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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 November 24, 2020. The USS Oklahoma was moored at Fort Island in Pearl Harbor when it was attacked by J...

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 and proficiency in combat skills – with the promise that commanders could tailor future training and...

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 (CVN-78) and its air wing and strike group had a chance to fully show off their combat capabilities,...

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 fine warship. We always intend to use our embarked air wing to influence our adversaries at great ran...

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 photo. ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS GERALD R. FORD, IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN – When new commanding offi...