John Finn (DDG-113) during builders trials in the Gulf of Mexico. HII Photo
The first restart Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyer (DDG-51) completed its builder’s trials this week, according to a Friday statement from Naval Sea Systems Command. Read More
Ima Black reacts after starting a plasma cutter machine at Ingalls Shipbuilding, officially beginning construction of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), which is named in honor of her late husband. HII Photo
Huntington Ingalls Industries and the Navy marked the start of fabrication for a guided missile destroyer named after Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Delbert Black in a Tuesday ceremony. Read More
Guided missile destroyer John Finn (DDG-113) in March 2015. US Navy Photo
The Navy will christen the first Arleigh Burke restart guided missile destroyer on Saturday, slightly more than a month after launching the ship in late March, the service announced this week. Read More
The U.S. Navy’s first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Delbert D. Black.
The guided missile destroyer DDG-119 will bear the name of the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, MCPON Delbert D. Black, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus annouced in a Friday ceremony. Read More
Bill Cosby in 2011 during the presentation of the title Honorary Chief Hospital Corpsman. The Navy pulled the title from Cosby on Dec. 4, 2014. US Navy Photo
Following mounting allegations of sexual assault from several women, the U.S. Navy has rescinded a 2011 honorary title bestowed upon entertainer Bill Cosby, according to a Thursday statement. Read More
