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...
13 August 2020 USS McFaul Holds Change of Command Ceremony In a downsized and socially distanced change of command ceremony, Cmdr. Bobby J. Rowden relieved Cmdr. Rusty J. Williamson as commanding officer of USS McFaul (DDG 74) Aug. 13, at Naval Station Norfolk...
08 August 2020 U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS St. Louis Joins the Fleet The U.S. Navy commissioned Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19), August 8. Due to public health safety concerns and restrictions of large public gatherings related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Navy commissioned St. Louis at a private event...
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...
26 October 2017 SURFLANT Holds Active Shooter Drill Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) military and civilian personnel are participating in a training exercise, Oct. 23-27, to ensure that if an active shooter scenario were to occur, personnel would be ready to actively counter that threat here at SURFLANT headquarters building...