08 October 2021 SECNAV Del Toro Outlines Top Priorities on Maritime Dominance, People, Strategic Partnerships WASHINGTON – The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, released his strategic guidance today to inform all activities within the Department of the Navy to include planning, investments, budgeting, and prioritization of personnel and resources...
07 October 2021 Statement regarding USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - USS Connecticut (SSN 22) struck an object while submerged on the afternoon of Oct. 2, while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region. There are no life threatening injuries...
07 October 2021 USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Ships Return from Deployment The first of three ships within the USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG) returned home today. Dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), returned to its homeport at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Oct. 7, following a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of...
07 October 2021 USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Ships Return from Deployment The first of three ships within the USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG) returned home today. Dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), returned to its homeport at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Oct. 7, following a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of...
06 October 2021 Department of the Navy Concludes Investigations into Assault Amphibious Vehicle Tragedy The Navy and Marine Corps released findings of separate investigations into the facts and circumstances surrounding the assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) tragedy that occurred July, 30 2020.The investigations into the tragedy revealed that a combination of maintenance failures and human error caused...
06 October 2021 Navy Identifies NAWDC Sailor Who Died of COVID-Related Complications SAN DIEGO – Aviation Electrician's Mates (AE) (Mechanical) 1st Class Cory Weber, assigned to Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Command (NAWDC) in Fallon, Nevada, passed away due to COVID-19 related complications at Sunrise hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada on Oct. 3...
05 October 2021 U.S. Navy Super Hornet Crashes in Death Valley National Park SAN DIEGO – An F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed in Death Valley National Park, California, at approximately 3 p.m. (PDT), October 4. The pilot was treated for minor injuries at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and released later that night...
05 October 2021 NAVSUP in Sicily Leverages Refueling Capabilities, Manpower to Support OAW NAS SIGONELLA, Italy - As thousands of Special Immigration Visa (SIV) applicants transited from Afghanistan through Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, and Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, during Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella...
02 October 2021 Navy Gateway Inns & Suites Becomes Navy Exchange Service Command’s Seventh Business Line With a cut of a ribbon, Navy Gateway Inns and Suites (NGIS) officially becomes the seventh business line under the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM)...
01 October 2021 CENSEALSWCC Updates Name to NLEAD CORONADO, Calif. - The Center for SEAL and SWCC (CENSEALSWCC) changed its name to Naval Special Warfare Leadership Education and Development (NLEAD) Command Oct. 1...