05 September 2023 325th Fighter Wing Hosts NMCB 11 for Field Training Exercise TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. –The 325th Fighter Wing is host to more than 15 tenant units, each operating their own mission sets at Tyndall Air Force Base. One such unit is the 801st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers Training Squadron, whose primary mission
05 September 2023 NMCB 11 Returns from Field Training Exercise and Large Scale Exercise 2023 NCBC Gulfport, Miss. – Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 returned from their annual field training exercise (FTX) to their homeport in Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport, Mississippi, Aug. 15, 2023.
05 September 2023 NMCB 133 Takes Command of Camp Mitchell, Rota, Spain ROTA, Spain- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133) took command of Camp Mitchell in Rota, Spain from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB 1) September 1, 2023.
24 August 2023 U.S. and RAN Work Underwater Together During Malabar 23 In the late morning of August 14, onboard HMAS Kuttabul just off the pier aft of HMAS Supply (A195), two specialist teams prepared for the adrenaline rush of working together below sea level. The United States Navy (USN) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team checked their air tanks while Royal
23 August 2023 Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces enable distributed maritime operations during LSE 2023 Sailors and Marines assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) refined their warfighting concepts and tactics in live, virtual, and constructive training events throughout the month of August during Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2023. NECC’s operations center provided command and
18 August 2023 U.S. Navy Riverine Vietnam Veteran Posthumously Awarded Bronze Star with Valor Virginia Beach, Va. The Navy posthumously recognized Lt. j.g. William Collins, a Vietnam War veteran and former officer-in-charge of a swift boat, during a ceremony today onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. Collins’ wife Estella and his family accepted the award on his
08 August 2023 USS Porter, USNS William McLean Perform Vertical Launch System Re-Arm Demonstration (August 3, 2023)—The crews of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) dry cargo ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) performed a MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) re-arm, pier-side, at Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 3.
01 August 2023 Diving deep into naval history, Navy Diving Executive Steering Committee celebrates origins of U.S. Navy diving community VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – They may dive the world over, but the humble beginnings of U.S. Navy divers first began on August 1, 1882 in local waters off of Newport, Rhode Island according to Navy leaders who recently voted on establishing an official birth date for the community.
10 July 2023 NCG 2 Changes Command, Welcomes Its First Woman Commander Capt. Constance Solina relieved Capt. Jeff Deviney as commander, Naval Construction Group (NCG) 2, during a change of command ceremony held on board Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, July 7. Solina’s assumption of command marks the first time a woman has commanded an NCG and all
10 July 2023 Navy Authorizes Command at Sea Designation for Qualified O-5 Reserve Surface Warfare Officers Commanding Security Boat Companies For the first time in over a decade, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command’s (NECC) Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MESF) is authorizing O-5 Reserve surface warfare officers command at sea opportunities, and the qualified officers who command Reserve Security Boat Companies will now be