16 December 2021 Department of the Navy Provides Aircraft Sound Monitoring Report to Congress The Department of the Navy submitted its report to Congress on real-time aircraft sound monitoring at two Navy west coast air stations, in accordance with Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act...
14 December 2021 NEXCOM to end its Afloat Personal Telecommunications Service After 26 years, the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) is officially ending its Afloat Personal Telecommunications Service (APTS) on Dec. 31, 2021. APTS provided personal calling on board select deployed U.S. Navy ships, using high quality satellite connectivity. Phone service will continue to...
08 December 2021 Secretary of the Navy Pauses Operations to Address Water Issues at Red Hill WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro directed the pause of all operations at the Red Hill Underground Storage Tanks until the completion of the ongoing Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet led investigation into the source of petroleum products affecting the water system...
08 December 2021 SEAL Team 8 Tragically Loses CO in Training Incident SAN DIEGO - Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, 43, commanding officer of SEAL Team 8, died on Dec. 7 at Norfolk Sentara General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, after sustaining injuries during training on Dec. 4 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. ...
07 December 2021 USFFC Holds Change of Command, Welcomes 43rd Commander Adm. Christopher Grady was relieved by Adm. Daryl Caudle as commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFFC), in a ceremony aboard aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Dec. 7...
07 December 2021 Navy to Commission Guided-Missile Destroyer Daniel Inouye The Navy will commission the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, during a 10:00 a.m. (HST) ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham, Dec. 8...
03 December 2021 Navy Detects Petroleum Products in Pearl Harbor's Red Hill Well, Levels Below DOH Action Levels PEARL HARBOR - The Navy has detected petroleum products in the Red Hill well, which has been isolated since Sunday. The samples were taken on Monday and sent to a certified laboratory on the mainland...
28 November 2021 NAVSUP FLC Sigonella Readies Fleet Mail Centers in Europe for Holiday Season NAS SIGONELLA, Italy - Every year during the holiday season, hundreds of military and civilian personnel assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command’s fleet mail centers (NAVSUP’s FMCs) across Navy Region Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-AF) process higher-than-normal mail volumes beginning in November through...
28 November 2021 NEXCOM supports students with NEXT gen Scholars Program 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 December 2021...
26 November 2021 ONR Sponsors New Academic Center for National Security Innovation The Office of Naval Research (ONR) continues its 75-year-old commitment to fostering innovation with the sponsorship of a Stanford University-based academic center formally launching next week...