Sailors from littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) volunteered to take up hard hats, hammers and nails with Habitat for Humanity, April 3. A team of seven Independence Sailors and two Habitat for Humanity construction supervisors performed frame work and exterior construction on two houses t
Sailors from submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) and Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) help improve the quality of life for children at Bukit Harapan Therapeutic Community Orphanage in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, April 5. Bukit Harapan Orphanage is a non-profit org
Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) are pursuing their education while underway through the Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE). The NCPACE program offers Sailors academic skills, developmental and college-level courses, both und
The Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2013 Initial Planning Conference (IPC) took place in Garmisch, Germany, March 28-30. The three-day conference provided a venue for participating partner nations from Africa, Australia, Europe and North America to meet and continue the dialogue for building future
Children living at the Maestral orphanage received a guided tour aboard the High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV) 2 at Lora Naval Base Split, Croatia, April 5. The tour provided the children a chance to meet Sailors and help increase ties between Croatia and the United States. “It’s always nice to have the
Naval personnel from India and the United States will participate in Exercise Malabar 2012, April 9-16. Malabar is a regularly scheduled naval field training exercise and has grown in scope and complexity over the years. Malabar 2012 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises conducted to adv
Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 held a change of command ceremony aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) April 5. Rear Adm. Charles Gaouette relieved Rear Adm. Craig Faller as commander of CSG-3, the command staff for the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group. The s
An F/A-18D assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 crashed in Virginia Beach, Va. April 6. Initial reports indicate that at approximately 12:05 p.m., the jet crashed just after takeoff at a location just off of the base. Both aircrew safely ejected from the aircraft. The Navy is coordinating w
The commander of Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet presented the Navy Unit Commendation award to the crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) at the Pearl Harbor Submarine Park and Parche Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam., Hawaii, April 5. Rear Adm. Fran
OceanServer Technology, Inc. has received an order from Wentworth Environmental Services (WES) for a base 42 Iver2 AUV equipped with Klein 3500 Side Scan Sonar. The new system is expected to be a multipurpose vehicle used for general imaging surveys and a test platform for new methods to characteriz
Navy personnel are busy preparing to teach the next generation of Sailors how to work with and fly the newest military aircraft, the F-35C Lightening II Joint Strike Fighter, as Strike Fighter Squadron 101 (VFA-101) readies for its stand-up ceremony on Eglin Air Force Base May 1. The F-35 is a singl
Sailors from submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) and Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) participated in a community service project at Likas Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, April 4. Likas Hospital is a facility for children under the age of 15 who require tr
Twelve Sailors from USS Mahan (DDG 72) received non-judicial punishment under Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for the use, purchase, and/or distribution of illegal synthetic cannabinoid, also known as “Spice,” during Captain’s Mast proceeding held aboard the ship April 4. One Sail
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins joined Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works President Jeffrey Geiger to start the fabrication of DDG 1002 during a ceremony at the BIW shipyard in Bath, Maine, April 4. The ship’s design maturity and production readiness, the a
