211122-N-AS200-0002 PORT HUENEME, Calif. – The U.S. Navy in partnership with the Oxnard Harbor District (OHD) is providing resources onboard Port Hueneme in direct support of decreasing port congestion in Los Angeles County and reducing the national supply-chain shortage, Nov. 22, 2021. NBVC is comprised of three distinct operational facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 22, 2021 - U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) briefed the head of Jordan’s navy on U.S. 5th Fleet efforts to integrate new unmanned systems during a visit to U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Nov. 18. Personnel from NAVCENT’s Task Force 59 briefed Col. Hisham Khaleel Aljarrah, commander of the Royal Jordanian Naval Force, alongside Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 - The Navy issued follow-on guidance to commands for service members who refuse to comply with the service's order mandating all active-duty and reserve members be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in NAVADMIN 256/21, released on Nov. 15. This latest guidance outlines for commanders the administrative actions required for those who refuse to comply with the … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 12, 2021 - The Navy will christen its thirteenth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, the future USNS Apalachicola (T-EPF 13), during a 10:00 a.m. CT ceremony Saturday, November 13 in Mobile, Ala. The Honorable Brenda Ash, Mayor of Apalachicola, Fla., will deliver the principal ceremonial address. Remarks will also be provided by Vice Adm. Darse … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 12, 2021 - NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, including Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kayla Barron, are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station on the third commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory. The international crew of astronauts lifted off at 9:03 p.m. EST Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in … [Read more...]