07 December 2016 NMCB 3 Wins 2016 Project Good Neighbor Community Service Award for Large Sea Going Command Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 were selected as the 2016 Navy Community Service Program/Project Good Neighbor Community Service Award winners for large sea going command for volunteering 4,800 hours across the Pacific Fleet and in Port Hueneme, California...
07 December 2016 VFA-195 Broadens Horizons with JASDF during Benkyoukai Event The "Dambusters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron participated in the bilateral training exercise Benkyoukai III, Nov. 28...
07 December 2016 USS Shiloh Hosts Tiger Day Cruise Students from Yokosuka Middle School and other Japanese and American civilian guests spent a day at sea while aboard Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG-67) Nov. 22...
07 December 2016 US, French Carrier Group Commanders Meet in Eastern Med Leadership from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group and French Charles de Gaulle Battle Group met while operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 6...
07 December 2016 Historic Vestal Bell Helps Commemorate Pearl Harbor Anniversary The Director of Navy Staff hosted the Pentagon's 75th anniversary commemoration ceremony of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 6...
07 December 2016 Commander, ESG-2 visits USS Carter Hall Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG 2) arrived aboard USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) via helicopter Dec. 5, 2016, in the Atlantic Ocean to view and be briefed on a key exercise that prepares the Navy and Marine Corps team for its scheduled deployment next year...
07 December 2016 Chinese Navy Ships Visit San Diego People's Liberation Army (Navy) (PLA(N)) ships, Jiangkai II-class frigates Yancheng (FFG 546) and Daqing (FFG 576), and Fuchi-class oiler Tai Hu (AOR 889), arrived in San Diego as part of a routine port visit, Dec. 6-9...
07 December 2016 Government Leaders Talk Depots at DoD Maintenance Symposium The health of depots is crucial to our nation's sustainment and readiness, but lack of funding, confused requirements and ineffective communication among stakeholders is threatening them, according to a panel on Title X funding held Dec. 5 at the DoD Maintenance Symposium...
07 December 2016 Hulking Hurricanes: Seeking Greater Accuracy in Predicting Storm Strength To better predict tropical cyclone intensity, scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently worked with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to gather atmospheric data from storms...
07 December 2016 Carter Hall, 24th MEU Build Teamwork through ARG/MEUEX Sailors aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are working together to complete training during an Amphibious Ready Group/MEU Exercise (ARG/MEUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 2...