02 December 2021 DESRON 22 Performs Change of Command Capt. Milciades “Tony” Then relieved Capt. Scott Jones as commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 22 during a change of command ceremony, Dec. 1. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) hosted the ceremony...
18 November 2021 Namesake’s Grandson Visits USS Winston S. Churchill After attending the Nov. 10 USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) change of command ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, the Honorable Rupert Soames, OBE, toured the ship at BAE shipyard in nearby Jacksonville, Fla. The ceremony’s guest speaker, Soames is the destroyer’s sponsor and grandson of the...
10 November 2021 USS Winston S. Churchill Holds Change of Command Cmdr. Brian Anthony relieved Cmdr. Timothy Shanley as commanding officer of USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) during a Nov. 10 change of command ceremony at Naval Station Mayport. Following the ship’s 2019 maintenance availability and a rigorous Basic Phase, Shanley assumed command in May...
05 November 2021 Fall 2021 Surface Line Week Concludes After sea and shore-based commands competed in various athletic and technical competitions, the Fall 2021 Surface Line Week came to a close Nov. 5. Winners in the biannual competition included USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Small Command Division; USS Laboon (DDG 58) in the Medium...
02 November 2021 Navy Unveils New Anti-Submarine Warfare Tactical Employment Trainer Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC), formerly known as the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS), in conjunction with Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), held a ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil the new Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Tactical Employment Trainer (ATET)...
26 October 2021 Navy Reservists Return to SURFLANT Ships after COVID-19 Hiatus Navy reservists assigned to the Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic Maintenance Execution Team (CNSL MET) completed various projects aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), Oct. 17-19.The presence of reservists on the waterfront comes after more than a year where, as a...
21 October 2021 Thomas Hudner Coxswain Takes Unique Path to Naval Service An intergenerational journey encompassing four countries, lots of bravery, resiliency and risk-taking led SN Imanol Moreno Fuentes to joining the United States Navy, where he serves in deck department aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116).Moreno Fuentes hails from the...
12 October 2021 21st Cole Commemoration Held Aboard Naval Station Norfolk A commemoration ceremony marking the 21st anniversary of the bombing of USS Cole (DDG 67) was held this morning at the Cole Memorial aboard Naval Station Norfolk.With the ship unavailable and the crew unable to participate in person during the annual commemoration, the remembrance event was...
28 September 2021 SURFLANT Stands up Task Group Greyhound Task Group Greyhound was formally introduced by Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, and Rear Adm. Brian Davies, commander, Submarine Group Two and deputy commander, 2nd Fleet, at an event held at Naval Station Mayport aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas...
28 September 2021 Sailors Visit Cooperstown Namesake Pre-Commissioning Unit Cooperstown (LCS 23) Sailors visited Cooperstown, N.Y., and the ship’s namesake Baseball Hall of Fame during a familiarization tour Sept. 24. A small contingent of the ship’s crew, led by Lt. j.g. Logan Krause, visited the famous town for the first time in order to learn...