06 July 2016 Wasp ARG Enters US 6th Fleet The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), entered the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations July 3...
06 July 2016 Testa 'Takes the Conn' at HSM-74 The "Swamp Foxes" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74 conducted an aerial change of command ceremony above aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)(Ike) in the Mediterranean Sea when Cmdr. Daniel W. Testa relieved Cmdr. Teague R. Laguens as commanding officer, July 4...
06 July 2016 Cole Completes Live-Fire Exercise Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) completed a live-fire exercise, June 30, during a group sail in preparation for its upcoming deployment with the George H.W. Bush Strike Group...
05 July 2016 Truman Transits Strait of Gibraltar Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transited the Strait of Gibraltar, July 2...
05 July 2016 US Fleet Cyber Command/US 10th Fleet Celebrate LGBT Pride Month Sailors and civilians assigned to U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet attended a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month celebration held June 29...
05 July 2016 Navy Releases Mid-Year SRB Update Navy released an update to the Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) award plan July 5 in NAVADMIN 155/16 that includes 25 award level decreases, and four skills removed from the list released earlier this year in NAVADMIN 036/16...
05 July 2016 Accession Training Service Ribbon Established The Department of the Navy renamed the Recruit Training Service Ribbon July 5 to the Navy Accession Training Service Ribbon, expanding eligibility to personnel serving in accession billets and commands across the Navy...
02 July 2016 Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Holds Change of Command Capt. Christopher M. Culp became the 77th commanding officer of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth during a change of command ceremony, July 1...
01 July 2016 USS Patriot Commences Summer Patrol The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) departed Sasebo, Japan, July 2 for a routine patrol in U.S. 7th area of operations...
01 July 2016 Philippine Sea Performs Tactical Small Boat Exercises at Sea Sailors assigned to guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) conducted visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercises in support of simulated maritime interdiction operations (MIO) June 29 in preparation for an upcoming deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2...