air Force facility on Guam...
05 September 2017 USS Bataan Enters US 6th Fleet The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), flagship of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG), and the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) entered U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations Sept. 3, 2017...
03 September 2017 Bonhomme Richard Departs Melbourne, Australia The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departed Melbourne, Australia, Sept. 3, concluding a scheduled six-day port visit...
02 September 2017 Hammond Assumes Command of NAS Patuxent River Capt. Jason Hammond assumed command of Naval Air Station Patuxent River in a change of command ceremony Aug. 31 at the installation's Hangar 110. Hammond's role as NAS Patuxent River commanding officer follows his previous position as the base executive officer (XO)...
02 September 2017 Arpa Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit Training Command Seaman Recruit Edward Arpa, Division 267, graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command earning the Military Excellence Award, Sept. 1...
02 September 2017 NMCB 1 Seabees Paint Honduran Schoolhouse Nestled between a small community and towering green hills in Tocoa, Honduras, sits a school, surrounded by four concrete walls. The only entrance is a rusty gate on one of the wall's corners...
02 September 2017 USS Porter Exits Black Sea The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) departed the Black Sea, Sept. 1, after conducting maritime security operations and theater security engagements with allies and partners...
01 September 2017 SECNAV Announces Strategic Readiness Review On Sept. 1, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced the formation of an independent subject matter expert team to conduct a Strategic Readiness Review in response to the recent increase in surface fleet incidents...