01 June 2018 Wear Test of Two-Piece Flame Resistant Variant Begins Based on a strong demand signal from the fleet, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command, on May 14, began fitting Sailors for a wear test to prototype a two-piece flame resistant organizational clothing variant...
17 January 2017 USFF Announces Approval of Improved Flame Resistant Variant (IFRV) Coverall Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command announced the authorization of the Improved Flame Resistant Variant (IFRV) coverall as an approved fleet organizational clothing item Jan. 19 via ALFLTFORCOM/ALPACFLT 191900Z JAN 17. The approval came after a review of the results from recently completed...
03 February 2012 Bold Alligator 2012 to Conduct a Nighttime Amphibious Raid on Ft. Story More than 100 Marines operating from Navy ships offshore will take part in a night training raid against targets at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story Feb. 5, as part of a certification exercise (CERTEX) for Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8) and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24...
01 February 2012 Bataan Amphibious Ready Group Returns from Deployment Nearly 2,000 Sailors aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) are scheduled to return to their homeports Tuesday, Feb. 7 following a 10 1/2-month deployment supporting operations in the U.S. Navy's 5th and 6th Fleets areas of responsibility...
06 February 2011 Bold Alligator 2012 Tests Navy/Marine Ability to Execute and Control Long Range Sea to Shore Raid More than 150 Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) embarked with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group will conduct a simulated air-toground assault raid against targets at Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 7, as part of Bold Alligator 2012...