Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) conducted a civilian contingency support drill at sea Aug. 29. The drill helped prepare the crew for potential large-scale humanitarian aid operations and taught Wasp Sailors how to effectively interact with and assist those in need. “We wa
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus outlined a new dedicated energy Masters degree program during a recent speech to students at the Naval Postgraduate School on Aug. 29. The announcement targets both current and future leadership of the Navy and Marine Corps, and is another example of Mabus’ ongoing co
More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines from USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), embarked 7th Fleet staff, and Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Pacific (FASTPAC) returned to the ship’s forward-deployed port of Yokosuka, Japan on Aug. 29, completing a two and a half-month deployment throughout the Pacific Ocean. B
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Maputo, Mozambique, Aug. 26 for a four-day goodwill port visit. Prior to its arrival, Samuel B. Roberts was underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. The visit marked the s
The deputy commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (COMUSNAVSO) and U.S. 4th Fleet (C4F) presided over the PANAMAX 2011 closing ceremonies at the Ocean Breeze Conference Center at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Aug. 25. Rear Adm. A.B. Cruz III led the ceremony for PANAMAX, the largest multinat
A group of Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) educated their shipmates about ways to reduce the command’s environmental impact while at sea Aug. 10-22. Representatives of Makin Island’s environmentally friendly “Green Team” informed their shipmates about how turning off
The Raytheon Company developed Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System achieved a major milestone on the road to NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) launch with the successful completion of the NPP Compatibility Test 4 this August. This is the last major comprehensive test prior to the
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $14,545,851 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00024-07-C-4407) to definitize the USS Preble (DDG 88) fiscal 2011 dry-dock selected restricted availability (DSRA). A DSRA includes the pla
The Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11) mission team, embarked aboard USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), is scheduled to return to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Aug. 24 to resume medical, dental, veterinary and engineering operations. The ship weighed anchor and got underway the evening of Aug. 21 in anticipation of the a
The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) conducted fleet engagements with Sailors in Navy Region Southeast over the weekend, including a 5-mile beach run with more than 250 chief petty officers (CPO) and selectees on Jacksonville Beach Aug. 20. MCPON (SS/SW) Rick D. West spoke with senior
USS New Orleans (LPD 18) returned to its homeport in San Diego Aug. 22 following a two week predeployment exercise off the coast of Southern California. New Orleans, along with embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), completed Amphibious Squadron-MEU Integrated Trainin
Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet ordered all U.S. Navy ships in the Hampton Roads, Va., area to set Sortie Condition Bravo Aug. 23, in order to maintain fleet readiness as a precaution due to the approach of Hurricane Irene. Sortie Condition Bravo requires that ships make necessary preparations to get unde
Lockheed Martin recently delivered its third P-3 Orion with a new Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) kit to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This P-3 Orion joins two additional upgraded P-3s that CBP is currently operating to support its critical homeland security missions. Lockheed Martin delivered t
Sailors and Marines assigned to Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5 and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) returned to San Diego Aug. 22 following completion of a 12-day PHIBRON-MEU integrated training (PMINT) cycle off the coast of southern California. During the Aug. 10-22 underway period, amphibiou
