15 September 2023 USS Bainbridge Holds Change of Command Ceremony Cmdr. Thad D. Tasso relieved Cmdr. James C. Hagerty as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Station Norfolk, on Sept. 15th.A native of Baldwin, NY, Hagerty took command of Bainbridge in February 2022 and...
16 June 2023 USS Cole Holds Change of Command Ceremony In front of special guests and crewmembers, Cmdr. Timothy Clark relieved Cmdr. James Welsch as commanding officer of USS Cole (DDG 67) today during a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk. Welsch took command of Cole in Feb. 2022. During his command, he led the Cole crew through a...
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...
28 March 2023 USS Carney Holds Change of Command The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) held a change of command ceremony, on Mar. 24.Cmdr. Jeremy Robertson relieved Capt. Aaron Anderson as commanding officer of Carney during the underway ceremony. “I’m pumped to be a part of Carney Nation … you wear that ballcap with...
14 March 2023 USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) Receives Service Life Extension OPNAV N96 recently approved a five-year service life extension for USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51). First-in-class Arleigh Burke’s estimated service life was 35 years, expected to expire in FY 2026, but efforts began early last year to request additional service time for the ship. The approval...
10 February 2023 USS Porter holds Change of Command Ceremony Cmdr. Joseph Hamilton relieved Cmdr. Christopher Petro as USS Porter (DDG 78) commanding officer Feb. 2, during a change of command ceremony held aboard Naval Station Norfolk. "It has been one of the great honors of my life to serve as executive officer and commanding officer on Porter," said Petro...
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...
13 October 2022 USS Cole Honors their Heroes The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) crew, past, and present, gathered alongside guests and families of the Cole heroes on Oct. 12, to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the ship's bombing. More than 30 Gold Star family members attended the ceremony held at the USS Cole Memorial aboard...