11 July 2022 Navy Week returning to the Biggest Little City in the World MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring Navy Week back to Reno-Carson City, Sept. 26 to Oct. 2, with Sailors from across the fleet to take part in the service’s signature outreach program. Reno-Carson City Navy Week will give the community an opportunity to learn about the Navy, its...
27 June 2022 Navy commissions fast-attack submarine USS Montana NORFOLK - The Navy commissioned the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) in a traditional ceremony held Saturday, June 25, at Naval Station Norfolk...
26 June 2022 USS Jason Dunham returns to homeport in Florida USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) returns to Naval Station Mayport, Fla...
22 June 2022 Navy Week program sets sail for Albuquerque, New Mexico MILLINGTON, Tenn. – The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring a Navy Week to Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the week of September 12-18, as the 10th Navy Week of the calendar year...
17 June 2022 USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Marks Solemn Remembrance, Loss of Sailors following 2017 Collision PHILIPPINE SEA – Five years after the collision that took the lives of seven Sailors, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and her crew held a remembrance ceremony for the fallen while on deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet...
17 June 2022 BALTOPS 22, the premier Baltic Sea maritime exercise, concludes in Kiel KIEL, Germany - Sixteen NATO Allied and partner nations concluded the 51st iteration of Baltic Operations 2022 (BALTOPS22) in Kiel, Germany, June 17, 2022...
14 June 2022 Familiar face takes command at CNATT Unit Oceana NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, Va. – The Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Oceana students and staff welcomed their new commanding officer in a change of command ceremony June 2...
14 June 2022 Supplanting to Take Effect at Navy Child Development Centers, School Age Care WASHINGTON - In an effort to prioritize childcare access for families with higher needs, the Navy Child and Youth Programs will reinstate supplanting at Child Development Centers and School-Age Care beginning in June...
09 June 2022 USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Rescues Mariner ST. LAWRENCE RIVER -- The Freedom-variant Littoral Combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) provided emergency assistance to a motor vessel in distress while transiting the St. Lawrence River, June 3, 2022.Minneapolis-Saint Paul received notification that motor vessel was taking on water near...
04 June 2022 Keel Laying Ceremony Held for First Columbia-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine QUONSET POINT, R.I. – General Dynamics Electric Boat conducted a keel laying ceremony for the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826) at Quonset Point, Rhode Island, June 4...
24 May 2022 Honoring the Merchant Mariner; National Maritime Day 2022 NORFOLK, Va. -- National Maritime Day is celebrated each year to recognize some of our nation’s most important professionals, the Merchant Mariners. This day is set aside to honor the dedication and sacrifices, both past and present, our nation’s U.S. Merchant Mariners make every day...
24 May 2022 Benvenuto! CSG-10 welcomes Italian Navy Destroyer to Naval Station Norfolk NAVAL STATION NORFOLK – Italian Navy destroyer ITS Caio Duilio (D 554) arrived here today in advance of its participation in Carrier Strike Group 10’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)...
23 May 2022 Navy Dedicates Rescue Swimmer Training Pool and Presents Posthumous Award to WWII Hero’s Family SAN DIEGO - The Navy dedicated a surface rescue swimmer training pool located at Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) in honor of Steward’s Mate 1st Class Charles Jackson French Saturday, May 21, 2022...
16 May 2022 Naval Helicopter Association Symposium Focuses on Human Advantage in Evolution of Rotary Aircraft NORFOLK, Va. – The Naval Helicopter Association (NHA) held its annual symposium at the Marriott Norfolk Waterside Hotel, May 11-13, 2022, centered on how the human advantage strengthens Naval Aviation’s rotary wing community.On May 12, the first full day of programming, the event featured a Major...
09 May 2022 USS Lassen, USS Delbert Black bid farewell to Fleet Week Port Everglades FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – As the two Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers headed out to the Atlantic and away from Fort Lauderdale, it marked the end of a successful return to Fleet Week Port Everglades...
06 May 2022 Naval Safety Command Launches Annual '101 Critical Days of Summer' Safety Campaign NORFOLK, Va. - Summer is right around the corner and it is time for the Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) annual “101 Critical Days of Summer” safety campaign. Summer is the longest vacation period of the year, and mishaps, as well as associated fatalities, have historically spiked during this time...
02 May 2022 USS Lassen, USS Delbert Black arrive in Fort Lauderdale for Fleet Week FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – For the next week, Southeast Florida residents will have the opportunity to see and tour Navy and U.S. Coast Guard ships as Fleet Week Port Everglades kicks into gear...
28 April 2022 USS Paul Ignatius Departs Florida for Inaugural Patrol, Homeport Shift to Spain NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) departed Naval Station Mayport, April 27, for a routine patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations and a homeport shift to Rota, Spain...
27 April 2022 Rear Adm. John Meier visits Naval Air Station Pensacola PENSACOLA, Fla. – Rear Adm. John Meier, commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic, visited Naval Air Station Pensacola April 25...
22 April 2022 CNAL Announces Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year for 2021 NORFOLK, Va. - Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) named the Fiscal Year 2021 Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year after a week of consideration, April 21...
19 April 2022 Navy Week returning to the Motor City MILLINGTON, Tenn. – The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring Navy Week back to Detroit, July 11-17, with 50 to 75 Sailors from across the fleet to take part in the service’s signature outreach program. Detroit Navy Week will give the community an opportunity to learn about the Navy, its people and its...
19 April 2022 Navy Week Program Set For Trenton Port Visit May 2-8 MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Trenton, New Jersey, will host the city's first in-person Navy Week since the creation of the Navy Week program when the Navy visits the area for a week of events May 2-8...
19 April 2022 Sailors celebrate Navy Week New Orleans 2022 NEW ORLEANS - Several military vessels arrived to the Julia Street Cruise Terminal to kick off Navy Week New Orleans New Orleans April 18...
24 March 2022 USS Wyoming women make history during ballistic-missile submarine patrol KINGS BAY, Ga. - It has been more than 12 years since women were authorized to serve aboard submarines. While women comprise nearly one-fourth of the Department of Defense’s total force, only a small fraction of women serve on submarines...
17 March 2022 U.S. Navy Concludes ICEX 2022 U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH – The U.S. Navy is concluding its Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022 this week, wrapping up nearly three weeks of research and training on, above and below Arctic Ocean ice...
17 March 2022 Navy Supports Scientific Research at ICEX 2022 U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH – The ice chunks drifting on Arctic waters are inhospitable and, for most people, inaccessible. As a result, gathering accurate information about the environment in this harsh – but important – region of the world is challenging for researchers...
09 March 2022 Under Secretary of the Navy visits ICEX 2022 U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH – The Hon. Meredith Berger, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of the Navy, visited the U.S. Navy’s Ice Camp Queenfish, built on a sheet of Arctic ice floating 160 nautical miles offshore, and the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) on March...
23 July 2021 SURFLANT Hosts Commander’s Training Symposium Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT), Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, hosted an annual, two-day leadership training symposium July 22-23, at Drexler Manor Conference Center on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek. With McLane coaching to elite performance, the conference provided a...
21 December 2020 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Qualifications Support F/A-18 Pilot Production Since March 2020, the Navy's newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has assisted five Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) carrier qualification (CQ) detachments, qualifying 86 F/A-18 strike-fighter pilots to immediately enter fleet operations...