Petty Officer 1st Class Kenneth Wells, the Command Managed Equal Opportunity Manager for Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2, wishes DEOMI a happy 50th birthday from the command at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia, April 16, 2021.
Fleet Surgical Teams Two and Four made recent medical history, becoming the Navy’s first FSTs to complete the Army’s rigorous Strategic Trauma Readiness Center of San Antonio’s (STaRC) trauma readiness training course.
On Oct. 30, 2020, an announcement was made via naval message traffic, that Lt. Cmdr. Scott Richards had been selected as the Commander, Naval Surfaces Forces Atlantic Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) of the Year 2019.
As we wrap up 2020, we are shining a spotlight on one of the leaders within the Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2 enterprise: Cmdr. Kimberly Jones, commanding officer of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) which is currently in BAE Systems Shipyard, Virginia, and is bringing the ship back to life—the crew most recently reopened their galley and ship’s store for the first time in 5 years.
The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), comprised of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), completed a Live-Fire with a Purpose (LFWAP) exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 18, 2020.
