“Today, I stand before you for the last time as your captain,” said Hightower as he addressed the crew. “It’s a bittersweet moment for me, and I am proud of what we have achieved together. This was one team, one fight.”
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Oct 29, 2024) – Petty Officer 1st Class Shannan Moore, a native of Chesapeake, Virginia, was recently selected […]
USS Harry S. Truman, the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations supporting U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
New York (Aug. 12, 2024) – The U.S. Navy will commission the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Basilone (DDG […]
SAN DIEGO (Aug 21, 2024) – Chief Petty Officer Ibarra Botoy, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, serves aboard the aircraft carrier, […]
SAN DIEGO (Aug 21, 2024) – Seaman Recruit Ciani Barnes, a native of Suffolk, Virginia, serves aboard the aircraft carrier, […]
SAN DIEGO (Aug 23, 2024) – Cmdr. Patrick Brinkman, son of Chesapeake, Virginia, resident, retired U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Rand […]
Cowen serves a Navy that operates far forward, around the world and around the clock, promoting the nation’s prosperity and security. “Serving in the Navy means I can be part of something bigger than myself,” said Cowen. “It’s an honor serving my country.”
Aviation Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Haley Cox, a native of Virginia Beach, VA, strips a wire to build a P4 connector on a W1 cable for an F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Aug. 1.
Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Ethan Rodriguez, from Virginia Beach, Va., loads a MK 53 Decoy Launching System aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77). O’Kane, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations.
Seaman Apprentice Charnyah Brown, a native of Norfolk, Virginia, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Naval Station Mayport. Brown graduated from Indian River High School in 2017. “I learned to adapt to different environments because I moved a lot around the Hampton Roads area,” said Brown. “This helped in the Navy because you are always having to adapt to new people and new working environments.” Brown joined the Navy one year ago. Today, Brown serves as an undesignated sailor.
Quartermaster Seaman Amya Williams, from Virgina Beach, Virginia, operates radar equipment in the pilot house aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a fueling-at-sea with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) in the Philippine Sea, June 4. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
