04 August 2021 USS Donald Cook Independently Completes Essential Repairs to Starboard Shaft on Patrol Stop Overseas Earlier this year, the USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) crew independently completed essential repairs to its starboard shaft while in port Souda Bay, Greece. While on its final patrol in the Mediterranean Sea as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces – Europe (FDNF-E) ship, Donald Cook experienced a casualty to...
03 August 2021 San Jacinto Recognized with Navy Unit Commendation On behalf of the Secretary of the Navy, Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, presented the crew of the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) a Navy Unit Commendation during a ceremony aboard the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 2...
03 August 2021 SURFLANT to Host Waterfront Self-Sufficiency Symposium Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) will host a Waterfront Self-Sufficiency Symposium at Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 11-13...
30 July 2021 SURFLANT Announces New S-MOC Director Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), appointed Lt. Cmdr. Carleigh Gregory as new director of the Surface Maintenance Operations Center (S-MOC), at Naval Station Norfolk, July 28. SURFLANT stood up S-MOC last month as a cross-organizational team with various...
23 July 2021 SURFLANT Hosts Commander’s Training Symposium Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT), Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, hosted an annual, two-day leadership training symposium July 22-23, at Drexler Manor Conference Center on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek. With McLane coaching to elite performance, the conference provided a...
16 July 2021 USS Ramage Holds Change of Command Ceremony Cmdr. James Walker relieved Cmdr. Isaac A. Harris as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) today during a shipboard change of command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk.. Harris assumed command in April 2020, following the ship’s deployment to...
13 July 2021 Junior Sailor, Lieutenant Tie in Shiphandling Competition A junior Sailor tied with a lieutenant for top score in the shiphandling competition during the recent Surface Line Week 2021 competition. Seaman Kelly A. House of Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU 2) tied with Lt. Clint McNutt, navigator aboard USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), for top score. Retired Navy...
08 July 2021 USS Billings Sailors Visit Namesake City Sailors assigned to the Freedom-variant, littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) visited their namesake city July 1-6 to take part in festive, Independence Day events and tour the scenic surroundings. During the visit, crew members represented their ship and the Navy while visiting with local...
29 June 2021 USS Paul Ignatius Holds Change of Command USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) held a change of command ceremony Jun. 25 on the ship’s flight deck at Naval Base Mayport. Cmdr. Jeffrey Servello, a native of Hollywood, Md., assumed command of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer from Cmdr. Lennard Cannon, a native of Decatur, Ga.Cannon...
25 June 2021 Surface Line Week 2021 Concludes Surface Line Week 2021 came to a close after several days of spirited competition between different sea- and shore-based commands, June 25. An annual competition hosted by Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) for all subordinate SURFLANT commands, Surface Line Week (SLW) sees Hampton Roads-based...
25 June 2021 SURFLANT Announces Surface Line Week Welding Competition Results Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) hosted Surface Line Week events from June 14-25, 2021. This year, a special emphasis was placed on self-sufficiency, as demonstrated at the welding competition on June 16.Following the event, SURFLANT announced the following winners:1st Place – Assault Craft...
25 June 2021 SURFLANT Stands up Collaborative Maintenance Operations Accelerator In order to significantly accelerate pre-deployment material readiness, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), stood up the Surface Maintenance Operations Center (S-MOC), June 16, in the command’s headquarters onboard Naval Station Norfolk. Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force...
24 June 2021 Vice Adm. Kitchener Visits Naval Station Norfolk, Addresses Commanding Officers Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Forces and Commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, spoke to an auditorium full of commanding officers and executive officers from Hampton Roads-area ships during a command call at Naval Station Norfolk, June 23. Kitchener, whose first...
17 June 2021 USS James E Williams Holds Change of Command NORFOLK -- Cmdr. Ameian Jeremiah relieved Cmdr. Christopher Norris as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), during a June 7 change of command ceremony held at Naval Station Norfolk.Norris led James E. Williams through an eight-month...
11 June 2021 USS Stout Holds Change of Command Cmdr. Rich Eytel was relieved by Cmdr. Tammy McCreary as commanding officer of USS Stout (DDG 55) during a ceremony at the museum battleship USS Wisconsin, in downtown Norfolk, June 11.The socially-distanced, intimate ceremony included close family and friends and was live streamed on the Stout’s...
11 June 2021 USS Philippine Sea Completes Homeport Shift to Norfolk (NORFOLK – June 10, 2021) Continuing the Navy’s strategic realignment of ships, USSPhilippine Sea (CG 58) arrived here today, making Norfolk its new homeport.Due to excess port loading in Mayport, Fla., the ship, its crew and families moved from there inorder to support their upcoming Selected...
09 June 2021 USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL: THE NAVY’S MOST COMBAT READY SHIP (NORFOLK, Va. June 9, 2021) -- As selected by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the crew of USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) was presented the USS Arizona Memorial Trophy June 9, during a ceremony aboard the ship at Naval Station Norfolk.Consistent with the accomplishments of USS Arizona (BB...
04 June 2021 Adm. Samuel Gravely, Jr., Day to be Annually Commemorated in Virginia As announced Tuesday before a passionate crowd, June 2 is now officially Adm. Samuel Gravely, Jr. Day in Virginia. June 2, 2021 recognizes the 50th anniversary of the promotion of Richmond-native Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. to the rank of admiral in the U.S. Navy, becoming the service’s first African...
04 June 2021 USS Indianapolis Sailors Visit Namesake City Sailors assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) visited their ship’s namesake city May 27-31, 2021, and participated in Memorial Day celebratory events leading up to the Indianapolis 500 race.During the visit, Lt. Carter Bowman, Chief Operations Specialist...
02 June 2021 USS Gettysburg Crew Observes Memorial Day at their Namesake Led by their commanding officer, USS Gettysburg (CG 64) Sailors recently visited their ship’s namesake city to participate in Memorial Day events, meet the local citizens and learn about the Civil War battle of the same name. Highlighting the trip, the ship’s Color Guard and accompanying crew led...