On the morning of Oct. 12, 2000, USS Cole (DDG 67) was attacked by terrorists while moored for refueling in the Port of Aden, Yemen. Seventeen Sailors lost their lives and 37 more were injured that day. The scheduled commemoration events this year remember and honor the 20th anniversary of the 17 Sailors who were lost from the attack, the Gold Star families, and the crew who so valiantly...
USS CONSTITUTION, the World’s Oldest Commissioned Warship Afloat and America’s Ship of State, promotes the United States Navy and America's naval heritage through educational outreach, public access and historic demonstrations both in port and underway in Boston Harbor.
BOSTON – USS Constitution named one of their 24-pound long guns “Perfectus,” honoring the Navy’s first female chief petty officer on Sunday, March 21 during a Facebook Live presentation.
Loretta Perfectus Walsh enlisted in the Navy on March 17, 1917 as part of the Naval Reserve Act of 1916 and was sworn in as the Navy’s first Chief Petty Officer on March 21, 1917.
“Loretta...
The future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. is the first ship named in honor of Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen Jr., the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and the first African-American Marine Corps officer promoted to brigadier general. When he retired in 1988 after 38 years of service, he was, by date of designation, the senior-ranking aviator in the Marine Corps and the United...
Please use the contents of this site for all media press kit needs relating to the commissioning ceremony scheduled July 22. Further media questions can be directed to apao@cvn78.navy.mil.
CAPT John J. Cummings will relieve CAPT Richard C.
McCormack as Commanding Officer, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during a
ceremony at the Vista Point Catering and Conference Center on Naval Station
Norfolk scheduled for 10 August at 1000.
On Friday, June 18, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed the first scheduled explosive event as part of Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST). The first-in-class aircraft carrier was designed using advanced computer modeling methods, testing, and analysis to ensure the ship is hardened to withstand battle conditions, and these shock trials provide data used in validating the shock...
USS Gerald R. Ford/CSG 12 Phase 1 Deployment
