FEBRUARY 4, 2021 - Trident Refit Faculty, Kings Bay (TRF-KB) continues to successfully execute its mission during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by providing superior support to the Submarine Force with on-time execution of major milestones. Since January 2020, TRF-KB has had six Ohio-class guided-missile submarines (SSGN) and ballistic missile submarines … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 3, 2021 - Imagine you’re driving a car. You’re relying on GPS to traverse an unfamiliar environment. You lose GPS when you drive through a tunnel, but the car’s inertial navigation system tracks your movement in space so it can maintain your position relative to the road. It’s a temporary solution, but without GPS — without the ability to reorient yourself in time and … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 2, 2021 - The Navy is conducting a series of security exercises nationwide to enhance the readiness of its security forces Feb. 1-12. Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2021, a joint exercise between commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) and commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC), will be held on all Navy installations in the continental United States. … [Read more...]

JANUARY 29, 2021 - The Navy is shifting the dates of the single, six-month physical fitness assessment cycle during calendar year 2021 to July 1 through December 31, to continue to mitigate COVID-19 impacts to the fleet. The single 2021 cycle was initially announced in November’s NAVADMIN 304/20 and was originally scheduled for March 1 through Sept. 30. That message is now … [Read more...]

JANUARY 28, 2021 - The U.S. Navy and several maritime partner nations successfully completed operations for the multilateral exercise Sea Dragon 2021 in Guam on Jan. 27. For two weeks, over 190 personnel from five nations conducted over 250 hours of ground and classroom training, culminating in high-level exercises to track a real-world U.S. Navy submarine. Commander Task … [Read more...]