ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 6, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), lower seized contraband into a rigid-hull inflatable boat for transport to the Cabo Verdean authorities, April 6, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and … [Read more...]
Navy Licenses Trade Secrets to University Researchers
APRIL 5, 2022 - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) protected and in December 2021 executed a license to a silicon-nitride based photonic component library to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY), the administrator of AIM Photonics, a Department of Defense (DoD) Manufacturing Innovation Institute, using a novel form of Intellectual Property … [Read more...]
American Legion Accepting Spirit of Service Award Packages
APRIL 5, 2022 - The American Legion will present the Spirit of Service award to an enlisted member from each branch of the Armed Forces. The award, given since 2000, will be presented by the National Commander Paul E. Dillard on stage at the Legion's national convention in Milwaukee, WI, Monday, Aug 29- Thursday, Sept. 01 2022. Packages must be submitted by May 17, … [Read more...]
Navy Conducts First Synthetic-Fueled Drone Flight
APRIL 4, 2022 — In February 2022, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global and Royal Air Force (RAF) Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) conducted the first-ever drone flight using synthetic kerosene. Performed in partnership with British company C3 Biotechnologies Ltd, the initial trial created 15 liters (four gallons) of synthetic fuel in laboratory conditions. This allowed … [Read more...]
President Celebrates Commissioning of USS Delaware
220402-N-YG157-0249 WILMINGTON, Delaware (April 2, 2022) – The crew of the Virginia-class submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) board the ship during a commissioning commemoration ceremony in Wilmington, Delaware April 2, 2022. The initial commissioning took place administratively in April 2020 due to COVID restrictions at the time and is the first submarine to be commissioned while … [Read more...]