30 September 2022 USS Ramage Chief Selected for George Sirian Award The Surface Navy Association (SNA) presented the 2022 Master Gunner George Sirian Meritorious Service Award to Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Adam Yenny, during a ceremony aboard USS Constitution, Sept. 30, 2022.The award honors George Sirian, a 19th century “Old Ironsides”...
30 September 2022 USS Mason Holds Change of Command Cmdr. Justin B. Smith succeeded Cmdr. Stephen M. Valerio, as USS Mason (DDG 87) commanding officer during a Naval Station Mayport, ceremony Sept. 26.A native of Buffalo, New York and raised in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Valerio assumed command of Mason in April 2021, and will go on to serve as...
23 September 2022 USS Hué City Decommissioned After 31 Years of Service With plankowners, former crew members, and veterans of the Battle of Hué in attendance, the crew of USS Hué City (CG 66) decommissioned their ship at a Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia ceremony on Sept. 23.The event comes just nine days after the ship’s 31st commissioning anniversary. Hundreds...
22 September 2022 USS Anzio Decommissioned After 30 Years of Service With plankowners, former crew members, and families of the Battle of Anzio veterans looking on, USS Anzio (CG 68) crew decommissioned their ship at a Naval Station Norfolk ceremony Sept. 22. Retired Capt. H. Wyman Howard, Jr., Anzio’s first commanding officer, fondly remembered how the ship was...
21 September 2022 USS Bataan Celebrates 25th Birthday The crew of USS Bataan (LHD 5) celebrated the ship’s 25th birthday during a ceremony onboard the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 20. More than 50 original plank owners and maiden voyagers attended the ceremony in which the ship’s second command master chief, retired Force Master Chief Bob...
14 September 2022 Buddhist Pennant Flies aboard Navy Ship for First Time The Buddhist pennant made its first appearance on an underway ship when the blue and white banner was spotted Sept. 11, aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74). The newest official U.S. Navy pennant flew in observance of the Buddhist Dharma service held aboard McFaul and led by Navy...
08 August 2022 Namesake’s Great-Great-Grandnephew Baptized Aboard USS Laboon Continuing a time-honored tradition aboard USS Laboon (DDG 58), a bell baptism service was celebrated Aug. 5 on the ship’s foc'sle for the great-great- grandnephew of the ship’s namesake, Capt. John Francis Laboon. A tradition that dates back centuries to the British Royal Navy, baptisms were...
08 August 2022 USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) Decommissioned With plank owners and former crew members looking on, the crew of USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) decommissioned their ship at a Naval Station Norfolk, ceremony Aug. 4. The event comes just months before the ship’s 29th commissioning anniversary. Hundreds gathered in the August heat to celebrate the ship’s...
29 June 2022 USS Lassen Sets Example for Self-Sufficiency at Sea In the face of debilitating obstacles and hurdles, Sailors on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) devised a creative solution to restore the ship’s engineering plant to bring Lassen back into the fight.“From the research, to the planning, to the execution, this fix is the epitome...
07 June 2022 USS Oscar Austin Holds Change of Command Ceremony The guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) held its change of command ceremony aboard the ship, June 3, 2022. Cmdr. Bryan Wolfe relieved Cmdr. Matthew Krull during the time-honored ceremony, which was presided over by Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic...