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Naval Shipyard Starts "Innovation Lab" to Drive Tech Adoption

By Navy Live 2018-02-06 16:18:00

Norfolk Naval Shipyard employees clad in exoskeletons for work in the drydock. Workers surveying an augmented reality 3-D model in advance of a shipcheck. Workers using laser ablators that can zap rust from a bulkhead in a matter of seconds. ...

A Salute to a Hero of Pearl Harbor

By Navy Live 2017-11-13 20:35:46

[By Rear Adm. Brian Fort, Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific] This is a true tale of a Navy chief and his ship – and how one individual can inspire generations of veterans, including those who serve today.

USS Cole Commemorates Anniversary of Terrorist Attack

By Navy Live 2017-10-13 18:42:17

On October 12, the crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67), along with their families and guests, gathered together at Naval Station Norfolk to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the ship's bombing with a wreath-laying and a "Roll...

U.S. Navy Mourns Sailors Lost in USS McCain Collision

By Navy Live 2017-10-04 14:21:16

More than 2,000 servicemembers, civilians and families lined the streets of Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka on October 4, rendering salutes and showing support for the families and crew of USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) on a procession to a memorial for their...

Remembering the Fire on USS Forrestal

By Navy Live 2017-07-28 19:50:58

Surrounded by water, but with nowhere to go, no way to escape, Sailors on USS Forrestal (CVA 59) watched in horror for one split second as flames began to engulf their ship, July 29, 1967. They jumped into action, but then came...

The U.S. Navy's Role in a Changing Arctic

By Navy Live 2017-07-26 18:52:39

Rear Adm. Stuart Munsch, Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3/N5B), delivered the following remarks during the 7th Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations at the Naval Heritage Center in Washington,...

Remembering the Battle of the Coral Sea

By Navy Live 2017-05-22 21:53:50

Seventy-five years ago, on May 12, 1942, American submarines inflicted the final major casualties of the Battle of the Coral Sea, a fight that tested the skill of the U.S. Navy on, under and above the sea. The Battle of the Coral...

Carrier USS Lincoln Returns to the Fleet

By Navy Live 2017-05-13 15:37:14

The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was redelivered to the fleet May 12, marking the successful completion of its refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) carried out at Newport News Shipyard. At sea for the first time since...

USS Gerald R. Ford Returns from Builder's Trials

By Navy Live 2017-04-17 18:14:17

[By Rear Adm. Bruce H. Lindsey, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic] Future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed builder’s trials and arrived in her homeport, Naval Station Norfolk for the first time on April 14. The ship was able to complete all...

USS McCain Rings In the New Year

By Navy Live 2017-01-02 21:13:08

When this article was first posted, most people in Europe and the United States were busy readying themselves for an evening of revelry to ring in the New Year. In part, they were free to do so because more than 80 U.S. Navy...