02 June 2023 Naval Surface Force Atlantic Holds Change of Command Ceremony Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), held a change of command ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship, USS Wasp (LHD 1), June 2.Rear Adm. Joseph Cahill became the 61st SURFLANT commander, relieving Rear Adm. Brendan McLane during the time-honored ceremony. Adm. Daryl Caudle,...
15 May 2023 SURFLANT Wraps Up Surface Line Week 2023 Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) Surface Line Week 2023 ended after a week of energetic competition between multiple sea and shore commands, May 12. This year’s Surface Line Week iteration saw Sailors participate in more than 20 camaraderie-building events and competitions. USS...
04 May 2023 SURFLANT Hosts Commander’s Training Symposium 23-1 Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), hosted a bi-annual, two-day Commander’s Training Symposium onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, April 25-26. The conference provided a venue for leaders to focus on the symposium’s key topics and an opportunity...
02 December 2022 SURFLANT Hosts its Inaugural Junior Officer Training Symposium Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), hosted the inaugural SURFLANT Junior Officer Training Symposium (JOTS) onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Dec. 1.The symposium focused on building upon junior surface warfare officer’s skill sets in...
21 October 2022 SURFLANT Pins Newest Chief Petty Officers NORFOLK (NNS) – Nine Sailors from Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) received their gold-fouled anchors during the command’s chief pinning ceremony onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 21, 2022. The newest Sailors to take on their positions of leadership and responsibility in...
16 May 2022 Destroyer Forrest Sherman Receives Painting of Former Namesake Ship A former operations officer of destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931) gifted a painting to the crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), April 27.Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. George Keller presented the painting, a departure gift he received when concluding...
11 May 2022 SURFLANT Hosts Commander's Training Symposium Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), hosted the bi-annual, two-day leadership training symposium, May 5-6. The first day was held at Drexler Manor Conference Center on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, and the second day on Naval Support Activity...
03 December 2021 Dominican-Born, Navy-Molded: The Story of Captain Milciades Then The U.S. Navy prides itself on being a diverse and inclusive organization, one in which any person from any walk of life can succeed. Sure, this may seem like just a tagline, but Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 22 commodore Capt. Milciades "Tony" Then proves it is a reality.Captain Then's story begins...
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...
19 August 2021 USS Arlington Departs Norfolk for Haiti Disaster Relief Mission The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) departed Naval Station Norfolk to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Haiti in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAIDled mission, Aug. 17. The mission forms part of an...