Precommissioning Unit Arlington (LPD 24) was selected from 57 commands for Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic’s (MIDLANT) 2012 Community Service of the Year Award, which was announced Oct. 3. During the award period, from July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2102, more than 300 Arlington Sailors at the training
A group of 150 Sailors and Marines from the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit serving aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) attended a luncheon Oct. 4 sponsored by American Legion Cathay Post 384 as part of San Francisco Fleet Week (SSFW) 2012 activities. Asian cuisine was se
The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) conducted a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3), Oct. 5. George Washington received more than 200 pallets of supplies during the RAS, al
Vice Adm. David H. Buss relieved Vice Adm. Allen G. Myers as Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) during a change of command ceremony today aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Myers assumed command of CNAF in July 2010. As the Navy’s “Air Boss,” he ensured that the U.S. Navy’s aviation fo
The commanding officer of USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) and seven crew members are participating in a five-day visit to the “Steel City” Oct. 4 – 9. The submarine, which has the motto “Heart of Steel,” enjoys a strong relationship with the “Steel City.” During their visit, the crew will embark on a myria
NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support awarded a $218.4M Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract to Bell-Boeing for the V-22 Osprey Oct. 4. This Cost Plus Inventive Fee (CPIF) contract delivers supply support for 168 line items of repairable and consumable components common to the Air Force CV-22 and Mari
The Navy and Huntington Ingalls Industries completed a record superlift Wednesday, when a 1,040-ton unit was lifted into the drydock at the Huntington Ingalls Newport News shipyard for integration with the future aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). The carrier is being constructed using a modu
The Navy Parachute Demonstration Team, the Leap Frogs, performed at the Kaneohe Bay Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Sept. 28-30. The five-man jump team performed three high-altitude jumps from as high as 12,000 feet above show center, and had the honor of performing a tandem jump with MC
More than 1,800 Sailors and Marines from the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) serving aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) arrived in San Francisco, Oct. 3 to take part in the 31st Annual San Francisco Fleet Week (SSFW) celebration. SSFW 2012 is scheduled from, Oc
General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics , was competitively awarded a task order by the General Services Administration Federal Systems Integration and Management Center to be the single-service provider for consolidated information technology (IT) enterprise ser
Effective Oct. 1, 2012, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet established NECC Pacific (NECC PAC) to provide administrative control for Navy expeditionary forces assigned to the Pacific theater. The establishment of NECC PAC is a significant milestone. The standup formalizes a direct administrative relation
The Navy will commission the newest guided-missile destroyer, Michael Murphy (DDG 112), Oct. 6, during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony at Pier 88 in Manhattan, N.Y. The newest destroyer honors Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) Lt. Michael P. Murphy, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic act
Communications and Power L.L.C has been awarded a $45,500,539 contract for the evaluation, repair and new production of the simplified driver traveling wave tube that will be used by the Navy and Missile Defense Agency. The simplified driver traveling wave tube will support navy shipbuiliding progra
Naval Medical Logistics Command celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month, Oct. 2, in Frederick, Md., on Fort Detrick, with a special guest speaker from the local community. Jeanie R. Cronin of Middletown, Md., co-founder and president of Centro Hispano de Frederick, Inc., was on hand to share personal acc
