211003-N-DW158-1260 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 3, 2021) The United Kingdom’s carrier strike group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth (R 08), and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces led by (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) joined with U.S. Navy carrier strike groups led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) to conduct multiple carrier … [Read more...]
Navy Announces Eligibility For The Alaska Sea Services Scholarship
OCTOBER 8, 2021 - The Navy League and Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) announced the requirements on Oct. 8, 2021 for applications for the Alaska Sea Services Scholarships for academic year 2022-2023. The program awards up to four $1,000 scholarships annually for undergraduate education to dependent children and spouses of Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard … [Read more...]
Navy’s Ready Relevant Learning Course Gets Underway
OCTOBER 8, 2021 - After months of meetings, teleconferences, meticulous content conversion and a 55-day long pilot effort, the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) saw classroom instruction begin in its first Ready, Relevant Learning (RRL)-modernized course, the “A” school for Aviation Maintenance Administrationmen (AZ), recently in Naval Air Station Meridian, … [Read more...]
US Submarine Hits Submerged Object in South China Sea
OCTOBER 8, 2021 - USS Connecticut (SSN 22) struck an object while submerged on the afternoon of Oct. 2, while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region. There are no life threatening injuries. The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) struck an object while submerged on the afternoon of Oct. 2, while operating in international waters … [Read more...]
Navy Super Hornet Crashed in Death Valley
OCTOBER 6, 2021 – An F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed in Death Valley National Park, California, at approximately 3 p.m. (PDT), October 4. The pilot was treated for minor injuries at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and released later that night. The aircraft was assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9 based at Naval Air Weapons Station … [Read more...]