19 September 2016 Pensacola Commands Welcome Newest Chief Petty Officers Forty-two Sailors from Pensacola-area commands donned their chief petty officer anchors during pinning ceremonies at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Sept. 16...
19 September 2016 Annual UNITAS Naval Exercise Kicks Off In Panama Naval and maritime forces from 11 nations gathered in Panama City, Panama to begin UNITAS 2016, which began Sept. 18 and concludes Sept. 28...
19 September 2016 Secretary of the Navy Names Two Fleet Replenishment Oilers Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus announced Sept. 19, that the next ships of the next generation of fleet replenishment oilers will be named USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209) and USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210)...
19 September 2016 Gold Star Mothers, Families to be Honored Throughout history, bells have been used to announce a death or to express the gravity of an individual's passing. They are struck to communicate the depth of sorrow and the extent of loss...
19 September 2016 SUBASE Kings Bay Celebrates Opening of 42 MW DC Solar Facility Leaders from the Department of the Navy, Georgia Power and Georgia Public Service Commission held a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 19, to celebrate the official opening of the large-scale solar facility at Naval Submarine Base (SUBASE) Kings Bay...
19 September 2016 USS Fort Worth Departs Kwajalein, Continues Transit Home Littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) departed Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Sept. 18, en route to its San Diego homeport...
19 September 2016 USS George H.W. Bush Departs for TSTA/FEP Aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) departed its homeport of Norfolk to begin Tailored Ship's Training and Availability/Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP), Sept. 12...
19 September 2016 55 Chiefs Pinned in Norfolk Fifty-five Sailors from various commands at Naval Station Norfolk and Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads donned khaki uniforms and combination covers for the first time during a Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony, Sept. 16...
19 September 2016 USS Somerset Holds Pinning Ceremony After weeks of being mentored, tested and challenged, four Sailors aboard amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) donned their fresh khaki uniforms, combination covers and gold fouled anchors during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony Sept. 16...
19 September 2016 Iwo Jima Celebrates 15 New Chief Petty Officers Fifteen newly-selected chief petty officers received their gold fouled anchors and combination covers in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Sept. 16, directly following a five-day underway period...