04 December 2023 U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center Journalists Visit Norfolk NORFOLK, Va. - U.S. Fleet Forces Command and NATO leaders hosted twenty journalists from the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center for two days of media engagements and unit visits Nov. 29-30, 2023.Journalists gained crucial insights into how the Navy engages globally alongside its...
15 September 2023 U.S. Fleet Forces Command Civilians Advance Leadership Skills through Local College Program NORFOLK, VA - Civilian employees within the U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) enterprise are furthering their leadership skills through a longstanding partnership with Old Dominion University...
29 August 2022 EODTEU Two Holds Change of Command Ceremony Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 2 welcomed its newest leader during a change of command ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek- Fort Story, Aug. 25.Cmdr. Paul Mahoney relieved Cmdr. Douglas Alley as commander, EODTEU 2 in front of family, friends...
13 August 2021 USS Cole, USS Gravely Take on Black Widow, Large-Scale Exercise 2021 The Sailors of USS Cole (DDG 67) and USS Gravely (DDG 107) have been very busy in the Atlantic lately, supporting two major exercises and honing their skills in multiple areas of maritime operations and tactics...
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...
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...
27 May 2021 USFFC Announces 2020 Sea And Shore Sailor Of The Year Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) announced the 2020 USFFC Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year (SOY) in a ceremony at Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va., May 27...
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...
09 October 2020 Navy Environmental Stewardship and Oklahoma Aquarium Interview for Tulsa Virtual Navy Week Laura Busch, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) natural resources program manager, and Dr. Ann Money, director of Education Programs and Research at the Oklahoma Aquarium, participated in a “Ship2Shore” live interview as part of the first Tulsa Virtual Navy Week, Oct. 9...
02 October 2020 USFF Unveils New Interactive, User-Friendly Websites U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command completed a migration, consolidation and modernization strategy of more than 400 official public-facing websites to the Defense Media Activity’s Department of Defense Public Web (DoDPW) web hosting and content management system, American Forces Public Information...
05 August 2020 Navy, Marine Corps Team Focus on Increasing Lethality During Naval Integration TTX The Navy and Marine Corps teams from U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) and Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT) joined together to participate in a Naval Integration Tabletop Exercise (TTX) Aug. 5-6...
05 August 2020 Navy, Marine Corps Team Focus on Increasing Lethality During Naval Integration TTX The Navy and Marine Corps teams from U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) and Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT) joined together to participate in a Naval Integration Tabletop Exercise (TTX) Aug. 5-6...
24 July 2020 USS Cole Supports Marine Mammal Study The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) received an unusual assignment while at sea July 15, to help monitor migrating whales...
08 June 2020 South Brunswick Native Promoted to Director, Fleet Installations and Environmental Readiness Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Tracy Veltre Riker, a native of South Brunswick, New Jersey, was selected to the federal senior executive service and promoted to the position of director, Fleet Installations and Environmental Readiness at U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA)...
02 June 2020 USFF Hosts 2019 Sailor of the Year Award and Pinning Ceremony Adm. Christopher W. Grady, USFF commander, recognized Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Carolina Berrio as the 2019 USFF Sea SOY, and promoted her to the rank of chief petty officer, and recognized Navy Counselor 1st Class Rebecca Beck as the Shore SOY during a ceremony at the Center for Naval...
16 May 2020 Notre Dame, USFF Commander Commission 52 New Military Officers in Virtual Ceremony Notre Dame’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) class of 2020 may have dreamed of a commissioning ceremony with bells, a band, full-dress uniforms and their loved ones in attendance, but they probably never imagined the creative way it would play out due to COVID-19 and social distancing...
08 April 2020 COVID-19 Message for Individual Augmentee (IA) Sailors As we face the impact of COVID-19 on our global missions and our lives, know that you are on our radar; regardless of which phase you are in on your mobilization...
21 March 2019 USFF Hosts 2019 Senior Enlisted Executive Leadership Symposium U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command hosted the 2019 Senior Enlisted Executive Leadership Symposium (ELS) on Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia, March 18-20...
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...