JUNE 30, 2022 – The Department of the Navy (DON) today hosted a first-of-its-kind Climate Tabletop Exercise at Marine Barracks Washington to examine the impacts that climate change has on mission, readiness, and warfighting capacity. The DON convened role players from the Department of Defense, federal agencies, Congress, think tanks, non-governmental organizations and the … [Read more...]
Navy Locates Wrecksite of WWII Destroyer Off Philippines Coast
JUNE 28, 2022 - Seventy-eight years after its loss during World War II, the U.S. Navy confirmed June 25, 2022, the location of USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413). As announced on Twitter June 24 by retired naval officer and underwater explorer Victor Vescovo, he and a team from the undersea technology company Caladan Oceanic located the destroyer escort ship more than four miles … [Read more...]
Navy Christens USNS John L. Canley
JUNE 27, 2022 - Expeditionary sea base USNS John L. Canley (ESB-6), Military Sealift Command’s newest ship, was christened during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., on June 26, 2022. The event was attended by VIP guests including the Honorable Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment); Lt. … [Read more...]
Employee Resource Groups are Here to Serve
JUNE 21, 2022 - Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s (NNSY) Strategic Framework foundation is culture. It states “We are bound by mission, strengthened by diversity, and reinforced by culture. Our team’s diverse backgrounds, perspectives, viewpoints, and skills are our greatest strength. Our culture will reinforce that strength by creating a more aware, inclusive, and empowered workforce. … [Read more...]
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Commemorates Juneteenth
Mr. Robert D. Hogue, counsel for the Commandant of the Marine Corps, looks out of the window in his office at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Aug. 13, 2021. Mr. Hogue was present at the Pentagon during the attack on September 11, 2001. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Morgan L. R. Burgess) JUNE 20, 2022 - On June 19, 1865, shortly after the fall of the last Confederate forces, … [Read more...]