04 January 2024 Seabee Divers Salvage Overturned Barge NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain- Seabee divers assigned to Underwater Construction Team 1 (UCT 1) provided support to Naval Station Rota port operations by facilitating the removal of an overturned painting barge from the waters around the piers from November 13, 2023 to December 8, 2023...
04 January 2024 U.S. Navy Divers Complete Ship Removal Operation in Pohnpei Mobile Diving and Salvage Company 1-8, U.S. 7th Fleet's deployed salvage force, completed the at-sea disposal of a derelict cargo vessel in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, as part of Pacific Partnership 24-1 Dec. 15th, 2023...
21 December 2023 MSC Chartered Ship MV Ocean Gladiator Departs in Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2024 Military Sealift Command charter ship MV Ocean Gladiator departed Port Hueneme, Calif., today, kicking off their support of their support of the annual resupply mission to McMurdo Station, Antarctica; Operation Deep Freeze 2024.Since Dec. 13, the 545-foot Ocean Gladiator has been conducting a...
19 December 2023 Camp Lemonnier Cuts Ribbon on New Virtual Range CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti, (November 18, 2023) -- When Marine Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 11 sailors found an uninstalled virtual range kit in their spaces at Camp Lemonnier, they saw an opportunity.The system still had the tag on it, and had been awaiting installation since a previous...
28 November 2023 CTF-68 Seabee Divers and Georgia Coast Guard Build Partnership in the Black Sea U.S. Navy Seabee divers assigned to Commander Task Force (CTF) 68 conducted a six-week exercise with the Georgian Coast Guard in Batumi and Poti, Georgia in an effort to build a stronger relationship and improve maritime security...
06 November 2023 Navy Divers Conduct Rescue Operation in Chuuk U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Company 1-8 assisted local authorities in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia during a rescue operation to save a local driver who had driven his car off a pier the night of Friday, February 13, 2023.“A few of us got a call about a man running...
30 October 2023 NECC presents EOD Leadership Excellence Award POINT LOMA, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2023) - Rear Adm. Bradley Andros, commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, presented the Cmdr. Kevin P. Childre Excellence Award to Lt. Carey Peekstok, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit One (EODTEU-1), Oct. 24.The Commander Kevin...
30 October 2023 Sea Sisters Prepare for Bull Shark Exercise DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (October 30, 2023) Servicewomen from U.S. Navy Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 11 conducted maritime search and rescue training with servicewomen from the Djiboutian Coast Guard during a joint event called Sea Sisters at Doraleh, Djibouti, on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.The day...
20 October 2023 Pacific Partnership 2023 Concludes Fourth Stop in Papua New Guinea WEWAK, Papua New Guinea – Pacific Partnership 2023 has concluded its mission stop in Papua New Guinea from a closing ceremony hosted at the Japanese Memorial Park on Wewak Hill, Oct. 20.The largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the...
18 October 2023 NECC highlights family readiness program, welcomes new director Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) recently welcomed a new family readiness program director to manage family service and support policies and resources throughout the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force...