28 February 2022 CNO and Connecticut Congressman Visit Commands and Industry Partners; Focus on Columbia-class Submarine and Strategic Deterrence Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday and Connecticut Rep. Joe Courtney traveled to Rhode Island and Connecticut to visit with Sailors, tour Navy commands, and meet with industry partners, Feb. 28...
28 February 2022 Flank Speed Live Town Hall to be held on Tuesday, 1 March 2022 The inaugural Flank Speed Live Town Hall event is set to kick off on March 1st at 2:30 p.m. EST...
27 February 2022 Secretary Del Toro Visits Red Hill WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro traveled to Oahu Feb. 25-28 to meet with families and senior officials and to see first-hand the progress that has been made in restoring and protecting the island’s safe drinking water...
25 February 2022 SECNAV Names Future Replenishment Oiler Ship Thurgood Marshall and Sponsors for USS Doris Miller WASHINGTON – During Black History Month Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced on February 25, the sponsors for the USS Doris Miller and that a future John Lewis-class replenishment oiler (T-AO) ship will be named USNS Thurgood Marshall to honor the former Supreme Court Justice and civil...
25 February 2022 Navy Exchange Service Command supplies uniforms to Navy’s Maternity Pilot Program participants Making sure female Sailors receive their maternity uniforms has taken on a new twist as the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) does its part to support the Navy’s Maternity Pilot Program (MPP). For the duration of the MPP, NEXCOM will manage the inventory of maternity uniform items, coordinate...
25 February 2022 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (White, C.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Chief Water Tender Claude White, 40, of Yorkville, Tennessee, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Jan. 4, 2021.On Dec. 7, 1941, White was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island,...
22 February 2022 RIMPAC ‘22 Commanders’ Conference Solidifies Planning Partner-Building Efforts U.S. 3rd Fleet and the Royal Canadian Navy hosted the Commanders’ Conference for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 at Naval Base Point Loma, Feb. 14-18...
22 February 2022 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Ward, J.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 1st Class James R. Ward, 20, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 19, 2021.On Dec. 7, 1941, Ward was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship...
18 February 2022 CNO Travels to San Diego, Meets with Sailors U.S. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to San Diego, Feb. 17-19, to meet with defense industry partners, visit local commands, talk with Sailors, and participate in a panel discussion at WEST 2022. ...
18 February 2022 Navy’s V-22 Achieves Initial Operational Capability Designation NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The Navy announced initial operational capability (IOC) for the CMV-22B Osprey, confirming the platform’s operational readiness following the successful completion of its maiden deployment, on Feb. 17, 2022...