JANUARY 5, 2022 – USS Constitution’s first female commanding officer will take command of Old Ironsides during a change-of-command ceremony, scheduled for Friday, Jan. 21, at noon. Constitution’s current and 76th commanding officer, Cmdr. John Benda, will be relieved by Cmdr. Billie J. Farrell. USS Constitution will be closed during the ceremony but will reopen to public … [Read more...]
Navy SEALs Defeat Vaccine Mandate in Federal Court
JANUARY 4, 2022 - Yesterday, Federal Judge Reed O'Connor, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, issued a temporary injunction against a federal vaccine mandate for Navy SEALs, who sued President Biden because they were seeking a religious exemption. This is HUGE. In November 2021, the First Liberty Institute filed this case on behalf of 35 … [Read more...]
Olympic Shooting Medalist Now Head Coach at Naval Academy
U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program marksman Maj. Michael Anti (center) shoots his way to a silver medal in the men's 50-meter rifle three-position event in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games at Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre in Greece. Anti will compete in his fifth Olympics in the 50-meter prone rifle event Aug. 15 in Beijing. Photo by Tim Hipps, FMWRC Public … [Read more...]
Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Departs on Deployment
JANUARY 4, 2022 — The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, departed on a regularly scheduled deployment, Monday in support of global maritime security operations. The Abraham Lincoln CSG is led by the command staff of CSG 3 and consists of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), … [Read more...]
Enhancing Surface Navy Lethality on the Waterfront
JANUARY 3, 2022 - In this era of strategic competition, the U.S. Navy is shaping a more capable and lethal force through Ready, Relevant Learning (RRL). RRL addresses the questions of when, where and how Sailors train for combat readiness. On Nov. 01 2021, the Center for Surface Combat Systems was officially renamed Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC, pronounced … [Read more...]