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        18 July 2023    

                    Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Hones Mentor, Train, and Evaluate Program                 
                During a 5-month period in early 2023, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) and U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) employed the Mentor, Train, and Evaluate (MTE) Program on two of the largest ship platforms to improve the deployment readiness of organic fleet medical forces.            

        04 May 2023    

                    SURFLANT Hosts Commander’s Training Symposium 23-1                 
                NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), hosted a bi-annual, two-day Commander’s Training Symposium onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, April 25-26.  The conference provided a venue for leaders to focus on the symposium’s key topics and            

        21 April 2023    

                    USFF and CNIC to Conduct Hurricane Response Exercise                  
                WASHINGTON - Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) and Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) will conduct their annual two-week hurricane preparedness, disaster response and recovery exercise, Hurricane Exercise/Citadel Gale (HURREX/CG-23) 2023, April 24 – May 5.            

        03 February 2023    

                    USFF and CNIC to Conduct Annual Force Protection Training Exercise at CONUS Installations                 
                WASHINGTON, D.C. - Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) and Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC), will conduct their annual two-part force protection exercise, Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain (CSSC23), Feb. 6-17, 2023 at all Navy installations in the continental United States.            

        25 January 2023    

                    MAKO Challenge Increases Warfighting Readiness for Navy Reserve                 
                NORFOLK, Va. - Reserve Sailors from U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF), U.S. 2nd Fleet, U.S. 4th Fleet, U.S. 6th Fleet, and U.S. 10th Fleet conducted MAKO Challenge 23, an operational level of warfare (OLW) exercise within a Maritime Operations Center (MOC) scenario, from Jan. 19-22 at the Navy Warfare            

        30 September 2022    

                    Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Changes Command                 
                 Rear Adm. Bradley Andros, from Poughkeepsie, New York, relieved Rear Adm. Joseph DiGuardo Jr., from Fallston, Maryland, as commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), during a ceremony at Assault Craft Unit 4 onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. DiGuardo, who            

        08 September 2022    

                    USS San Jacinto Returns Home from 9-Month Deployment                  
                NORFOLK, Va.-The Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk after a nine-month deployment, Sept. 8.             

        29 August 2022    

                    EODTEU Two Holds Change of Command Ceremony                 
                 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 2 welcomed its newest leader during a change of command ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek- Fort Story, Aug. 25.Cmdr. Paul Mahoney relieved Cmdr. Douglas Alley as commander, EODTEU 2 in front of family, friends            

        23 August 2022    

                    Navy and Marine Corps Team Conduct Expeditionary Rapid Airfield Damage Repair                 
                CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 and Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273 with Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6 conducted an Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair (ExR-ADR) exercise at Camp Shelby, Miss, July            

        22 August 2022    

                    Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 Hosts Groundbreaking of EOD and Navy Diver Memorial                 
                Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the Navy Special Operations Memorial at the EODGRU 2 compound at Joint Base Little Creek-Fort Story Aug. 19.The ceremony featured speakers and leaders from the Navy Explosive Ordnance            

        20 May 2022    

                    USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) Changes Command                 
                NAVAL STATION NORFOLK – Capt. David-Tavis M. Pollard relieved Capt. George R. Aguilar as Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) during a ceremony May 19, 2022.            

        29 January 2021    

                    U.S. Fleet Forces Command Pins New Chiefs                 
                In a ceremony steeped in tradition, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) held a chief petty officer (CPO) pinning ceremony, Jan. 29, 2021, at the USFFC headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia.            

        23 January 2021    

                    Fleet Forces Establishes Vaccination Cell to Expedite Vaccine Delivery to the Fleet                 
                U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) is taking the lead in the fleet’s fight against the novel coronavirus with the stand-up of a Fleet Vaccination Cell (FVC), Jan. 11, 2021.            

