NOVEMBER 4, 2021 - USS Pasadena (SSN 752) returned to the fleet Oct. 31 following successful completion of its Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY). The Los Angeles-class submarine spent just over a year at NNSY to replace, repair and overhaul components throughout the boat, as the shipyard’s first DSRA in a decade. Pasadena … [Read more...]
Navy Symposium Gives Sailors Important Career Information
NOVEMBER 3, 2021 - The first MyNavy Career Development Symposium (CDS) and Trade Show since the COVID-19 pandemic began kicks off Nov. 3 at Naval Base San Diego. The two-day event, hosted by Navy Personnel Command, gives Sailors in the San Diego area an opportunity to engage with various MyNavy HR representatives with a goal of providing Sailors with important career … [Read more...]
Naval Air Station Sigonella Flooded After 48-Hour Rain
211029-N-OX321-1122 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Oct. 29, 2021) Naval Air Station Sigonella Commanding Officer Capt. Kevin Pickard speaks with Pizzarotti housing contractors regarding clogged drain during the early hours of an expected storm hitting NAS Sigonella, Oct. 29, 2021. NAS Sigonella’s strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy … [Read more...]
Japan, U.S. Operating Bilaterally in South China Sea
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 28, 2021) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Yudachi (DD 103), left, and Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) sail together in the South China Sea. Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, are on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with partners … [Read more...]
Hypersonic Weapons Advancement Forced Into the Forefront
OCTOBER 28, 2021 – Traveling from Los Angeles to New York by passenger jet takes just over five hours. Hypersonic flight at Mach 20 fewer than 10 minutes. High-speed feats such as this are not theoretical proposals. Indeed, NASA and the space programs of other countries attain those velocities with every spacecraft that achieves earth orbit. However, Russia is developing new … [Read more...]