DEPARTMENT OF NAVY

Navy, Marine Corps Garner Energy Awards

Seventeen Navy and Marine Corps Energy Teams and an individual energy manager have been singled out for conserving energy, saving money and avoiding pollution in FY2001. The Navy's Shipboard Energy Conservation Team (ENCON) is the winner of a rare Presidential Award. The award winners represent Navy activities, ships and Marine Corps bases. Their efforts avoided the consumption of many thousands of MBtus of electricity, gallons of fuel, and tons of pollution, easing the strain on natural resources and demand for new power plants. Those earning praise for their conservation performance were identified through a worldwide Federal awards program conducted annually by the Department of Energy's Federal Energy and Water Management Program (FEMP) and another by the Secretary of The Navy (SECNAV). The official announcements will be made this week at functions in Washington, DC. DON Secretary Gordon England applauded the work of the energy teams, noting the link between their performance and the fight against terrorism. "It is clear that our enemies would like to see America in disarray. It must vex them that, instead, we have pulled together. Our energy conservation performance is a powerful symbol of that. Our men and women could not have been faulted for setting energy concerns aside in a time of war. Instead, they've focused on the future, saved resources, and made the Navy and Marine Corps-indeed the entire nation-stronger for their work," he said.

Navy's First LCS Honors Freedom

Secretary of the Navy Gordon England has selected the name Freedom for the Navy's first new Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The future USS Freedom acknowledges the enduring foundation of our nation and honors American communities from coast to coast which bear the name Freedom. States having towns named Freedom range from New York to California, and include Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Navy Secretary Departs Office

The 74th Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter, resigned his office as planned on March 13. Winter had agreed to remain in office until March 13, to ease the transition of the Department of Defense.   “As I relinquish my duties as Secretary of the Navy, I count myself blessed for having had the opportunity to serve as your Secretary,” Winter said in a message to the Navy and Marine Corps.  “No period in my professional life can compare to the experiences that I

Navy Lab Marks 30 years of Environmental Quality

The Environmental Quality Department (EQD) laboratories at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock are celebrating 30 successful years of advancing environmental enhancement for ships and submarines. In that time, EQD scientists and engineers have earned more than 23 patents and have installed waste management systems on nearly every ship in today's Navy. Through many name and location changes, the department has maintained a

Reservists Rush Aid to Utah Mine; Navy Begins Diving at Minnesota Bridge

By American Forces Press Service Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules aircraft are rushing equipment needed to rescue six miners trapped in a cave-in in Huntington, Utah, and Navy divers are ready to begin work at the site of the collapsed bridge in Minneapolis. The Department of Labor asked for the aircraft to move a seismic vehicle, a shelter, an auxiliary truck and a small number of people to Utah. In Minneapolis

Gordon England Sworn in as 73rd Secretary of The Navy

The Honorable Gordon R. England, right, receives the oath of office during a short swearing in ceremony as the 73rd Secretary of the Navy. Administering the oath is Mr. John H. La Raia, Assistant for Administration to the Under Secretary of the Navy. Secretary England becomes only the second person in history to serve twice as the leader of the Navy Marine Corps Team and the first to serve in back to back terms. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Craig P. Strawser.

Chinese Navy Expansion Concerns Japan

Japan's 2005 defense white paper echoes a US Defense Department report that warns against China's fast-modernizing military and its potential long-term threat to the region, according to a report on AsiaNews.it. The paper is particularly concerned about China’s growing naval capabilities. China’s apparent attempt to build a deep-water navy that includes subs is apparently particularly worrisome to Japan. (Source: AsiaNews.it)

Army Transfers JHSVs to Navy

The Department of Defense announced that the departments of the Navy and Army signed a Memorandum of Agreement May 2 transferring all five of the Army's Joint High Speed Vessels to the Navy.   The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command will own and operate all 10 JHSVs, which will be designated as USNS and crewed by civil service and contract mariners.   Initially, the JHSV program was envisioned to have five of the first 10 JHSVs assigned to the Army and the remainder to the Navy

This Day in U.S. Naval History – January 20

1783 - Hostilities cease between Great Britain and the United States 1903 - Theordore Roosevelt issues Executive Order placing Midway Islands under jurisdiction of the Navy Department. 1914 - School for naval air training opens in Pensacola, FL. 1948 - Establishment of U.S. Persian Gulf Area Command (later changed to Middle East Force in August 1948). (Source: U.S. Navy News Service)

This Day in Naval News Service – Jan. 20

1783 - Hostilities cease between Great Britain and the United States   1903 - Theordore Roosevelt issues Executive Order placing Midway Islands under jurisdiction of the Navy Department.   1914 - School for naval air training opens in Pensacola, FL.   1948 - Establishment of U.S. Persian Gulf Area Command (later changed to Middle East Force in August 1948).   (Source: Navy News Service)