30 July 2017 US Naval War College Commemorates 100th Anniversary of Founder's Death Rear Adm. Stephen B. Luce, founder of U.S. Naval War College (NWC), served as its president from Oct. 6, 1884 until June 22, 1888. He retired from the Navy on Feb. 1, 1889, but continued to write and lecture at NWC until his death at age 90 on July 28, 1917...
30 July 2017 Peters Becomes 31st Commanding Officer, NSWC Panama City PANAMA CITY, Florida - Capt. Aaron S. Peters relieved Capt. Phillip E. Dawson III as Commanding Officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama Division during the July 28, 2017 ceremony in Panama City, Florida...
30 July 2017 Exercise GUAMEX Kicks Off for Regional Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Partners Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft from New Zealand, Japan and the U.S. have arrived at Andersen Air Force Base to participate in a multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise off the coast of Guam, July 31 - Aug. 12...
30 July 2017 Midshipmen Embark John S. McCain for Summer Cruise Seven midshipmen embarked the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), nicknamed "Big Bad John," from July 3-21...
30 July 2017 USS Rafael Peralta Commissioned in San Diego The Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) was commissioned in a ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island, July 29...
29 July 2017 Bonhomme Richard arrives in Brisbane, Australia The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) arrived in Brisbane, Australia, for a scheduled port visit, July 29...
29 July 2017 USS Gerald R. Ford Completes First Arrested Landing and Launch Less than one week after Pres. Donald J. Trump commissioned the U.S. Navy's newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) launched and recovered its first fixed-wing aircraft July 28, 2017, off the coast of Virginia...
28 July 2017 2017 Spirit of Hope Award Navy Nominee Selected The Navy announced its nominee for the 2017 Spirit of Hope Award from a pool of fleet-wide command submissions, Friday...
28 July 2017 USMAP Hits Milestone of 100,000 Active Apprenticeships After more than 40 years providing sea-service military members with journeyman-level certifications documenting their skills through the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) announced a milestone of 100,000 active participants, July 28...
28 July 2017 After a Successful Maintenance Period, Truman Changes Command USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) held a change of command ceremony in the ship's hangar bay at Naval Station Norfolk, July 28. ...