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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, homeported at Naval Air Station North Island, completed its Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) assessment on May 1. During INSURV, over 150 inspectors embarked Abraham Lincoln to observe and assess hundreds of spaces, events and demonstrations in port and at sea. INSURV inspectors examined the readiness of multiple […]

A years-long construction project for the Navy of a new aircraft paint complex was completed in April and celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Naval Base Coronado. The 51,785-square-foot standalone paint and corrosion control facility, located on Naval Air Station North Island, cost $74 million.  Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southwest, along with its contracted […]

SAN DIEGO – Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) named the active and reserve 2023 Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year on April 18 during the annual Sailor of the Year week at CNSP headquarters on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. The selections were announced at the dinner hosted by Commander, Naval Surface […]

SAN DIEGO — Cmdr. Ben Nehrke was relieved by Cmdr. Kevin Smith as commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12) Gold crew during a ceremony at Naval Base San Diego on April 2. During Nehrke’s time in command, Omaha completed an out-of-area dry dock availability in Seattle, Washington and multiple […]

SAN DIEGO – Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) was awarded the annual Retention Excellence Award (REA) or golden anchor award, for outstanding command retention efforts during the 2023 fiscal year. The REA is an annual award given to commands who demonstrate a superior ability to retain talented Sailors at all levels and authorizes […]

Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) hosted 30 students from Coronado High School in at Naval Station San Diego on March 13. The students, made up of members of the schools Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC), the Health Occupation Student Association Club (HOSA), and students taking Sports Medicine and Biomedical […]

SAN DIEGO – Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA7) is nearing the end of their Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) period and got underway for the first time in more than a year on Mar. 6. Tripoli returned to its homeport of San Diego in December 2022 after a successful maiden deployment and shifted into an […]

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – An active-duty naval aviator and astronaut led NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station on March 3, crediting his naval aviation experience with preparing him for leadership in space. Cmdr. Matthew Dominick is serving as commander for the Crew-8 mission, which launched from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy […]

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria reaffirmed the city of San Diego’s commitment to the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) headquarters redevelopment during his opening remarks at the San Diego Military Advisory Council breakfast held at the San Diego Convention Center Feb. 15. “The city is fully committed to our shared goal of making the […]

SAN DIEGO – Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson returned to its homeport of Naval Air Station North Island, Feb. 23, following a four-month deployment to the Western Pacific. The USS Carl Vinson, famously known for being used in the original 1986 Top Gun movie, is the same ship that The Coronado News spent a […]

SAN DIEGO – Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Military Manpower and Personnel Ms. Lisa Truesdale visited Naval Medical Center San Diego, Feb. 14, to meet with staff who manage and support the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) process at the medical center. Truesdale is responsible for establishment and oversight of policies related to […]