BEAUFORT SEA (March 10, 2022) The sun sets over Ice Camp Queenfish during the Navy's Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022. Ice Camp Queenfish is built on an ice sheet floating in the Arctic Ocean 160 nautical miles offshore, and includes tents for sleeping, dining and managing exercise operations. ICEX 2022 is a three-week exercise that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness … [Read more...]

ICE CAMP QUEENFISH (March 10, 2022) The northern lights illuminate the Arctic sky over the Navy's Ice Camp Queenfish during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022. Ice Camp Queenfish was built on a sheet of ice floating 160 nautical miles off the coast of Alaska in the Arctic Ocean, and consists of sleeping tents to accommodate 60 personnel, a dining tent, command center and packed-snow … [Read more...]

MARCH 15, 2022 – Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) celebrated its 40th commissioning anniversary, March 13, a milestone in the ship’s long history of service. The third of 10 Nimitz-class aircraft carriers active in the fleet, Vinson commissioned in Newport News, Va. on March 13, 1982, after over seven years of construction. The ship is named for the … [Read more...]

MARCH 14, 2022 - The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of its future Amphibious Transport Dock ship, USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), March 11. Delivery signifies the ship's official transfer from the shipbuilder to the Navy. Shortly after the Navy accepts delivery pre-commissioning unit (PCU) sailors will move aboard the ship to begin training and outfitting the ship while the … [Read more...]

MARCH 10, 2022 - As a result of feedback from Sailors and waterfront leadership, the Navy has updated grooming policy and requirements for Sailors diagnosed with the shaving-related condition pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) in NAVADMIN 064/22, Mar. 9. Navy dermatologists and the Navy Uniform Matters Office conducted the latest periodic review of the instruction regarding … [Read more...]