03 February 2016 NAVFAC Southeast Awards $9.5 million to a Small Business NAVFAC Southeast awarded a $9.5 million task order Jan. 26, to PentaCon LLC, a Catoosa, Oklahoma, small business for construction of Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School Applied Instruction Facility at Construction Battalion Center, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi...
03 February 2016 USS Bataan Completes Sea Trials Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) completed sea trials Feb. 1 after conducting major shipyard maintenance over the past 12 months...
03 February 2016 USNS Choctaw County Enters 5th Fleet Auxiliary, Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNSChoctaw County (T-EPF 2) arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO) Feb. 3, the first ship of its platform to be forward deployed to the region following a routine transit of the Suez Canal...
03 February 2016 TSC Great Lakes Management Technician Selected as Civilian of the Year Awards ceremony? She set it up. Advancement exam? She made sure you were ready to take it. All hands message update about changes in policy? You guessed it, she sent that e-mail. Sharetta McGhee has a hand in nearly every administrative duty for Training Support Center (TSC) Great Lakes...
03 February 2016 US, UK Forces Conduct Joint Mine Warfare Squadron Exercise Commander, Task Force (CTF) 52 conducted a joint mine countermeasure (MCM) squadron exercise (SQUADEX) with the U.K. Mine Counter Measures Force (COMUKMCMFOR) Jan. 17-22...
03 February 2016 USS Dallas Commanding Officer Relieved of Duty The commanding officer of the Groton-based Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Dallas (SSN 700) was relieved of his duties Feb. 2 due to loss of confidence in his ability to command...
03 February 2016 Naval Education and Training Commander Visits USNA Commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) Rear Adm. Michael White toured the U.S. Naval Academy Feb. 2...
02 February 2016 President Obama to Award the Medal of Honor On February 29, 2016, President Barack Obama will present the Medal of Honor to Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers...
02 February 2016 NDW Celebrates African-American/Black History Month Naval District Washington (NDW) has joined the national celebration of African-American/Black History Month by honoring the history and culture of African-American and black Sailors...
02 February 2016 Sasebo Families Prepare for the Worst in Evacuation Exercise Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo held its annual Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) drill Jan. 26...