One thousand seriously wounded, ill and injured service members are now enrolled in Navy Wounded Warrior (NWW) – Safe Harbor, the Department of the Navy’s support program for Sailors and Coast Guardsmen. “As awareness of this critical program has increased, enrollment numbers have continued to climb
General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) has received a contract from the U.S. Department of Defence worth up to a USD 7.2 million. GDEB will provide Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department tasks in support of operational submarines at Naval Submarine Support Facility and Naval Submarine base New Londo
The U.S. Navy Minesweeper USS Guardian that ran aground on January 17 while transiting the Sulu Sea , will have to be dismantled and removed in sections, reports the military.com. The Philippine Coast Guard is still examining work activities planned under the salvage operation, which is expected to
Sailors assigned to submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) welcomed members from the United States Navy League Guam Council aboard for a luncheon and tour, Jan. 29. Members were escorted aboard and taken to the Chief Petty Officer Mess where they dined with Frank Cable’s Commanding Officer, Capt.
The Royal New Zealand Navy has hosted a meeting of international navies to promote common understandings for the coordination of shipping and maritime trade in the Pacific, Indian and South Atlantic Oceans. The Pacific and Indian Oceans Shipping Working Group was held at Devonport Naval Base in Auck
During phase one of Chief Petty Officer (CPO) 365, 17 chief and first class petty officers from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) volunteered to clean the senior citizen center in downtown Everett, Wash., Jan. 28. The Carl Gipson Senior Center of Everett is a 28,000 square foot, modernized fa
This week marked the beginning of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) involvement in the initial phase of Dawn Blitz 2013 (DB 13). DB 13 is an exercise in which forces plan and execute an Expeditionary Strike Group and Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) – sized amphibious assault from se
USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) deployed today from Naval Base Point Loma for a scheduled six-month Western Pacific deployment. The Los Angeles-class, fast-attack submarine’s deployment is in support of the nation’s maritime strategy. Albuquerque’s missions will focus on maritime security operations and t
The Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), departed White Beach, Okinawa, Jan. 30. This marks the completion of the embarkation of Marines assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and Marines from the
U.S. 7th Fleet and U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka kicked off its Operational Medical Symposium at the Admiral Arleigh A. Burke Officer’s Club aboard Fleet Activities Yokosuka Jan. 28. Military officials from several nations attend the two-day symposium including representatives from Japan, Viet
Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) began their second semester of Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE) classes Jan. 28. More than 300 Sailors enrolled in NCPACE to further their educational goals and earn college credits while deployed
Senator Lisa Murkowski today received the United States Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award from U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus for her “selfless service to the Nation’s Sailors and Marines [that] ensured they were provided the resources necessary to support and defend the Nation’s interests ar
Inspectors from the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) were welcomed by the staff of Battleship Wisconsin (BB 64) prior to conducting a survey as part of a volunteer community relations project Jan. 25 in downtown Norfolk. After a storied history beginning in World War II, the battleship receiv
Sailors aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), along with Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), completed amphibious integration training (AIT) while on deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 30. AIT provides the initial opportunity for the Tortuga a
