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Navy Establishes Naval Safety Command

Navy Establishes Naval Safety Command
Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Michael Gilday, left; Rear Adm. F.R. Luchtman, commander, Naval Safety Command, middle; and Master Chief Jimmy Hailey, command master chief for the Naval Safety Command, right, reveal the new seal for the Naval Safety Command during the command establishment ceremony. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Weston A. Mohr)

The Navy formally elevated the Naval Safety Center to become the Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) during a ceremony on Feb. 4 at Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va. The service said this new command will serve as the naval enterprise lead for non-nuclear safety standards, expertise and oversight of the Navy and Marine Corps Safety Management System (SMS). It will operate with authority and responsibility to establish an SMS “that provides defense-in-depth and ensures the naval enterprise is both…

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