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First Time Ever U.S. Navy F-35Cs Operate at Iwo To
IWO TO, Japan — Aircrew from the Navy’s only forward deployed air wing completed another qualification milestone with Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs) at Iwo To, Japan May 19-31, 2025.
First Woman to Head Southcom Steps Down, Passes Baton to First African-American Commander
Four-star Army Gen. Laura Richardson stepped down as the leader of U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Florida, and passed the baton to Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey.
First-ever children’s museum on a military base gets top service award
The only children’s museum located on a military base is this year’s leading winner in the 2024 Fisher Service Award competition. The Children’s Museum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, is “a bright spot of color in a sea of khaki,” said Tanya Durand, executive director of Greentrike, the parent organization in Tacoma, at the Oct. 23 award ceremony in Arlington, Va. The museum offers far mo...[Read More]
First-ever children’s museum on a military base gets top service award
The only children’s museum located on a military base is this year’s leading winner in the 2024 Fisher Service Award competition. The Children’s Museum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, is “a bright spot of color in a sea of khaki,” said Tanya Durand, executive director of Greentrike, the parent organization in Tacoma, at the Oct. 23 award ceremony in Arlington, Va. The museum offers far mo...[Read More]
First-of-its-Kind, Renewably Powered Ocean Buoy to Enhance NPS Research and 5G Maritime Communication Applications
Floating in Monterey Bay, California, five miles north of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) campus, a self-powered ocean buoy will showcase a unique combination of oceanographic and meteorological sensors with 5G communication technologies for real-time, 24/7 scientific and maritime observations.
Fisher House dedicates 100th facility while focusing on future goals
For more than 30 years, Fisher House Foundation has provided lodging for wounded or sick service members and veterans and their families at Department of Defense (DoD) or Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities. The organization can currently host 1,300 families per day, and has served more than 500,000 families since its inception. This week, the organization marked a big milestone, as it de...[Read More]
Five Broward Residents to Enlist During Florida Panthers Game
Rear Adm. Ryan Perry will administer the oath of enlistment during a Florida Panthers game in Sunrise, Fla.
Five Navy ships now outfitted with augmented reality maintenance tech
Five U.S. Navy ships now have working Augmented Reality Maintenance Systems that allow technicians to remotely troubleshoot problems from a sailor’s point of view. Within less than a week, the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division installed the systems, also known as ARMS, on the aircraft carrier Nimitz and the guided missile destroyers Curtis Wilbur, Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, Gridley ...[Read More]
Five soliders shot in attack at Georgia’s Fort Stewart
Editor’s note: This is a developing story. Five soldiers were shot on Fort Stewart in Georgia on Wednesday, Army officials confirmed. The shooter — who was not identified — was taken into custody about 30 minutes after the incident, according to details posted by Fort Stewart leadership on social media. The attack occurred just before 11 a.m., and prompted a full lockdown of the base. “Five soldie...[Read More]
Fleet at Risk as Navy Struggles to Refill Missile Stores
Between October 2023 and January 2025, Navy ships fired more defensive missiles at incoming Houthi drones and rockets than they used in three decades following Desert Storm. They also launched hundreds of offensive strike missiles at Houthi positions in Yemen.
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast establishes new T-45 repair capability
In November 2024, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) stood up repair capability for a T-45 Goshawk service life extension program (SLEP) production line supporting the Naval Undergraduate Flight Training Systems Program Office (PMA-273).
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast’s Jacksonville detachment establishes fiber optics repair capability
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) Detachment Jacksonville has completed certification to become the first intermediate-level (I-level) fiber optics Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) maintenance facility in the Navy.