Release from LCS Squadron Two ***** NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. — Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Sioux City (LCS 11) was decommissioned in Mayport, Fla., August 14. As an operational unit, Sioux City and its crew played an important…
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Welcomes First Contingent of AUKUS Personnel
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** 16 August 2023 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Aug. 15, 2023) — Personnel from participating nations reported to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY&IMF) in support of the Australia, United Kingdom, and…
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches Guided Missile Destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128)
Release from HII ***** PASCAGOULA, Miss., Aug. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced the successful launch of the Navy’s third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128). “The translation and…
Africa Malaria Task Force focuses on new emerging threats from Africa’s top killer
Release from U.S. Africa Command ***** Aug. 15, 2023 By MAJ. JESSICA TAIT, U.S. Africa Command ACCRA, Ghana – U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) Force Surgeon held an operational entomology event in support of the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF), July 17-21,…
Franchetti Takes the Helm After Gilday’s Relinquishment of Office
Release from Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs ***** From Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs WASHINGTON – Adm. Mike Gilday relinquished the office of the Chief of Naval Operations after successfully concluding his four-year tenure as the Navy’s top…
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks at the Chief of Naval Operations Relinquishment of Office Ceremony
Release from the U.S. Department of Defense ***** Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be here with all of you this morning. I see a number of former chiefs in the audience this morning. And welcome to you all. Good…
New Navy, Edison Electric Institute Collaboration for Resilience
Release from U.S. Navy Office of Information ***** 10 August 2023 WASHINGTON (August 10, 2023) — The United States Department of the Navy (DON) and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). …
Construction Begins on Future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr.
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** Aug. 11, 2023 By Team Ships Public Affairs SAN DIEGO – Construction started on the sixth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), the future USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), at General Dynamics National…
USS Mobile Bay Decommissions, Honors 36 Years of Service
Release from Commander, Naval Surface Forces Public Affairs ***** From Commander, Naval Surface Forces Public Affairs SAN DIEGO – USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) honored more than three decades of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San…
USS OMMANEY BAY (CVE 79) DISCOVERY TO BE DISCUSSED AT ESCORT CARRIER HISTORY SYMPOSIUM
27 July 2023For Immediate Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The Naval Order of the United States (NOUS) National Capital Commandery welcomes the Escort Carrier Sailors and Airmen Association (ESCAA) to the nation’s capital for a planned final reunion convention which will…
