08 February 2017 USS Comstock Holds Change of Command Cmdr. Bradley Coletti relieved Cmdr. Gervy Alota as commanding officer of amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), Feb. 1, while underway on a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations...
07 February 2017 USS San Diego Holds Change of Command Amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22) held a change of command ceremony on the ship's flight deck, Feb. 2...
04 February 2017 US, Japan Successfully Conduct First SM-3 Block IIA Intercept Test The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the Japan Ministry of Defense, and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully conducted a flight test Feb. 3 (Hawaii Standard Time), resulting in the first intercept of a ballistic missile target using the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3)...
31 January 2017 Keel Laid for Future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) A keel laying and authentication ceremony for future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) was held Jan. 30 at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine...
19 December 2016 Test Pilot School Board Announced The Navy Test Pilot School (USNTPS) selection board will convene Feb. 15, 2017, according to a Navy message released Dec. 19...
16 December 2016 SWRMC completes first Selected Restricted Availability on USS Independence Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) completed the first-ever Selected Restricted Availability on USS Independence (LCS 2) Dec. 9...
08 December 2016 Software Modification Looks to Save Millions, Keep Fleet Afloat In January 2015, Lt. Larissa Cottrill, previously assigned to Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SURFLANT) attended a Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Lean, Six Sigma event in Norfolk led by Capt. Seiko Okano, SEWIP program manager at the time...
07 December 2016 Government Leaders Talk Depots at DoD Maintenance Symposium The health of depots is crucial to our nation's sustainment and readiness, but lack of funding, confused requirements and ineffective communication among stakeholders is threatening them, according to a panel on Title X funding held Dec. 5 at the DoD Maintenance Symposium...
02 December 2016 USS Carney Completes Second FDNF Patrol Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, Dec. 2, completing its second forward-deployed ballistic missile defense patrol in the U.S. 6th fleet area of operations...
02 December 2016 Navy to Christen Submarine Colorado The Navy will christen its newest Virginia-class fast attack submarine, the future USS Colorado (SSN 788), during an 11 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, Dec. 3 at General Dynamics Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton, Connecticut...