MAY 23, 2024 - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the names of the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyers, the future USS Richard J. Danzig (DDG 143) and the future USS Michael G. Mullen (DDG 144) during a U.S. Naval Academy Commencement Week ceremony, May 22. DDG 143 honors the Honorable Richard J. Danzig, the 71st Secretary of the Navy, … [Read more...]
Celebrating 75 Years of Diplomatic Relations
A CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to the “White Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), hovers in formation above the Indian Ocean during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2024, May 19, 2024. This year’s exercise coincides with 75 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Indonesia. In its 30th year, the … [Read more...]
NPS Visits Naval Oceanography Facilities
MAY 21, 2024 - A team of Oceanography students and faculty from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) visited several Naval Oceanography facilities at Stennis Space Center (SSC) on May 10, including the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVO), U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center (NOMWC) and the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC), … [Read more...]
Wasp Amphibious Ready Group Conducts Live-Fire
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 16, 2024) The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) launches a RIM-116 missile during the live-fire with a purpose (LFWAP) exercise. The LFWAP program is a missile exercise program designed to increase fleet lethality and tactical proficiency, providing a pivotal final test to ensure the ship's critical self-defense weapons systems are prepared for … [Read more...]
Navy Awards Unit Commendation to USS Carney
MAY 20, 2024 - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro awarded a Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) for “outstanding performance against terrorist forces during their nearly eight-month deployment.” Secretary Del Toro presented the NUC to Carney’s crew when they returned to Naval Station Mayport, Fla., May 19, … [Read more...]