Category: United States Navy

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ATLANTIC OCEAN — USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted a fueling-at-sea (FAS), March 23, marking the first time the ship has received jet propellant-5 (JP-5) aircraft fuel from a replenishment ship in more than 11 months.

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WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro traveled to Europe March 14 – 22 to visit forward deployed Sailors and Marines and meet with foreign dignitaries to emphasize his guiding principles to include strengthening maritime dominance, empowering our people, and strengthening strategic relationships with Allies and partners.

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NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The aircrew from the E2-D Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 (VAW-125) recently completed two weeks of on-site readiness training following the installation of two E-2D Distributed Readiness Trainers (D-DRTs) by the Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges program office (PMA-205).  

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NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. – “Believe in yourself.” These are words Insulator Jacqueline Winborne lives by, the phrase etched in her hard hat to echo her beliefs. A recent graduate of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Apprenticeship Program, she takes on each day staying true to her ideals. Her peers see her as a hard-working, natural-born leader with an attitude that spreads positivity to those around her – a catalyst for success within the gates of America’s Shipyard. Through her service and dedication to the shipyard’s mission and to her team, Winborne was recently nominated for the Virginia Department of Labor (DOL) and Industry’s Division of Registered Apprenticeship Outstanding Apprentice of the Year for 2021 – becoming the third individual from the Insulator Shop (Shop 57) to win the title across the last three years.

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KINGS BAY, Ga. – It has been more than 12 years since women were authorized to serve aboard submarines. While women comprise nearly one-fourth of the Department of Defense’s total force, only a small fraction of women serve on submarines.