13 May 2022 Navy to Commission Guided-Missile Destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. The Navy will commission the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, during a 10:00 a.m. EDT ceremony on Saturday, May 14, in Charleston, South Carolina...
11 May 2022 Navy Confirms Name of Sailor Who Died in Training VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -- Electronics Technician 1st Class Ryan DeKorte, 35, a Sailor assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit died Monday, May 9 at 12:35 p.m. EST, at a local hospital after sustaining injuries after a helicopter landing incident during joint training at Joint...
11 May 2022 USS West Virginia Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Melton, J.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 1st Class John R. Melton, 23, of Liberty, Mississippi, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 1, 2021.On Dec. 7, 1941, Melton was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia, which was moored at Ford...
10 May 2022 Naval Special Warfare Command Announces Death of Sailor Following Injuries Sustained During Training VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- A Sailor assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit died Monday, May 9 at 12:35 p.m. EST, at a local hospital after sustaining injuries after a helicopter landing incident during joint training at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story on May 5...
10 May 2022 CNO, Italian Defense Chief of Staff Meet, Discuss Maritime Strategy and Partnership U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with the Italian Chief of Defense Staff Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone at the Pentagon, May 10...
10 May 2022 NHHC Proclamation: ‘U.S. Navy Original Six Frigates Day’ WASHINGTON NAVY YARD - Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Deputy Director Patrick Burns, on behalf of NHHC Director Sam Cox, signed a proclamation May 9, proclaiming May 10, 2022, “U.S. Navy Original Six Frigates Day” during an event held at the National Museum of the United States Navy...
10 May 2022 NRL, SAFCell sign CRADA for exploration of new class of solid acid proton conductors Under the terms and within the scope of the agreement, SAFCell will provide expertise and guidance for the development and testing of a new class of borosulfate solid acid intermediate-temperature proton-conducting materials, and evaluate these experimental electrolytes in electrochemical cells...
09 May 2022 USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121) Set for Charleston Commissioning Ceremony USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr.. (DDG 121) will be commissioned, Saturday, May 14 at 10:00 a.m. EST at the Port of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina....
06 May 2022 NETC Recognizes Force Development’s Top Sailor Navy Counselor 1st Class Monique A. Staples was selected as the 2021 NETC Sailor of the Year from amongst four finalists...
06 May 2022 CNO Updates Professional Reading Program Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday released an update to the CNO Professional Reading Program, May 6...