Release from the Navy Office of Information ***** The Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations announced today the following assignments: Rear Adm. Thomas J. Moreau will be assigned as vice director, J-4, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Moreau…
USS San Juan (SSN 751) conducts brief stop off Iceland’s coast
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs ***** By U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS San Juan (SSN 751) conducted a brief stop for supplies and…
Flag Officer Announcements
Release from the Department of Defense ***** APRIL 24, 2023 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II for reappointment to the grade of…
MQ-9B SEAGUARDIAN® FEATURED IN US NAVY’S GROUP SAIL EXERCISE
Release from General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems International ***** SAN DIEGO – 25 April 2023 – The U.S. Navy’s Group Sail Exercise, held over a six-day period in Hawaiian military operating areas, featured one of the world’s most advanced Unmanned…
CNO Travels to New England Shipyards with Congressional Delegation; Emphasizes Value of Shipyards to the Navy
Release from the CNO Public Affairs ***** 24 April 2023 PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Maine – Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Bath, and Kittery, Maine, where he and congressional leaders visited General Dynamics Bath Iron Works…
Reassure and Deter: George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Completes Historic Deployment
Release from U.S. Second Fleet ************* 23 April 2023 NORFOLK – The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) – comprised of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON)…
AUSTAL USA CHRISTENS FUTURE USS KINGSVILLE (LCS 36)
Release from Austal USA ************** April 22, 2023 MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA celebrated the christening of the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36) Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship in a ceremony at the company’s Gulf Coast shipyard today. Ship sponsor Katherine…
Flag Officer Announcements
Release from the Department of Defense ************** Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II for reappointment to the grade of vice admiral, with…
Prospective 64th Naval Academy Superintendent Nominated
************* ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Rear Adm. Yvette Davids was nominated for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and assignment as the next superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Davids, a 1989 graduate of the Naval Academy, was…
Navy to Christen Future U.S. Navy Ship Kingsville
Release from the Department of Defense ************* APRIL 21, 2023 The Navy will christen and launch the newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36), during a 10:00 a.m. CST ceremony on Saturday, April 23, in Mobile,…
