20 July 2021 Navy Exchange Service Command Announces Bingham Award Winners The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) announced its 2020 Bingham Award winners. The Bingham Award was established in 1979 to recognize outstanding performance in operations, customer service and community support...
20 July 2021 NIPO Holds Change of Command Ceremony WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Anthony Rossi relieved Rear Adm. Francis D. Morley as deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for international programs, at the Navy International Programs Office (NIPO), in a change of command ceremony July 16 at the Washington Navy Yard Base in Washington, D.C. Secretary...
20 July 2021 Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness visited Navy Exchange Norfolk and Navy Lodge Norfolk Virginia Penrod, Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, visited NEX Norfolk and Navy Lodge Norfolk, Virginia, on July 15, 2021, to see first-hand how the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) supports the quality of life of its patrons. Accompanying Penrod during her visit...
19 July 2021 Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Materiel Readiness Dr. Vic Ramdass Visits SWRMC The Honorable Dr. Vic Ramdass, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Materiel Readiness (MR), visited Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) on July 12...
18 July 2021 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Returns from Deployment, IKE CSG Earns Navy Unit Commendation NORFOLK, Va. – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) returned home to Naval Station Norfolk July 18 following a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation...
18 July 2021 USS Thomas Hudner Returns from Deployment NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), a ship of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG), returned to its homeport of Naval Station Mayport on July 17 after a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and U.S. 6th Fleet...
17 July 2021 Navy Helicopter Crew Rescued After Crash Near Mt Hogue, CA NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, Nev. — A Navy MH-60 Knighthawk helicopter crashed near Mt. Hogue, California at approximately 5 p.m. on July 16, while conducting search and rescue (SAR) operations. All four crewmembers survived the crash without injury and have been safely recovered...
16 July 2021 Navy to Christen First John Lewis-Class Oiler WASHINGTON - The Navy will christen its first-in-class John Lewis-class replenishment oiler, the future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), during a 9 a.m. PDT ceremony Saturday, July 17, in San Diego, California...
16 July 2021 Acting SECNAV Names Future Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Point Loma A future Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship will be named USNS Point Loma...
15 July 2021 Naval Special Warfare Welcomes CQT Class 115; First Woman Operator CORONADO, Calif. – Candidates of Crewman Qualification Training (CQT) Class 115 completed Naval Special Warfare’s (NSW) assessment and selection pipeline to become Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC), earning their pins and graduating, Thursday, July 15, 2021...