01 September 2017 USS Kearsarge to Hurricane Harvey: Don't mess with Texas! The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) departed for the Gulf Coast region Aug. 31, in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's, and local and state authorities' efforts to provide humanitarian and disaster relief for the areas affected by Hurricane Harvey...
01 September 2017 Future USS Little Rock (LCS 9) Completes Acceptance Trial The future USS Little Rock (LCS 9) successfully concluded its acceptance trial Aug. 25 after completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations on the Great Lakes for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey...
01 September 2017 NAVFAC Pacific Awards Contract for Power Upgrade in Guam Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded today a $28.5 million firm-fixed price contract to Hensel Phelps Construction Co. of Honolulu, Hawaii for the construction of a power upgrade at Joint Region Marianas, Guam...
01 September 2017 Boxer Hosts Mental Wellness Expo Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) hosted a stress-management and mental wellness exposition Aug. 29...
01 September 2017 Carl Vinson Promotes Traffic Safety During Command Car and Motorcycle Show The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) held a command car and motorcycle show at Naval Air Station North Island, Aug. 31...
01 September 2017 My Navy Portal (MNP) Now Includes a Low Bandwidth Version The U.S. Navy announced today that this week's update to My Navy Portal (MNP) includes a low bandwidth version that can be accessed afloat, or ashore in areas with limited bandwidth...
01 September 2017 USS James E. Williams Departs Riga, Latvia The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) departed Riga, Latvia, Aug. 31, following a scheduled port visit...
01 September 2017 Navy Working Uniform Type III: Here are 5 things to know about the NWU Type III uniform wear and distribution:1. This is a phased roll-out plan with the Navy Working Uniform Type III (NWU Type III) replacing the NWU Type I. The NWU Type III is intended for wear ashore, in port and in environments that do not require special...
31 August 2017 Navy Squadron Rescues Adults, Children, Dogs at Texas School Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 rescued 14 people and four dogs, Aug. 31, at Pine Forrest Elementary School, in Vidor, Texas, a shelter that required evacuation after flood waters from Hurricane Harvey reached its grounds...
31 August 2017 John S. McCain Sailors Posthumously Advanced The Navy announced Thursday that the 10 Sailors who died aboard USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) were posthumously advanced to their next rank...