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10-May-2021 Source: US Marine Corps Command of Fleet Readiness Center East returned to a Marine Corps officer as Col. Thomas A. Atkinson assumed leadership of the facility in a brief ceremony held May 7. Capt. Mark E. Nieto, the first Navy officer to take the helm of the depot, formally transferred authority and responsibility for the depot to Atkinson in a short, in-office change of command ceremony led virtually by acting Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers Capt. Christopher Couch. The ceremon...

Capt. Mark E. Nieto, the first Navy officer to take the helm of the depot, formally transferred authority and responsibility for the depot to Atkinson in a short, in-office change of command ceremony led virtually by acting Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers Capt. Christopher Couch. The ceremony also marked the conclusion of Nieto’s military career; the outgoing FRCE commanding officer will be retiring following 28 years of service. Retired Rear Adm. Paul Sohl, former commander of the Navy’...

Programs and Council Administration Coordinator Posted by Our Organization The Navy League of the United States was founded in 1902 with the encouragement of President Theodore Roosevelt. The New York Council was the organization’s original council and is a founder of Fleet Week New York. We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) military support organization that advocates for and supports the sea services — the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S.-flag Merchant Marine. We also bel...

4 NAS SIGONELLA, Italy – The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) is a multiplatform team of ships, aircraft and more than 5,000 Sailors, capable of carrying out a wide variety of missions around the globe. It brings multi-mission capable platforms to the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations with strike, ballistic missile defense, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. Last March, the IKE was the first aircraft carrier to conduct a logi...

Editorial Note: ‘Trailblazers’ is a four-part feature series celebrating the incredible innovation and highly technical accomplishments of Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic’s female workforce. During this special Women’s History Month tribute, readers are encouraged to learn from the personal experiences of those spotlighted and the unique ways their contributions are blazing new trails for future generations to come. This story is the first installment of NIWC Atlantic�...

India’s HSL to Build $2B Vessels with Tech Transfer from Turkey Our Bureau 2427 TAIS Fleet Support Ship Design for Indian Navy. India’s Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) could build five fleet support ships (FSSs) with technology transfer from Turkey’s Anadolu Shipyard, part of TAIS consortium. The project is expected to cost between $1.5 billion and $2 billion. TAIS announced back in June 2019 that it won the Indian Navy’s $2.3 billion (TL 16 billion) tender to build five 45,000-to...