AUGUST 8, 2020 - Adm. Robert P. Burke, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) and commander, Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, visited Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, for his first regional familiarization visit, Aug. 6, 2020. During his time onboard NAS Sigonella, Burke met with base and NATO leadership before holding an all hands call with … [Read more...]
SEALs in Space
AUGUST 6, 2020 - It is no secret that Navy SEALs, the special operations force of the U.S. Navy, are constantly striving to out-perform themselves and each other, but how far can they go? In 1984, one of them went above and beyond his teammates and made history. “At the time, NASA was taking astronaut candidates who were not just pilots,” said Capt. William Shepherd, retired … [Read more...]
U.S. Navy Escorts Army Logistics Support Vessels
AUGUST 6, 2020 - U.S. Navy warships assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), escorted two U.S. Army Frank S. Besson class logistics support vessels (LSV), assigned to U.S. Army Central Command (ARCENT), as they transited out of the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), July-August. The two LSVs, Major General Charles P. Gross (LSV 5) and Specialist 4 James … [Read more...]
Location of Sunken AAV, Remains Found Off San Clemente Island
AUGUST 5, 2020 - Officials with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) positively identified on Aug. 3 the location of the amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) that sunk off the coast of San Clemente Island on July 30. The U.S. Navy’s Undersea Rescue Command confirmed that human remains have … [Read more...]
Navy’s Only Female Commissioned Flying Warrant Officer Retires at Sea
AUGUST 3, 2020 - Lt. Amy Blades-Langjahr, from Casper, Wyoming, was launched from USS Nimitz on a C-2 Greyhound for her last flight in the fleet Aug. 3. The only female Flying Chief Warrant Officer ever commissioned in the U.S. Navy rose from the ranks before retiring at the end of her “Shooter” tour, a career that spanned the entire Global War on Terror. “I was on the … [Read more...]