A U.S. Navy T-6B Texan II trainer aircraft crashed in a residential area of Foley, Alabama, at approximately 5 p.m. CDT Oct. 23. The two-person aircrew did not survive the crash.

A U.S. Navy T-6B Texan II aircraft crashed in Foley, Alabama, at approximately 5 p.m. CST today.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command announced today the standup of a new Real Estate directorate, demonstrating the growing importance of innovative facility solutions.

Naval Research Laboratory researchers evaluated commercial ultraviolet light sources for viral disinfection to combat COVID-19 on land and at sea and established a dedicated UV characterization lab in five days.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington awarded a $13.5 million firm-fixed-price task order under a multiple award construction contract Sept. 28, for long-term structural repair of Buildings 54 and 55 of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Naval Support Activity Bethesda.

More than 180 business owners, entrepreneurs and government representatives took part in the 8th annual Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona Division’s Industry Day networking event Oct. 14 and their first-ever virtual Industry Day.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic was announced as this year’s recipient of the North Carolina Military Business Center 2020 Summit Award as part of the 2020 Southeast Region Federal Construction, Infrastructure and Environmental Summit, Oct. 21-22.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday conducted a bilateral Strategic Dialogue via video teleconference with the U.K. First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Tony Radakin, Oct. 21.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday conducted a bilateral Strategic Dialogue via video teleconference with the U.K. First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Tony Radakin, Oct. 21.

Based on recommendations from a Navy working group of top senior enlisted leaders throughout the Fleet, the Navy announced today that it is updating its Sailor of Year (SOY) program, to better align with Sailor 2025 initiatives. The most significant change is the number of SOYs meritoriously advanced from four to 18. Additionally, the update gives each type commander the authority to promote their top-performing eligible First Class Petty Officers ahead of the regular Chief Petty Officer selection board.

The USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) successfully executed the first live fire test of the MK 57 Vertical Launching System with a Standard Missile (SM-2) on the Naval Air Weapons Center Weapons Division Sea Test Range, Point Mugu, Oct. 13. 

The Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility has begun a study and evaluation of 3D knitted face coverings.

While operating under Combined Maritime Forces Oct. 15, the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) provided assistance to a motor vessel in distress in the Arabian Sea.

Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Mike Gilday spoke with the Chief of the French Navy, Adm. Pierre Vandier, Oct. 15.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Arleigh-Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Oct. 14 (local time) in accordance with international law. The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The U.S. Navy will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Arleigh-Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Oct. 14 (local time) in accordance with international law. The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The U.S. Navy will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows.

Film producer Jerry Bruckheimer and actor Tom Cruise became the U.S. Navy’s 35th and 36th Honorary Naval Aviators, respectively, during a brief Sept. 24 ceremony at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.

Naval Research Laboratory’s work helps the Space Development Agency ensure future satellites have the capability to work together, delivering time-critical information in diverse global environments.

Naval Research Laboratory’s work helps the Space Development Agency ensure future satellites have the capability to work together, delivering time-critical information in diverse global environments.

The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) is scheduled to debut a physical training uniform (PTU) tailored specifically for the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) in December 2020. This PTU will be the first official physical training uniform for the USPHS Commissioned Corps and will be similar in style to the optional Navy PTUs.