        14 October 2020    

                    Fleet Forces Commander Visits Center for Surface Combat Systems                 
                To observe new, advanced training initiatives and engage with Sailors and civilians, the U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) commander visited the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) and its learning site, AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC), co-located onboard Naval Support Facility            

        09 October 2020    

                    Navy Environmental Stewardship and Oklahoma Aquarium Interview for Tulsa Virtual Navy Week                 
                Laura Busch, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) natural resources program manager, and Dr. Ann Money, director of Education Programs and Research at the Oklahoma Aquarium, participated in a “Ship2Shore” live interview as part of the first Tulsa Virtual Navy Week, Oct. 9.            

        02 October 2020    

                    USFF Unveils New Interactive, User-Friendly Websites                 
                U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command completed a migration, consolidation and modernization strategy of more than 400 official public-facing websites to the Defense Media Activity’s Department of Defense Public Web (DoDPW) web hosting and content management system, American Forces Public Information            

        01 October 2020    

                    CJOS COE Transfers from USFF to C2F                 
                Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Centre of Excellence (CJOS COE), a NATO-accredited, multi-national military think tank, transferred directorship from the deputy commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command to commander, U.S.  2ndFleet (C2F), Oct. 1.            

        05 August 2020    

                    Navy, Marine Corps Team Focus on Increasing Lethality During Naval Integration TTX                 
                The Navy and Marine Corps teams from U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) and Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT) joined together to participate in a Naval Integration Tabletop Exercise (TTX) Aug. 5-6.            

        05 August 2020    

                    Navy, Marine Corps Team Focus on Increasing Lethality During Naval Integration TTX                 
                The Navy and Marine Corps teams from U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) and Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT) joined together to participate in a Naval Integration Tabletop Exercise (TTX) Aug. 5-6.            

        24 July 2020    

                    USS Cole Supports Marine Mammal Study                 
                The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) received an unusual assignment while at sea July 15, to help monitor migrating whales.            

        08 June 2020    

                    South Brunswick Native Promoted to Director, Fleet Installations and Environmental Readiness                 
                Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Tracy Veltre Riker, a native of South Brunswick, New Jersey, was selected to the federal senior executive service and promoted to the position of director, Fleet Installations and Environmental Readiness at U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA)            

        02 June 2020    

                    USFF Hosts 2019 Sailor of the Year Award and Pinning Ceremony                 
                Adm. Christopher W. Grady, USFF commander, recognized Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Carolina Berrio as the 2019 USFF Sea SOY, and promoted her to the rank of chief petty officer, and recognized Navy Counselor 1st Class Rebecca Beck as the Shore SOY during a ceremony at the Center for Naval            

        16 May 2020    

                    Notre Dame, USFF Commander Commission 52 New Military Officers in Virtual Ceremony                 
                Notre Dame’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) class of 2020 may have dreamed of a commissioning ceremony with bells, a band, full-dress uniforms and their loved ones in attendance, but they probably never imagined the creative way it would play out due to COVID-19 and social distancing.            

        22 April 2020    

                    USFF/NECC Introduce New Online Resource for Mobilizing Sailors                 
                Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) and U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command Individual Augmentee (IA) global force management team published an online resource for mobilizing Sailors, April 16.            

        08 April 2020    

                    COVID-19 Message for Individual Augmentee (IA) Sailors                 
                As we face the impact of COVID-19 on our global missions and our lives, know that you are on our radar; regardless of which phase you are in on your mobilization.            

        21 March 2019    

                    USFF Hosts 2019 Senior Enlisted Executive Leadership Symposium                 
                U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command hosted the 2019 Senior Enlisted Executive Leadership Symposium (ELS) on Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia, March 18-20.            

        17 January 2017    

                    USFF Announces Approval of Improved Flame Resistant Variant (IFRV) Coverall                 
                Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command announced the authorization of the Improved Flame Resistant Variant (IFRV) coverall as an approved fleet organizational clothing item Jan. 19 via ALFLTFORCOM/ALPACFLT 191900Z JAN 17. The approval came after a review of the results from recently completed            

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