MARCH 2, 2021 - Two F-35B Lighting II jets landed aboard Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550) this afternoon. Test pilots flew the specially instrumented U.S. F-35Bs from Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River), Maryland, to the Italian Navy flagship, which got underway Sunday, February 28. The F-35B is the short take-off and vertical landing variant of the … [Read more...]
Navy Engineer Implements Cost Effective Quick Fix for Waterjets
MARCH 1, 2021 - Bravo Zulus are great for the soul. So when Rear Adm. Casey Moton, Program Executive Officer, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) shared a Bravo Zulu (BZ) for Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) Dan Lin, of course he was extremely happy. In an all-hands … [Read more...]
Navy EOD Shows Unmanned Capabilities of Combat Force
FEBRUARY 26, 2021 – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday visited components of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1 at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif., Feb. 23, to learn how the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force (NECF) is utilizing and developing unmanned system (UMS) capabilities that enable the fleet and Joint Force to execute a full spectrum of military … [Read more...]
Navy College Program Transitions to DANTES MilEd Benefits App
FEBRUARY 26, 2021 - On 26 Feb., the Navy College Program (NCP) mobile app will sunset and Sailors will need to transition to the DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support) MilEd Benefits mobile app for detailed education information and support. The move to the MilEd Benefits mobile app will provide Sailors all the education information they need in one … [Read more...]
Blue Angels, Thunderbirds Conduct 2nd Annual Joint Training
FEBRUARY 25, 2021 - The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will conduct an information exchange onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, February 24- March 3, to trade best practices and lessons learned in preparation for the 2021 show season. Both teams are in the middle of their … [Read more...]