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...
17 February 2022 Navy Exchange and Marine Corps Exchange customers step up to support NMCRS This past fall, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, NEX and MCX customers stepped up to support the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) by donating $294,130 and $158,500 respectively...
15 February 2022 US, UK Navy Chiefs Meet, Discuss Cooperation and Interoperability U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with his U.K. counterpart Royal Navy First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Sir Ben Key at the Pentagon, Feb. 15...
15 February 2022 Navy Talent Acquisition Group New Orleans Commanding Officer Relieved The commanding officer of Navy Talent Acquisition Group New Orleans, Cmdr. Chris Brown, was relieved of command Feb. 10, 2022, by Capt. Butch Smith, Region Central Commodore, due to loss of confidence in his ability to command...
15 February 2022 NEXCOM’s NEXT gen Scholars Program Support Students The Navy Exchange Service Command’s (NEXCOM) NEXT gen Scholars Program offers qualified students the opportunity to win $2,500, $1,500, $1,000 or $500 each quarter for earning good grades in school. The next drawing is at the end of March 2022...