Sailors from USS Abraham Lincoln volunteered to assist setting up Virginia Peninsula Food Bank's (VPFB) 20th Annual "Tastefully Yours," a food and wine tasting fund-raiser, April 16 and 17.
As USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) undergoes a 48-month refueling complex overhaul (RCOH), a reassigned crew of mechanical-trade Sailors are busy constructing, repairing and refitting components from the ship, at Newport News Shipyard's satellite Light Industrial Facility (LIFAC).
"April 15 was a beautiful day for a ballgame! About 20 service members from my Coast Guard unit were headed into Boston to say farewell to a shipmate by celebrating at a Red Sox's game," said Lt. Cmdr. Jen Bowden, a Navy chaplain currently serving within the U.S. Coast Guard.
Employees at the Northwest Optical Regional Repair Center at Bangor look more like your eye doctor than these skilled "jack-of-all-trades" professionals that are the optical experts for the region.
Behind every successful student who emerges from Training Support Center (TSC) Great Lakes, stands a Sailor wearing a red-and-white rope that has helped prepare them as they head out to the Fleet.
When a Code Purple emergency was announced at Naval Hospital Bremerton before dawn April 23, everyone familiar with the newly-updated Emergency Procedures Manual knew there was an obstetric emergency.
The Naval Research Laboratory supported both the 2009 and 2013 Presidential Inaugurations with a technology called CT-Analyst, developed by researchers in the Laboratory for Computational Physics and Fluid Dynamics.
A warship at sea must have a crew of well-trained Sailors that are prepared for anything, especially when it comes to responding to an engineering casualty.
David Bushnell, the inventor of the world's first functioning submarine, the American Turtle, is still educating young minds despite his passing more than 185 years ago.
When Sailors assigned to Naval Special Warfare (NSW) as Support Technicians check on-board they often arrive with limited experience in expeditionary warfare.
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Sailors assigned to Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipyard's Light Industrial Facility (LIFAC) continues to save the Navy money by learning new jobs that are not traditionally a part of their ratings.
From the forecastle to the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5), the growl of needle guns and sanders can be heard as enlisted sailors prep, paint, prep, and paint again.
The Navy's mission is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas. The mission of a Navy Master-At-Arms is to ensure the success of that mission by providing force protection for naval assets worldwide.
Few careers require a person to understand firefighting, basic seamanship, leadership and physical fitness, all while maintaining a professional job that often requires him or her to work long hours, sometimes away from home.
It is important for Sailors to work and live in a safe environment. One of the ways Sailors aboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) can ensure security is by locking up personal possessions and reporting any suspicious activities.