07 June 2016 TSCHR Sailors Honor the Battle of Midway To Capt. Edward Gettins, commanding officer Training Support Center Hampton Roads (TSCHR), the Battle of Midway will always be a major milestone in maritime heritage...
07 June 2016 John C. Stennis Frocks New Senior Chiefs Sailors aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) gathered in the ship's hangar bay to celebrate the frocking of 12 new senior chief petty officers, June 6...
06 June 2016 Amphibious Warfare Experts Graduate TOPSWO Ask any of the Navy's first nine officers to become Amphibious Warfare Tactics Instructors (WTI) what led them to this milestone, and they will say "passion" -- passion about amphibious warfare; passion to innovate; passion to have a positive impact on the future of the Navy...
19 May 2016 Bataan Trains with New Mark VI Patrol Boats Coastal Riverine Squadron Four (CRS-4) conducted well deck operations with the Mark VI patrol boat for the first time aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) May 15...
18 May 2016 CVW 9 Commander Achieves 1,000th Trap Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 completed his 1,000th career carrier-arrested landing, or trap, aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) May 11, flying a F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Tophatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14...
16 May 2016 Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future John P. Murtha (LPD 26) during a ceremony at the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard, May 13...
13 May 2016 Future USS Montgomery Completes Acceptance Trial Future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) successfully concluded its acceptance trial after completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) May 6...
12 May 2016 Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System-Romania Operationally Certified U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th (CNE-CNA/C6F), recognized a key milestone to complete Phase II of the European Phased Adaptive Approach by deeming the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System in Romania as operationally certified in a ceremony held in Deveselu, May 12...
11 May 2016 Fleet Forces Sailor Of The Year "The feeling is so overwhelming, words cannot describe it," said Franklin. "I never expected this. There were so many strong, hard charging first classes, and to stand out among them was humbling." "Franklin is more than deserving of this award," said Chief Interior Communications Electrician F...
10 May 2016 JCS Reaches 5,000th Arrested Landing Milestone Sailors from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 marked a milestone, May 5, with the deployment's 5,000th arrested landing, or trap...