05 March 2016 The Great Green Fleet Operates in the South China Sea The John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) is conducting routine operations in the South China Sea. The ships transited the Luzon Strait March 1 and have maintained a location in the eastern half of these international waters for four days...
05 March 2016 Navy's 6th MCPON Passes Away Retired Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) William "Bill" H. Plackett died peacefully the evening of March 4. He was 78...
05 March 2016 NAVFAC Southeast Volunteers Support MATHCOUNTS Competition Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast celebrated National Engineers Week by volunteering with the Northeast Florida Engineering Society MATHCOUNTS competition February 26 at the University of North Florida (UNF) in Jacksonville, Fla...
05 March 2016 Wasp Receives Cremains of Deceased Command Master Chief Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) received the cremains of Master Chief Personnelman Charles L. Claybourn, the commissioning command master chief of Wasp, during a reception of cremains ceremony Feb. 28...
05 March 2016 Wasp Completes FST-GC Exercise The Wasp Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) completed Group Commander Fleet Synthetic Training (FST-GC), March 3, passing one of the first graded evolutions in the ARG's workup cycle for its 2016 summer deployment...
04 March 2016 Henry M. Jackson's Gold Crew Welcomes a New Commanding Officer The Gold crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) conducted a change of command ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, March 4...
04 March 2016 USS Fort McHenry Participates in Cold Response 2016 USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship homeported in Mayport, Fla., is underway Mar. 3, participating in Exercise Cold Response 2016...
04 March 2016 Lincoln Celebrates Women's History Month Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) kicked off Women's History Month with a celebration in the ship's foc'sle March 1...
04 March 2016 ROK Training Commander Visits Pensacola Rear Adm. Mike White, commander, Naval Education Training Command (NETC) hosted the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy commander of Naval Education and Training, Vice Adm. Jin-Sup Jung, during a visit to Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Mar. 3...
04 March 2016 USS Roosevelt Holds Change of Command Cmdr. Meger Chappell relieved Cmdr. Jason Reller as the commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) in a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Mayport Mar. 4...