Twenty-one crew members from aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) took a carrier on board delivery (COD) flight to aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) today to reunite with family members currently serving aboard Ike. Crew members from Enterprise toured the Ike and seized the oppo
Emergency response teams at Naval Station Everett coordinated with the city of Everett’s Fire Department, local hospitals and other community authorities during the base’s annual emergency response Exercise Reliant Cloud, June 25. The exercise simulated a scenario in which a vehicle collision causes
The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, spoke about the importance of diversity in the Sea Services during a panel discussion at the National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) conference in New Orleans on July 25. Adm. Cecil D. Haney, praised the mission of the NNOA, underscoring the group’s person
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems met with members of the Rochester Rotary Club as part of a community outreach visit to Rochester, N.Y., July 24. Vice Adm. Bill Burke’s three-day visit was part of the Navy’s 50-50 program, which is sending 50 Navy leaders to 50 cities across the
A group of 38 civilian leaders in education, business, industry and local governments from across the country visited the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) as part of the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC), July 24. The purpose of the JCOC program
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Collins Class submarine HMAS Farncomb has successfully sunk a target ship, the 12,106-tonne former USNS (United States Navy Ship) Kilauea in Hawaii. Farncomb fired one Mark 48 Torpedo and achieved a hit just below the bridge of the ship as part of a sinking exercise
Amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) highlighted its mission capabilities for U.S. Department of State distinguished guests with a tour during composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), July 23. Guest visits help the American public and officials see the Navy’s mission first-hand and the de
Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12) concluded its visit to Vinh, Vietnam July 24. Aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), the PP12 team of more than 1,200 crew spent 14 days by the invitation of Vietnam to take part in a multitude of events. While in Vietnam PP12 providers co
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company a $925 million contract for development of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile, which is a co-development effort between the U.S. and Japan. “As the threat continues to evolve, so does our ability to counter that threat,” said Dr. Taylor W. La
Sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) attended a health fair at Huntington Hall in Newport News, Va. to obtain information about health and wellness, July 19. The event, hosted by Huntington Hall’s liberty center, Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) staff and medical personnel from Theodor
The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109)hosted children from the Zhemchuzhinka orphanage in Odessa, Ukraine, July 21. During the visit, the children were able to get a first-hand look at various spaces, including the ship’s navigation bridge. Ensign Julia Kranz led the tour and said i
Junior Sailors aboard multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) formed a new local chapter of the Navy’s Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) July 24. CSADD is a Navy-wide program geared at young Sailors (ages 18 to 25) aimed at reinforcing a culture of shipmates
The scene, painted by the highly regarded British artist Ross Watton, captures the combined effort of the mine countermeasures assets based in the Gulf, namely the UK Hunt and Sandown class vessels, the US Avenger class ships as well as the Afloat Forward Support Base RFA Lyme Bay and the US Navy’s
The Navy’s surgeon general and chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery participated in the Enterprise Leadership Panel at the National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) 40th Professional Development and Training Conference July 24. Navy Surgeon General, Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, told an audience
