Upgraded Carrier Roosevelt Starts Pre-Deployment Exercises
The U.S. Navy’s most technologically capable aircraft carrier left Naval Station Norfolk , Va. to start a series of exercises…
Destroyer Williams Returns to Norfolk Following Troubled Deployment
The guided missile destroyer USS James Williams (DDG-95) returned to homeport late last week following an eight-month deployment in which…
Document: Investigation Into Former Command Triad of USS James Williams
The following is the command investigation of Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2) that resulted in the conviction for dereliction of…
Destroyer Williams Triad Found Guilty of ‘Dereliction of Duty,’ CMC Was ‘Drunk and Disorderly’
The leadership triad of the guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG-95) has all been found guilty of dereliction of duty in a…
Destroyer Commander, XO and CMC Removed At Sea Ahead of ‘Command Climate Investigation’
CLARIFICATION: A previous version of this post used the term, “relieved” to describe the removal of the commander, executive officer…
Destroyer Mahan Leaves For Persian Gulf
The guided missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG-72) left Naval Station Norfolk, Va. for a five-month deployment to the Persian Gulf,…
Document: Heroism Medal Citation for Sailor Slain in Destroyer Shooting
The following is the citation for the Navy and Marine Corps Medal presented posthumously to Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Mark A. Mayo for…
Sailor Killed in Destroyer Shooting to Receive Heroism Medal
The sailor who was killed protecting a shipmate when a civilian trucker rushed the quarterdeck of USS Mahan (DDG-72) in…
Navy Identifies Alleged Shooter in Monday’s Destroyer Slaying
A Portsmouth, Va. truck driver with no formal access to Naval Station Norfolk, Va. has been identified by NCIS as…
One Sailor and One Civilian Dead in Shooting On Norfolk Destroyer
Two are dead — one sailor and one civilian — following a Monday night shooting on the guided missile destroyer…