WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Cyber Apprenticeship Program (P-CAP) has launched at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane) to advance cybersecurity capabilities, the university said in a July 16 release. The launch at NSWC Crane comes after…
MCPON: Some Responses to Pandemic Will Remain as Good Processes
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s top enlisted leader said the COVID-19 pandemic is teaching the sea service that personnel need as much focus as machines as the Navy works its way to separate processes that work from those that need to be cast aside. Master…
More Okinawa Marines, One in Australia Test Positive for COVID-19
ARLINGTON, Va. — The number of personnel testing positive for COVID-19 at U.S. Marine Corps bases on Okinawa has grown to 136, according to the provincial governor of the Japanese island. Gov. Denny Tamaki told reporters in Tokyo that another 36…
All Known Fires Extinguished Aboard Bonhomme Richard
ARLINGTON, Va. — Firefighters have extinguished all known fires on the amphibious assault USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego, the Navy announced. “Our fire teams are investigating every space to verify the absence of fire,” Rear Adm. Philip E. Sobeck, commander of Expeditionary Strike…
Geurts: Navy Acquisition Pivoted Rapidly to Face the Pandemic
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s top procurement official said he seeks to maintain the agility and efficiencies garnered by the Navy’s acquisition and repair workforce and procedures long after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. The pandemic is a “really good test of resilience and…
Firefighters Still Working to Save Bonhomme Richard
ARLINGTON, Va. — The firefighting efforts to save the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego carried over into a fifth day on July 16. Just after midnight, early in the morning, the work of firefighting teams had to be temporarily halted, the Navy reported. “Out of an…
Bataan Amphibious Ready Group Returns from Deployment
NORFOLK, Va. — The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are returning from deployment this month, marking the end of seven months attached to the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleets. The first of the ARG ships, the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing…
USS Ralph Johnson Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson operated in the Spratly Islands on July 14 in a freedom of navigation operation that upheld the rights, freedoms and lawful uses of the sea, recognized in international…
USS Pinckney Operation Challenges Venezuela’s Maritime Claim
CARIBBEAN SEA — The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Pinckney challenged Venezuela’s excessive maritime claim in international waters during a successful freedom of navigation operation on July 15 in the Caribbean Sea, U.S. Southern Command public affairs…
Navy League VP Kaskin: More Tankers Needed to Support a Pacific War
ARLINGTON, Va. — The United States needs a larger merchant fleet, including ships available for sealift and tankers to meet the challenges of the new era of “great power competition,” particularly a conflict in the Pacific, said a senior Navy…
