15 April 2022 USFFC Deputy, CTF-80, Shares Lessons of Leadership with Future Naval Officers In an hour-long discussion at Old Dominion University, Vice Adm. James Kilby shared personal struggles and successes throughout his 36-year career with about 220 midshipmen and officer candidates of the Hampton Roads Naval ROTC.
19 November 2021 Welcome to the Mess: Selected, Tested, Accepted Family, friends and shipmates gathered at the POW/MIA Park on Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia, to witness the pinning of 23 new chief petty officers from NSA tenant commands, Nov. 19.
21 September 2021 USFFC Fleet Master Chief Retires After 29 Years Always asking questions and a pain in the rear-end is how retired Fleet Master Chief Jon Thompson described Rick O’Rawe.But he wasn’t describing Rick O’Rawe, the U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) Fleet Master Chief now. He was describing Rick O’Rawe, the Navy recruit from 29 years ago.
19 August 2021 USFFC Improved Inspection Processes Enables Greater Frequency, Depth of Official Command Inspections Due to new best practices and protocols developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Fleet Forces Command Inspector General office plans to increase the number of command inspections conducted per year, starting in fiscal year 2022, in order to ensure mission and personnel readiness across the
06 August 2021 Navy Conducts Marine Mammal Study off Cape Hatteras The guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) recently supported a U.S. Fleet Forces Command-funded project designed to increase understanding of the effects mid-frequency active sonar may have on marine mammal behavior.
09 July 2021 NMCLANT Holds Change of Command Ceremony Commander, Navy Munitions Command Atlantic (NMCLANT) held a change of command ceremony July 8 at Nelson Chapel on board Naval Weapons Station Yorktown.
01 July 2021 USFFC Deputy Commander Dives into Retirement Vice Adm. Dave Kriete, deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC), retired after 37 years of distinguished service, July 1.
29 January 2021 U.S. Fleet Forces Command Pins New Chiefs In a ceremony steeped in tradition, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) held a chief petty officer (CPO) pinning ceremony, Jan. 29, 2021, at the USFFC headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia.
23 January 2021 Fleet Forces Establishes Vaccination Cell to Expedite Vaccine Delivery to the Fleet U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) is taking the lead in the fleet’s fight against the novel coronavirus with the stand-up of a Fleet Vaccination Cell (FVC), Jan. 11, 2021.
14 October 2020 Fleet Forces Commander Visits Center for Surface Combat Systems To observe new, advanced training initiatives and engage with Sailors and civilians, the U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) commander visited the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) and its learning site, AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC), co-located onboard Naval Support Facility