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...