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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
08 October 2020 Cole Sailor creates 20th anniversary logo The anniversary of the attack on the USS Cole is upon us. Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, marks 20 years since the terrorist attack that claimed 17 brave Sailors and injured 39 others in port Aden, Yemen. ...
25 September 2020 Harrisonville Native serves aboard “Mighty Cole” during Remembrance Ceremony A remembrance ceremony will be conducted at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on Oct. 12, commemorating the 20-year anniversary of the terrorist attack on the USS Cole. The ceremony will honor the 17 shipmates who lost their lives in service to their country. Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Catron, a...
14 August 2020 COMNAVSURFLANT Makes First Visit to Mayport Ships Rear Adm. Brad Cooper, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), visited Naval Station Mayport and BAE Systems Jacksonville, Aug. 10-11.This is Cooper’s first visit to the area since taking command of SURFLANT June 19...
31 March 2020 Naval Surface Force Atlantic Announces Sea, Shore Sailor of the Year Rear Adm. Roy I. Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), announced Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Derek Rish as the 2019 Sea Sailor of the Year and Information Systems Technician 1st Class Chris Manley as the 2019 Shore Sailor of the Year, Mar. 30...