Christenings & Commissionings Archive

  • ShareJoin us this Saturday Sept. 22 for USS Fort Worth’s commissioning ceremony LIVE on Livestream at 11:00 a.m EST. The ship is named for Fort Worth, Texas, the 17th largest city in the...

    Fort Worth Joins the Fleet – Watch Live!

    ShareJoin us this Saturday Sept. 22 for USS Fort Worth’s commissioning ceremony LIVE on Livestream at 11:00 a.m EST. The ship is named for Fort Worth, Texas, the 17th largest city in the...

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  • Share The Navy officially accepted delivery of the future USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) June 6 during a ceremony in Marinette, Wis. Fort Worth is the third Littoral Combat Ship...

    Navy Accepts Newest Littoral Combat Ship

    Share The Navy officially accepted delivery of the future USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) June 6 during a ceremony in Marinette, Wis. Fort Worth is the third Littoral Combat Ship...

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  • Share “I grew up in Coronado and as a kid, I can remember memorizing the names of our home-ported aircraft carriers like the Kitty Hawk, the Constellation, and the Ranger....

    Coronado: Combining History and Innovation

    Share “I grew up in Coronado and as a kid, I can remember memorizing the names of our home-ported aircraft carriers like the Kitty Hawk, the Constellation, and the Ranger....

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  • Share The following blog post was written by Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuels) 2nd Class Robert De Soto, assigned to USS Ponce (LPD 15). Over its nearly 41-year history, the ship has...

    Ponce Upon a Time

    Share The following blog post was written by Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuels) 2nd Class Robert De Soto, assigned to USS Ponce (LPD 15). Over its nearly 41-year history, the ship has...

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  • ShareBy Rear Admiral Rick Breckenridge, Commander, Submarine Group Two Exciting times ahead for our undersea forces as we approach the end of October: this Saturday we will commission the eighth...

    USS California: the future is now!

    ShareBy Rear Admiral Rick Breckenridge, Commander, Submarine Group Two Exciting times ahead for our undersea forces as we approach the end of October: this Saturday we will commission the eighth...

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  • ShareFrom the Commanding Officer of PCU Arlington, Cmdr. Darren Nelson: It was exciting as we formally transitioned from Hull Number 24 to ARLINGTON.  Mrs. Joyce Rumsfeld has been a wonderful...

    ARLINGTON CO Says ‘Thank You’

    ShareFrom the Commanding Officer of PCU Arlington, Cmdr. Darren Nelson: It was exciting as we formally transitioned from Hull Number 24 to ARLINGTON.  Mrs. Joyce Rumsfeld has been a wonderful...

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  • Feb. 4 marked the end of an era for the "Silent Service" as USS Los Angeles (SSN 688), the first of the world's largest class of nuclear-powered submarines, underwent her final decommissioning at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

    The End of an Era: Navy Bids Farewell To USS Los Angeles

    Feb. 4 marked the end of an era for the "Silent Service" as USS Los Angeles (SSN 688), the first of the world's largest class of nuclear-powered submarines, underwent her final decommissioning at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

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