11 January 2023 U.S. Fleet Forces delivers remarks at Surface Navy Association's National Symposium WASHINGTON – Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Adm. Daryl Caudle, spoke at the Surface Navy Association’s 35th Annual National Symposium in Washington, D.C., Jan. 11. Caudle shared his perspective as a fleet commander of what success looks like and how the surface force will continue to
19 December 2022 Navy Releases Findings from Investigation into April 2022 Deaths of Three USS George Washington Sailors NORFOLK, Va. – Today, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic released the results of a command investigation into the deaths of three USS George Washington (CVN 73) Sailors that occurred in April, 2022. Besides being assigned to the same ship undergoing an extensive shipyard maintenance period, the
15 December 2022 U.S. Fleet Forces Command Group Spreads 17 Years of Holiday Cheer NORFOLK, Va - This Christmas, two Hampton Roads area families in need will get a boost of holiday cheer from a group of civilian and military volunteers at U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC).Seventeen years ago, Fred Jordan, a manpower management analyst at USFFC, started a holiday gift drive for
21 November 2022 Navy Cuts Ribbon For New Facilities Onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Navy leadership celebrated two new additions to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Navy’s newest barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 68 as well as a new self-service Navy Exchange (NEX) Micro Mart, Nov. 21.The facilities aim to provide better
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.