Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, participated in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 27.
Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) adopted a space aboard the decommissioned Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) at the Nauticus National Maritime Center in Norfolk, April 26.
Capt. John T. Dye, Recruit Training Command commanding officer, presented Seaman Recruit Guislain-Christian K. Muvundamina, 24, of Minneapolis, with a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for heroic achievement April 29 aboard the USS Roosevelt recruit barracks at RTC.
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced the next phase of an initiative April 30, to design affordable software to improve retention of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education among middle and high school students.
Vice Adm. Matthew L. Nathan, U.S. Navy surgeon general, and chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, served as keynote speaker at Mt. San Antonio College's 7th Annual Health Professions Conference, April 26.
The Young Patriot's Club of Navy Hale Keiki School (NHKS) presented the "Heart of a Hero" award to retired Chief Quartermaster Michael Ganitch during an awards ceremony April 26.
Multinational military personnel completed a week-long course of instruction at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operation Training Center (NMIOTC) as part of the U.S. Navy's Eurasia Partnership (EP) program, April 26.
The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) announced April 29 that updates to Navy Medicine's policy for prevention and control of tuberculosis have improved unit readiness, increased Sailor and Marine safety, and saved millions of dollars.
More than 25 first class and chief petty officers from commands around Naval District Washington volunteered their time and energy to help feed needy families in Alexandria, Va., April 27.
Sailors aboard the Hawaii-based Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) will depart Pearl Harbor April 30 for a scheduled Western Pacific deployment.
The Defense Department, in concert with the military services and interagency partners are successfully implementing the department's revamped Transition Assistance Program, a senior DOD official told a House Armed Services Committee subcommittee here April 24.
Service members married to other service members are no longer automatically enrolled in the Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program, Pentagon officials said.
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) Personnel Recovery team and an aircraft assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 67 assisted the Greek Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) during a search and rescue (SAR) event near Greece, after two cargo ships collided April 29.