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Source: United States Navy
GULF OF ADEN — It’s not uncommon for service members to meet others from their home state when they report to a new command. It’s far less likely you’ll serve alongside a hometown friend. That’s what happened to Electronics Technician 3rd Class Julianna Kowalewski-Silva while she was working at the coffee shop aboard USS Portland (LPD 27).
Source: United States Navy
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERY POINT, N.C. – Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) marked a milestone in its support of the F-35B Lightning II aircraft when it successfully completed verification of the laser shock peening process and returned the first aircraft to undergo the procedure to the fleet.
Source: United States Navy
Capt. Marc Crawford, Commander, Surface Division Eleven, relieved Cmdr. Richard J. Zamberlan as commanding officer of USS Montgomery (LCS 8) and Cmdr. Phillip Lundberg and the executive officer on USS Montgomery (LCS 8) Dec. 30 due to a loss of confidence in their ability to command.
Source: United States Navy
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced on Dec. 22, 2021, a global resolution of its criminal and civil investigations into Balfour Beatty Communities LLC (BBC), one of the largest providers of privatized military housing to the U.S. Armed Forces, for defrauding the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and U.S. Navy, in connection with a scheme to defraud the U.S. military.
Source: United States Navy
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii – The U.S. Navy completed flushing system water lines at the Pearl City Peninsula military housing neighborhood, Dec. 22. Samples were sent to the mainland for testing and, pending results expected back next week, workers will move on to flushing individual Pearl City Peninsula homes.