Huntington Ingalls Industries today announced that Chris Miner has been promoted to vice president of in-service aircraft carrier programs for the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. In his new position, Miner is responsible for planning and executing aircraft carrier overhaul progra
Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, assigned to the Harry S. Truman Strike Group, welcomed the Navy’s first female CVW commander during CVW-3’s change of command ceremony Jan 4. During the ceremony, which was conducted at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Va., Capt. Michael S. Wallace, commander of “Team Battle
President Barack Obama signed the $633 billion fiscal 2013 National Defense Authorization Act into law yesterday. The legislation, which cleared Congress last month, authorizes the department to act in any number of instances. “There are certain things that cannot be done without [the authorization
J.F. Lehman & Company (“J.F. Lehman”), a leading middle-market private equity firm focused on the defense, aerospace and maritime sectors, announced that certain of its investment affiliates have acquired IMECO, Inc. (“IMECO” or the “Company”) of Iron Mountain, MI, in partnership with Company manage
Guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) departed Naval Station Norfolk, on Friday, for a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility to participate in anti-piracy and maritime security operations. “Our crew is ready and motivated for the work that lies ahead,” Lt. Alexa Forsyth, O
The flight deck shakes, an arresting wire is caught and twin turbojet engines roar as an EA-6B Prowler from the “Wizards” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 lands on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during its current deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of respon
U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company, Central Command (FASTCENT), Charlie 5 Platoon, returned to Bahrain, after a 111-day deployment to Sana’a, Yemen, Jan. 1. Charlie 5 deployed to Sana’a Sept. 13, 2012, to provide continuous security for the U.S. Embassy immediately f
The president of the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) rolled out major changes to the frequency and grading method of the INSURV program effective Jan. 1. Rear Adm. Robert Wray, INSURV president, said changes to the frequency of the inspections and the grading system were implemented to impro
Perform to Serve (PTS) is a force-management tool and continuum of service initiative that helps 21st Century Sailors continue their Navy career, officials said Jan. 2. “Sailors need to be engaged with their chain of command and the chain of command needs to be engaged with its Sailors,” said Force
Sailors from guided-destroyer, USS Higgins (DDG-65) donated gifts and food to Naval Medical Center San Diego’s (NMCSD) pediatric hematology and oncology in-patient ward making the holidays a little brighter for the special group of patients Dec. 21. Higgins’ Yeoman 1st Class Jaime Saenz’s daughter,
Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) announced Dec. 28 that the commander of NETC visited the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Keesler Air Force Base to see firsthand how the learning site has successfully implemented a Virtual Desktop Initiative (VDI). Rear Adm. Don
Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo on Tuesday issued the following statement on the status of the negotiations between the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific (NAVFAC Pacific) and the Guam Shipyard on a long-term lease for a ship repair facility on Guam. “The U.S. Navy, NAVFAC Pacific
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, was awarded a $13,499,140 order under Basic Ordering Agreement (N00024-12-G-4330) for the accomplishment of the planning yard services in support of littoral combat ships LCS-2 and LCS-4. General Dynamics Bath Iron Works will execute planning yard funct
Amphibious Squadron (COMPHIBRON) 3 held a change of command ceremony in the forecastle of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5), Dec. 20. Capt. Shawn Lobree relieved Capt. Mark Sakaguchi as commodore. Sakaguchi will report next as commander, Afloat Training Group Pacific in San Diego. The cere
