Guided-missile frigate USS Curts (FFG 38) concluded 29 years of service to the Navy during a decommissioning ceremony Jan. 25 at Naval Base San Diego. The ceremony was attended by nine former Curts commanding officers, several former crewmembers as well as grandchildren of the ship’s namesake, Adm.
Meridian Area Navy League members, USS Mississippi commissioning committee members and representatives from the University of Mississippi gathered Jan. 18 to announce the establishment of a new scholarship. Meridian Area Navy League members worked for a year to raise funds for the commissioning of t
Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (1st MEB) began the synthetic phase amphibious exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 (DB 13) aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) Jan. 28. DB 13 is a live and synthetic amphibious exercise that will focus on the Amphibious Task F
The U.S. Consul General to Naha, Okinawa, visited with officers and crew of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Jan. 27. Bonhomme Richard is in White Beach to embark Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and then will continue on to conduct various exercises in the U.S. 7th Fleet area o
Booz Allen Hamilton announced it has won three contracts—with a combined value of more than $95 million—from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). Booz Allen has a long history of supporting the U.S. Navy by bringing the latest strategy and technology solutions to help Navy operating
Rear Adm. Rick Breckenridge, Commander, Submarine Group 2, relieved Cmdr. Luis Molina, commanding officer of USS Pasadena (SSN 752) on Jan. 25 due to loss of confidence in executing his duties as the submarine’s commanding officer. “I have lost confidence in Cmdr. Molina’s ability to effectively lea
Sales Division aboard amphibious landing dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) received the “Best Ship of Class Ship Store Sales and Service Award” for fiscal year 2011, Jan. 22. New York achieved the highest cumulative score based on their supply management certification (SMC) and customer satisfaction s
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus released the following statement Jan. 24 on the Women in Service Review. “I fully support Secretary Panetta’s decision to rescind the 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule, which removes barriers preventing women Sailors and Marines from reaching th
Capt. D.J. LeGoff, the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program manager at Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWAR) command, toured USS Milius (DDG 69) Jan. 23 to discuss and review the installation plans for the new CANES shipboard network program. CANES is a new afloat
Forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), departed Jan. 24 for a deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations. Bonhomme Richard will embark Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), take par
The Lake County Council of the Navy League of the United States hosted their first Sailor of the Year Awards Dinner at the Port O’ Call Banquet and Conference Center, Jan. 19. Rear Adm. Ricky Williamson, commander, Navy Region Midwest, was the keynote speaker as 18 senior and junior Sailors as well
After having assumed Command of Task Force 508 on 7th December 2012, Rear Admiral Antonio Natale reflects on his busy first month as the Commander of NATO’s counter piracy mission, Operation Ocean Shield. The ships’ companies of the current task force; namely, ITS San Marco, USS Halyburton, TCG Goko
The Navy seeks motivated first and second class petty officers with career counselor experience to consider applying for a rating conversion to Navy Counselor (NC), officials said Jan. 23. “The Navy’s goal is to make 81 active-duty Navy Counselors this fiscal year,” said Master Chief Navy Counselor
The “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 embarked the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), the flagship of commander, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, in preparation for an underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 23. As a regular part of
