NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO, Calif. – Vice Adm. John Mustin, Chief of Navy Reserve and Vice Adm. Michael Boyle, Commander, Third Fleet, joined Rear Adm. Kenneth Blackmon, Vice Commander, US Fleet Forces Command and Flag Champion, Operational Level of War (OLW) Force Design Enterprise, for a ribbon cutting ceremony inaugurating the first Navy Reserve Operational Level of War Center of Excellence (COE) at Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific (EWTGPAC), April 22, 2024 ..read more

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy – Though Earth Day happens but once a year, environmental sustainability projects are ongoing for Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella Public Works Department (PWD), which has plans to break ground on a new water system repairs project in summer 2024 ..read more

GROTON, Conn. - In a first for the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), three RAN officers graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Officer Basic Course (SOBC) on Apr. 18, 2024, at the Naval Submarine School in Groton, Connecticut.  ..read more

ICELAND - The Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) conducted a brief stop for personnel and supplies off of the coast of Iceland, April 18, 2024 ..read more

CONSTANTA, Romania - U.S. Navy maritime patrol aircraft joined NATO’s exercise Sea Shield 2024, hosted by the Romanian Navy this week ..read more

Larnaca, Cyprus - The Cypriot exercise Argonaut 2024 took place in Lanarca, Cyprus, April 9-11, 2024 ..read more

FASLANE, Scotland - The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) arrived in Faslane, Scotland for a scheduled port visit, April 17, 2024 ..read more

A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on April 17 (local time). By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United States upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations ..read more

HONOLULU, Hawaii - As of April 15, Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill (NCTF-RH) safely removed 1,012 gallons, roughly 99 percent, of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) concentrate from the AFFF system at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. Operations began April 8 after NCTF-RH received approval from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii Department of Health. NCTF-RH is on schedule to complete AFFF concentrate removal as planned ..read more

Encouraging people interested in medicine and science to join Navy Medicine was the focus of the inaugural kaizen meeting at the Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) in Millington, Tenn., April 10-12, 2024 ..read more