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
21 June 2023 EODGRU 2 Holds Change of Command Ceremony Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 held a change-of-command ceremony and welcomed its newest leader at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek- Fort Story, Jun. 15, 2023.Capt. Karl Haywood relieved Capt. Charles Eckhart and assumed responsibilities as commodore of EODGRU 2 during a ceremony
12 June 2023 EOD Group One Trains on Next-Generation Communications Technology Sailors from throughout the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1 enterprise trained on next-generation satellite and mesh network systems in San Diego from May 23-24.A communications exercise taught Sailors how to use cutting-edge technology that enhances Navy EOD’s ability to support
05 June 2023 Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Selects Top Sailor Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) announced its Sailor of the Year (SOY) during a ceremony at its headquarters onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, June 2.Construction Electrician 1st Class Janice N. Coppock, from Omaha, Nebraska, earned top honors as the force’s
13 February 2023 NECC Recovery Care Management Program Critical to Expeditionary Multidisciplinary Care Team Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) continues to demonstrate its commitment to the care and resiliency of its members across the force, by focusing on mental health and other critical care areas. The force uses the Recovery Care Management (RCM) program, which provides assistance to injured and
09 February 2023 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Concludes Field Training Exercise, Operation Turning Point On November 19, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 successfully completed its field training exercise, Operation Turning Point. After nearly three weeks in the field performing tactical and construction operations, the Battalion has been certified by Naval Construction Group (NCG) 1 as
03 February 2023 U.S. Navy Seabees Volunteer at a Spanish Monastery U.S. Navy Seabees deployed to Naval Station Rota volunteered at a historic Carthusian Monastery in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, for a community service opportunity, Jan. 22.More than 20 Sailors from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, stationed at nearby Naval Station Rota,
01 February 2023 Fourth Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment Decommissions After 17 Years of Service Fourth Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment (NELR) held the command’s decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Jan. 20, 2023.Attendees of the ceremony included Rear Adm. Dennis Collins, Commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group; Capt. Andrew Duessel, Commodore,
27 January 2023 EOD Group One Holds Change of Command Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1 welcomed its newest leader during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Jan. 24.Capt. Wade Hilderbrand relieved Capt. Ken “K9” Kleinschnittger in front of friends, family and military personnel during an
04 January 2023 Excelling at “Remote” Leadership Cmdr. John Keefe has spent the last couple of years commanding one of the Navy’s most preeminent forward-deployed units in the Pacific, leading approximately 230 expeditionary Sailors in undertaking some of our Nation’s most challenging and dynamic missions at Explosive Ordnance Disposal