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16 MOBILE, Ala. -- The Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) during a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama, May 22. Due to COVID-19 limitations, 400 guests attended the socially distanced ceremony for the littoral combat ship named in honor of the city in which it was built. The Honorable Tommy Tuberville, U.S. Senator of Alabama, delivered the ceremony’s principal address. “The United States has been the greatest source of good in...

Marine Corps’ safety culture ‘has got to improve’ 2 hours ago Marines with the 1st Marine Regiment prepare to move toward a notional military objective on Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 31, 2018. (Cpl. Danny Gonzalez/Marine Corps) A Marine Corps culture that lawmakers called one of mission over safety came under attack during a recent House Armed Services Committee readiness subcommittee hearing looking into failures that led to July 30, 2020, sinking of an amphibious assault vehi...

6 Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, a native of Key West, Fla., assumed command of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), headquartered in San Diego, May 10th without a change of command ceremony due to his predecessor being transferred ahead of Alexander’s arrival to fill an urgent operational role. Prior to SMWDC, Alexander was most recently the Commanding Officer of Surface Warfare Schools Command located onboard Naval Station Newport, R.I. Alexander ...

Navy to Commission Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Miguel Keith The Navy will commission its newest expeditionary mobile base, the future USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), during a 10:00 a.m. PST ceremony Saturday, May 8, at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, Calif. Due to public health and safety concerns related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the commissioning ceremony is private with a limited audience. Adm. Craig Faller, commander, U.S. Southern Command, will deliver the commiss...

 E-Mail IMAGE: U.S. Navy Lt. Mitchell Kempisty has invented a fire-retardant material backing for nametags and other patches worn on military clothing that hold up to the rigors of daily work. He... view more  Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Javier Chagoya. Using his own time and resources, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Space Systems Engineering student Lt. Mitchell Kempisty ventured into unchartered waters to bring an invention of his making through the patent process, an invention which ...

7 Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) personnel participated in various Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) events in April to increase awareness of sexual assault prevention and resources for victims. Although SAAPM occurs annually in April, the Department of Defense (DoD) has a zero tolerance policy for sexual assault, prevention is an all-hands mission every day. SMWDC hosted many SAAPM events to raise awareness. Those activities i...

Navy Launches Its Own Investigation into Fatal Marine Corps AAV Accident Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Malik Berry directs a Japanese amphibious assault vehicle in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Iron Fist 2019. (Devin M. Langer/U.S. Navy) 4 May 2021 The Navy is reviewing its role in an at-sea accident that killed eight Marines and one sailor, marking the fourth investigation into what leaders have called a truly preventable tragedy. Vice...

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...

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USNI News Home » Budget Industry » UPDATED: Marine Corps Suspends General Over Deadly AAV Accident, Navy Launches Own Investigation UPDATED: Marine Corps Suspends General Over Deadly AAV Accident, Navy Launches Own Investigation May 3, 2021 8:01 PM Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi This post has been updated to include a statement from the U.S. Navy. The Marine Corps recently suspended a two-star general as it continues an investigation into last year’s fatal Amphibious Assault Vehicle accident t...