11 April 2021 USNA Midshipmen Begin Fleet Orientation Weekend at Naval Station Norfolk 180 midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy (USNA) visited Naval Station Norfolk, April 10-11. This is the first of several fleet orientation weekends in April which will introduce more than 500 midshipmen to the surface and amphibious warfare force. “This time is very important for our...
09 April 2021 USS McFaul and USS WASP lead the way on Resiliency Training and Culture As they near the midpoint of Selected Restricted Availability (SRA), USS McFaul (DDG 74) Sailors are still benefitting from an innovative idea - a “Resiliency Fair” they proactively held in December to prepare the crew for what lies ahead. ...
29 March 2021 ATG Norfolk Opens Air Intercept Controller Lab As a part of a pilot-training program, Afloat Training Group (ATG) Norfolk opened a new Air Intercept Controller (AIC) Lab March 29, to provide Sailors additional, advanced training opportunities. The new lab is the only one of its kind in the Navy and is meant to support Navy AICs and anti-air...
29 March 2021 Murky Waters, Crystal Clear Legacy Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class James E. Williams was not new to war. In his 19 years of active duty service, the Cherokee Indian served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and his experience was rewarded with more responsibility. Williams commanded not only River Patrol Boat (PBR) 105, but also another...
19 March 2021 Winston S. Churchill Returns to Homeport after 9-month Deployment The guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) returned to homeport in Naval Station Norfolk March 19, after nearly nine months deployed in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation...
16 March 2021 Roosevelt Earns Bloodhound Award USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) was recently awarded the 2021 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) Bloodhound Award representing the best in the Atlantic Fleet. The Naval Surface Forces award is presented annually to one Pacific Fleet and one Atlantic Fleet ship for exceptional performance in the ASW mission area...
16 March 2021 Winston S. Churchill Leads the Charge, Creates New Patch Celebrating Bridge Experience More than half way through a deployment to the 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), the USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) crew has traveled 50,000 miles and gained a significant amount of underway experience...
15 January 2021 San Antonio, Carter Hall Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Pierside Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 11 while pierside at Naval Station Norfolk, marking the first time a large group of personnel received vaccines outside of a Military Treatment Facility...
04 January 2021 USS Roosevelt Deck Log Entry: Reflecting on 2020 On the last day of each year, the U.S. Navy preserves and celebrates its naval heritage through poetic means in the midnight entry of the official Naval Deck Log. A Navy ship’s crew perseveres through challenges and obstacles, and each passing year, the Deck Log gives account of these great...
21 December 2020 Naval Surface Forces Releases Comprehensive Endurance, Fatigue Management Program Instruction Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) and Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (SURFPAC) released an updated Comprehensive Fatigue and Endurance Management Program (CFEMP) instruction Dec. 11...