MAY 6, 2022 - In a historic moment for the region, a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Sioux City (LCS 11), deployed to U.S. Sixth Fleet’s area of operations, supporting U.S. and NATO Ally and Partner interests in Europe and Africa. The deployment provides an opportunity for Sioux City to gain experience in an area littoral combat ships have never before … [Read more...]

MAY 4, 2022 - Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed San Diego, May 3, marking the beginning of Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22). Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. The Pacific Partnership 22 team will work … [Read more...]

MAY 3, 2022 - The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is teaming up with Microsoft to explore how rapidly evolving commercial technologies can solve operational challenges faced by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. This collaboration will bring together two of the nation’s major centers for innovation and development in a cooperative research effort that aims to tackle … [Read more...]

APRIL 29, 2022 - The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) serves as a strategic asset around the globe for the U.S. Navy’s crisis response. The worldwide NEXCOM Enterprise is comprised of a workforce totaling over 16,000 among seven separate business lines— the Navy Exchange (NEX), Navy Lodge Program, Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, Ships Store Program, Navy Clothing and … [Read more...]

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md.---Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Mefford received a Joint Service Commendation Medal on Apr. 25, 2022 for work that directly impacted national security on dozens of occasions, producing results that were included in several Presidential Briefs. Vice Adm. Ross Myers, commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet, presented the award to Mefford at … [Read more...]