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Source: United States Navy
NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Jacksonville’s postal operations team recently developed an innovative response to help manage the large and steady flow of mail to aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). By working with USPS to re-route mail and by installing a secure CONEX box, or shipping container, at NAS Jacksonville; Eisenhower’s shore-based mail handling personnel have round-the-clock access to the ship’s mail.
Source: United States Navy
The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), deployed to U.S. Fifth Fleet and operating in support of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), interdicted a shipment of more than 600 lbs. (275 kg) of suspected narcotics from a dhow in the international waters of the North Arabian Sea, Jan. 30.
Source: United States Navy
For more than a decade, Navy chief petty officers and chief selects from around the globe have traveled to the Battleship New Jersey, affectionately known as “Big J”, to participate in its annual Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Heritage Academy. This year, however, brought a unique challenge — one Navy chiefs were determined to overcome.
Source: United States Navy
Commissioned as a new Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) command on July 28, 2020, Officer in Charge of Construction (OICC) Florence’s mission is to execute a combination of Military Construction (MILCON) and repair projects supporting recovery from Hurricane Florence at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, and MCAS Cherry Point. To help effectively execute the mission, OICC Florence published the “Program Management Plan (PgMP), Hurricane Florence Recovery and United States Marine Corps F-35 Programs” in December 2020.
Source: United States Navy
Eric Jackson, the maintenance logistics lead with the H-1 Fleet Support Team at the Naval Air Systems Command In-Service Support Center at Fleet Readiness Center East, recently earned recognition as FRCE Mentor of the Year for his commitment to developing the skills and capabilities of his team.