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...