U.S. Navy Lt. Mason Hunerkoch, from Virginia Beach, Va., fires an M9 service pistol during a small arms live-fire exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations…… more »
NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 1, 2022) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Kayla Smith, from Norfolk, Virginia, uses a magnet to pick up foreign object and debris on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), December 1, 2022. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike…… more »
Musician 1st Class William Ledbetter, from Hampton, Virginia, performs a solo during a concert at Morningside at The Meadows senior living community. The Commodores performed seventeen concerts across five states during their 22-day tour connecting communities across the nation to their Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Musician 1st Class Anastasia Bonotto)… more »
Chesapeake native conducts medical exams during Continuing Promise 2022.… more »
Meet, Lt. j.g. Zachary Carde, a 2019 Old Dominion University alumnus serving in the U.S. Navy where naval aviators learn the skills they need to fly missions around the world. Lt. j.g. Zachary Carder, a native of Golden, Colorado, joined the Navy two years ago. “I have a family history in the military and I…… more »
The USO of Hampton Roads and the Virginia Zoo will host a USO Zoo Day on Saturday, November 12th from 10 AM – 4 PM. This event is FREE and open only to active duty, reserve, and national guard service members and their immediate families with ID. Spots are limited. Registration opens Nov. 2nd at…… more »
Logistics Specialist 1st Class Sheba Kanjelkheir, from Norfolk, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), moves cargo during a vertical replenishment with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler Kanawha (T-AO 196) while participating the NATO-led vigilance activity Neptune Strike 22.2 (NEST 22.2), in the Adriatic Sea, Oct. 20, 2022.…… more »
Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Matthew Sanchez, left, from Long Island, New York, and Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Keizha Vergara, right, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, prepare a cake for the Navy’s 247th Birthday celebration aboard amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), Oct. 12, 2022. Portland is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock homeported in San Diego.… more »
Chesapeake native turns over command at Strike Group Oceanography Team Norfolk. Cmdr. Matthew Cushanick was relieved by Cmdr. Kristine Bench as Commanding Officer, Strike Group Oceanography Team Norfolk (SGOT-N), in a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, 16 September, 2022. Friends, family, and military personnel gathered to wish fair winds and following seas to Cmdr.…… more »
By Megan Brown, Navy Office of Community Outreach GULFPORT, Miss. – Ensign Austin Abbott, a 2021 Old Dominion University graduate is part of Naval Oceanography ensuring the U.S. Navy maintains freedom from the ocean floor to the stars at Fleet Survey Team. Sailors and civilians working throughout Naval Oceanography collect, measure, and analyze the elements…… more »