Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 honored their 69th anniversary with a celebration in the flag mess aboard the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) April 25.
Naval Air Facility Misawa Sailors completed their participation April 26 in Around the World in 30 Days (AW30D), a month-long fitness program created by NAF Misawa Sailors and designed to promote physical readiness, proper nutrition and alcohol awareness.
Sailors stationed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) participated in a community engagement project in a Souda Bay-area village during their port visit April 14.
The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) held a holocaust remembrance ceremony in the ship's forecastle April 23.
Sailors stationed on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI), and community members from the City of Oak Harbor Parks Department and Washington State University (WSU) Extension participated in a beach cleanup to commemorate Earth Day 2013, April 26.
Naval Hospital Bremerton held the command's inaugural STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) mentorship program for visiting Bremerton High School students April 26.
In recognition of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM), Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Norfolk hosted the inaugural Sexual Assault Victim Empowerment Day (VED) on Wednesday, Apr. 24.
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) trained 25 staff members to respond to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Weapon (CBRN) attacks from April 22 - 25, a course the medical center holds to make sure its staff is prepared to handle such emergencies.
In 2012, about 600 Sailors showed up to run a 5k road race at Naval Base Coronado to raise awareness for the Navy's Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM), held nationally each year in April. At the 2013 edition of the event held today, that number more than doubled.
Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training (MCAST) Command welcomes back three Maritime Civil Affairs Teams (MCATs), a Maritime Civil Affairs Unit (MCAU), and Sailors assigned to a Joint Civil Affairs Team (JCAT) April 26 after six-month deployments.
To commemorate World Malaria Day, April 25, the Senate Caucus on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases hosted an event on Capitol Hill for representatives from industry, academia, government and impacted countries to highlight the importance of U.S. partnerships in the fight against malaria.
U.S. and Nigerian medical personnel conducted a medically-focused subject matter exchange at the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS), April 22-26.