On Sep. 25, 2025, USS Normandy (CG 60), a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, held a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk.Named after the Allied Invasion of Normandy, also known as Battle of Normandy or D-Day, the warship was commissioned in Newport, Rhode Island on Dec. 9, 1989. After supporting a multitude of humanitarian and operational missions spanning Operation Deliberate Force to Operation Enduring Freedom, Normandy completes its active service after nearly 36 years. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jalon Lipford)
Legalman 1st Class David Schneider, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE), was awarded the United States Navy's Judge Advocate General's (JAG) 2024 Service Member of the Year Award.
