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The speed China has expanded its military has changed the way the Navy and Marine Corps must approach training, service leadership said during a panel at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference Tuesday. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday took the stage to discuss how the […]

SPANISHBURG — On Christmas Day 1941, the Bluefield Daily Telegraph ran an article about a local father receiving the sad news that one of his sons, a sailor in the

Jun. 10—Fire Controlman 1st Class Michael Buccellato, of Rochester, is serving in the Navy aboard the USS Halsey with the mission of supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific. ___ (c)2021 the Post-Bulletin Visit the Post-Bulletin at www.postbulletin.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Laboon’s liberty port visit to Souda Bay provided Sailors the opportunity to relax from underway operations and a chance to venture out in town while, being in compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense and host nation COVID-19 mitigation measures. All personnel who participated in the port visit are fully vaccinated. “We are all ambassadors of the United States whenever we visit different countries and Laboon’s crew performed exceptionally well ...

2 ‘unknowns’ killed in attack on Pearl Harbor identified as Indiana brothers On Dec. 7, 1941, the Trapp brothers were assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. (Source: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency) By HNN Staff | May 10, 2021 at 4:40 PM HST - Updated May 10 at 4:40 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The remains of two brothers who were onboard the USS Oklahoma when the Ja...

Agency identifies remains of La Porte brothers who died aboard USS Oklahoma The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced it has identified the remains of the Trapp brothers of La Porte who died on the USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class Harold F. Trapp, 24, and Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class William H. Trapp, 23, were identified as part of an ongoing project to identify all of the remains recovered. Their remains were identified on Nove...

USNI News Surface Navy to Kick Off Program to Track, Assess Sailors Combat Skills May 4, 2021 3:10 PM Fire Controlman (Aegis) Chief Petty Officer Michael Schwemmer (front) and Lt. Nick Marmureanu, an Integrated Air and Missile Defense Warfare Tactics Instructor and the Fire Control Officer assigned to USS Stockdale (DDG 106), conduct Combat Information Center training on April 3, 2021. US Navy Photo The surface navy community is rolling out a new way to track and assess sailors’ experience an...

USNI News Search for: Home » Aviation » Ford Carrier Strike Group Maximizes New CVN’s Gear, Design In Final Test Event Before Shock Trials Ford Carrier Strike Group Maximizes New CVN’s Gear, Design In Final Test Event Before Shock Trials April 26, 2021 4:51 PM Seaman Saruis Webb, from Chicago, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN-78) weapons department, stands an armed watch with an H-2B .50 caliber machine gun during sea and anchor on April 14, 2021. US Navy Photo USS Gerald R. Ford ...

The trials, which commenced in February, consisted of five phases. The completion of the final phase, 2C, and CSSQT overall, is the culmination of years of planning, training, ingenuity, and thousands of working hours for the ship’s current and previous crews. “I could not be more proud of our Sailors and their historic accomplishment,” said Capt. Paul Lanzilotta, Ford’s commanding officer. “CSSQT was a live-fire, hands-on opportunity to prove the self-defense capability of this f...

USNI News Search for: Home » Aviation » As USS Gerald R. Ford Nears Shock Trials, Carrier Remains Busy With Testing, Fleet Support As USS Gerald R. Ford Nears Shock Trials, Carrier Remains Busy With Testing, Fleet Support March 12, 2021 5:04 PM The flight deck crew of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) launches and recovers F/A-18E-F Super Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122 as pilots in the West Coast fleet replacement squadron conduct carrier qualifications on March 9, 2021. USNI News p...