Defense News in Brief: Naval Supply Systems Command T & D solves the ‘dirtiest’ transportation problems anywhere

Source: United States Navy

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – Operating approximately 300 ships with 350,000 personnel as it provides a strategic deterrent over, under and on the world’s oceans, the U.S. Navy is a force to be reckoned with. But, with so much fire power and so many dedicated Warfighters on watch, there is an inevitable hurdle that must be overcome — what to do with the garbage.

Defense News in Brief: NIPO Holds Change of Command Ceremony

Source: United States Navy

WASHINGTON – Rear Adm. Anthony Rossi relieved Rear Adm. Francis D. Morley as deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for international programs, at the Navy International Programs Office (NIPO), in a change of command ceremony July 16 at the Washington Navy Yard Base in Washington, D.C. Secretary Jay Stefany, acting assistant secretary of the Navy (research, development and acquisition) (ASN(RD&A)), was the presiding official.

Defense News in Brief: Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness visited Navy Exchange Norfolk and Navy Lodge Norfolk

Source: United States Navy

Virginia Penrod, Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, visited NEX Norfolk and Navy Lodge Norfolk, Virginia, on July 15, 2021, to see first-hand how the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) supports the quality of life of its patrons. Accompanying Penrod during her visit was retired Rear Adm. Robert J. Bianchi, Chief Executive Officer of NEXCOM.