14 November 2024 Running to the flames: Third Generation Submariner Rescues Two People Trapped by Apartment Fire Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 1st Class Gabriel Journey, stationed aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) saved two people who were trapped during an apartment fire in Norfolk...
05 November 2024 Stennis Sailor Saves Toddler from Drowning HAMPTON, Virginia – A Sailor’s quick response and emergency training saved the life of a three-year-old girl who nearly drowned at a pool in Hampton, Virginia, on Aug. 11...
24 October 2024 NAVIFOR Officer Provides Critical Relief to Asheville Following Hurricane Helene’s Impact ASHEVILLE, N.C. – When Hurricane Helene swept across North Carolina, it left communities like Asheville in ruins—roads blocked by debris, homes destroyed, and entire neighborhoods cut off from aid. U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brock McQueen, an Information Warfare Officer with Naval Information...
30 July 2024 USS Wasp Celebrates 35th Birthday MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Sailors and Marines walk about passageways as the ship’s air conditioning system works overtime under the beating sun. These deckplates have supported the weight of servicemembers across the armed services through oceans and seas around the world...
08 December 2023 Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Marks Designation of the First U.S. Navy-led Level II Trauma Center PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the designation of the medical center as a Level II Trauma Center, Dec. 8...
28 June 2023 Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Point Loma Mobile, AL – The keel for the future USNS Point Loma, Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class EPF Flight II configuration, was laid at Austal USA, June 27...
07 March 2023 USS George H.W. Bush Officer Earns Shiphandler of the Year Honor MEDITERRANEAN SEA- Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Whelan, assistant navigation officer aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), was recently named Shiphandler of the Year by Naval Air Force, Atlantic. The award recognizes the dedicated professionals skilled at maintaining position...
24 January 2023 USS Iwo Jima Holds Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. - The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) held a change of command ceremony, Jan. 20...
03 November 2022 VFA-131 Receives Captain Michael J. Estocin Award The “Wildcats” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 were presented with the Captain Michael J. Estocin Award during a ceremony in the squadron’s hangar at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Nov. 3. ...
01 November 2022 IWTC Virginia Beach Sailor Awarded the American Legion Spirit of Service Award VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Information Systems Technician 1st Class Annie Holder, currently stationed at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach, was presented the Spirit of Service Award from the American Legion at the their 103rd National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis...
30 September 2022 USS Ramage Chief Selected for George Sirian Award NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - The Surface Navy Association (SNA) presented the 2022 Master Gunner George Sirian Meritorious Service Award to Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Adam Yenny, during a ceremony aboard USS Constitution, Sept. 30, 2022...
30 September 2022 Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Changes Command Rear Adm. Bradley Andros, from Poughkeepsie, New York, relieved Rear Adm. Joseph DiGuardo Jr., from Fallston, Maryland, as commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), during a ceremony at Assault Craft Unit 4 onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. DiGuardo, who...
12 August 2022 Navy Presents 2022 Capt. Joy Bright Hancock and Master Chief Anna Der- Vartanian Leadership Awards Navy leaders presented the Capt. Joy Bright Hancock and Master Chief Anna Der-Vartanian Leadership Awards at the 2022 Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium, hosted by the Sea Services Leadership Association, in Norfolk, Va., July 12, 2022...
22 July 2022 MSC Intern Receives Judith C. Gilliom Workforce Recruitment Program Award NORFOLK, Va. - The Department of Defense (DOD) Diversity Management Operations Center recently named an intern at Military Sealift Command (MSC) as a recipient of the 2022 Judith C. Gilliom Award for Outstanding Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) Participant...
15 July 2022 Chief of Navy Reserve Announces i3 Waypoints 2022 Winner WASHINGTON - Vice Adm. John B. Mustin, Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander, Navy Reserve Force announced Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Calhoun’s “Leveraging Mobile Technology to Streamline Mobilization” as the winning entry of the inaugural i3 Waypoints in a streaming broadcast July 14...
13 May 2022 Navy establishes Unmanned Surface Vessel Division SAN DIEGO – Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) established Unmanned Surface Vessel Division (USVDIV) One during a ceremony, May 13, which also included a change of command ceremony for Surface Development Squadron (SURFDEVRON) One...
18 November 2021 NRL Chesapeake Bay Detachment Fire Science Researcher Receives Top Honors WASHINGTON - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Chesapeake Bay Detachment fire protection researcher John Farley received the 2020 Fire Protection Research Foundation Medal Award. The award was received in partnership with Gerard G. Back from Jensen Hughes Inc. for their work in evaluating the fire...
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...
02 June 2021 Truman Presented 2020 Battenberg Cup Award, Recognized as Best Ship in the Atlantic Fleet The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) received the 2020 Battenberg Cup Award in a ceremony aboard the ship, June 1, 2021...
12 October 2020 Cole Holds Ceremony on 20th Anniversary of Terrorist Attack USS Cole (DDG 67) hosted a pierside ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 12, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Cole, to honor the Sailors killed and to celebrate the heroism of the ship’s crew...