05 August 2024 Navy Demonstrates ‘Game-Changing’ System to Rearm Warships at Sea Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) successfully conducted the first land-based demonstration of the Transferrable Rearming Mechanism (TRAM), which will enable U.S. Navy surface combatants to reload missile canisters into their MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) at...
05 August 2024 MDSU-1 Changes Command Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU-1) welcomed its newest leader during a change-of-command ceremony at on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 2.Cmdr. David Carter relieved Cmdr. Mark Anderson in front of friends, family members, and MDSU-1 personnel as part of an outdoor ceremony at...
05 August 2024 NMCB 3 Proves to Be ‘Better Than Best’ in Recent NIEX PORT HUENEME, Calif. — Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 Seabees recently demonstrated their exceptional skills and dedication during the Navy Integrated Exercise (NIEX), held from July 15 to July 26 at Naval Base Ventura County. This comprehensive drill tested the battalion’s readiness...
29 July 2024 Commander, Task Force 68 trains with Allies in Romania, Bulgaria NAPLE, Italy — U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) Eight, Platoon 801 participated in two exercises alongside multiple Allies in Romania and Bulgaria, June 10-14 and June 17-21, 2024, respectively...
19 July 2024 CTF 75 Holds Change of Command Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 held a change of command on Naval Base Guam on July 12.Capt. Erich C. Frandrup relieved Capt. Shaun T. Lieb as the commodore of CTF 75-Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific during a ceremony last Friday morning."This tour has been the absolute thrill of my career."...
19 July 2024 EOD Mobile Unit 2 Holds Change of Command Ceremony Cmdr. Andrew Giacomucci assumed command of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2 (EODMU 2) during a change of command ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, July 18, 2024. Giacomucci relieved Cmdr. Nick Quihuis as commanding officer of EODMU 2 in front of family, friends...
19 July 2024 Naval Construction Group One holds Change of Command Ceremony Capt. Angel Santiago assumed command of Naval Construction Group One (NCG1) from Capt. Gordon E. “Tres” Meek on Thursday, July 18th. The change of command ceremony took place at the parade grinder on Naval Base Ventura County.The presiding officer for the event was Rear Adm. Duttlinger, Navy...
19 July 2024 Seabees ‘Light Up’ the Future for NAS Oceana Aviation Community Seabees, attached to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202, spent the last year-and-a half replacing overhead lighting fixtures for six hangars along Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana’s flight line.The hangar’s outdated lighting system was beginning to fail and did not provide adequate...
18 July 2024 Successful conclusion of Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief training at RIMPAC 2024 The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) portion of the multinational joint exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 has come to a successful close, July 15. HADR is a military cooperation that aims to save lives, reduce suffering, and resolve emergencies during natural disasters...
17 July 2024 U.S. and Vietnam Conduct EOD Subject Matter Expert Exchange U.S. Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Operators, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians (Tech), and members of the Vietnamese Armed Forces conducted a Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) on EOD capabilities and standard operating procedures (SOP), advancing military-to-military cooperation...