13 April 2016 NAVFAC Introduces Strategic Design to EXWC Naval Facilities Engineering Command Commander and Chief of Civil Engineers Rear Adm. Bret Muilenburg returned to NAVFAC Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center April 5, for the first time since becoming NAVFAC's commander last October...
11 April 2016 PCU Gerald R. Ford Holds Change of Command Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) held a change of command in the ship's hangar bay, April 8...
22 March 2016 USS America Returns to Sea USS America (LHA 6) returned to sea March 21 after completing a 10-month post-shakedown availability (PSA) maintenance period during which the crew and contractors made improvements to the ship's design...
15 March 2016 Kentucky Departs for First Strategic Mission Since 2011 Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) departed Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor March 13, for the boat's first strategic deterrent mission since 2011...
15 March 2016 USS Nebraska Undocks, Moves Toward Finish of ERO When USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) slipped out of dry dock into Sinclair Inlet early evening March 8, it passed a major milestone in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility's two-year Engineering Refueling Overhaul of the boat...
08 March 2016 Stennis Changes Command Sailors aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) bid farewell to their commanding officer during a change of command ceremony, Feb. 15...
07 March 2016 Future USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) Completes Builder's Trials The Navy's future amphibious transport dock, John P. Murtha (LPD 26) successfully completed Builder's Trials March 4...
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...
03 March 2016 USNA Celebrates Women's History Month The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) commenced its Women's History Month celebration Mar. 1 with two events featuring prominent speakers...
29 February 2016 Abraham Lincoln Begins Crew Move Aboard Sailors assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) began the ship's first phase of the crew move aboard (CMA) process Feb. 26...