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...
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...
03 October 2023 U.S. Ships to participate in San Francisco Fleet Week SAN FRANCISCO – Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from several ships, squadrons and military units will be in San Francisco for the annual San Francisco Fleet Week, Oct. 2-9...
20 September 2023 MDSU-1 Dives the Arctic with U.S. Coast Guard Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 trained in one of the most remote parts of the world this summer – under the polar ice cap of the Arctic Circle. Chief Navy Diver Zachary Hanson, MDSU-1 master diver and his team got underway aboard the icebreaker USCGC Healy (WAGB...