Naval Base Ventura County Story Archive
VCNO Talks to Seabees About Family Support Programs (21 April 2010)
Seabees, Sailors and family members from Naval Base Ventura County were paid a visit by Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, vice chief of naval operations, April 19 and 20.
Navy Wins in Armed Forces Boxing Preliminaries (22 April 2010)
Two Navy boxers won their bouts fighting on the first night of the Armed Forces Boxing Championships at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) in Port Hueneme, Calif., April 20.
Navy Wins One in Armed Forces Boxing Prelims (22 April 2010)
The Navy won one and lost two during the second night of the Armed Forces Boxing Championships at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) in Port Hueneme, Calif., April 21.
Naval Base Ventura County Earns Consecutive SECNAV Energy Awards (11 September 2010)
Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) will be presented its second consecutive Platinum Level of Achievement for the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Energy and Water Management Award Oct. 6 at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Naval Base Ventura County hosted sexual assault awareness training featuring the "Happy Hour" comedy tour with Bernie McGrenahan at Needham Theater in Port Hueneme, Calif., April 10.
Service members from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marines and Navy competed in the Armed Forces Triathlon Championships June 23 at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Point Mugu, Calif. for a spot in the World Military Triathlon Championships in Switzerland in August.
NBVC Honors Fallen Marine With Ceremony, Escort (20 August 2012)
Flashing lights and a cascade of water heralded the arrival of the twin-engine jet carrying fallen Marine Cpl. Richard A. Rivera Jr., whose remains were flown from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, Aug. 17.
A celebrity fitness guru visited Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Tuesday, Aug. 21, exercising and talking nutrition with Sailors and Marines and helping the Navy promote a culture of fitness.
Energy Conservation Paying off for Navy in Southern California (7 September 2012)
Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) participated in Southern California Edison's Demand Response program and shut down non-essential electrical devices between noon and 8 p.m. to reduce the load on California's electrical grid and avoid rolling blackouts during seveal hot days in August.
Facility tours bolster relationships with local community (12 September 2012)
Seabees from the Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Port Hueneme hosted a facility tour for nearly 30 distinguished guests from throughout the county Aug. 23.
Military Members Take Oath of Citizenship (13 October 2012)
Fourteen military personnel - 11 of them Sailors stationed at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) - became U.S. citizens Oct. 11 in a special naturalization ceremony at NBVC Port Hueneme's Needham Theater.
ASN visits California Navy Base, Talks Energy Security (16 October 2012)
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment toured Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Oct. 15.
California Sailors Help Serve Thanksgiving Meals to the Homeless (22 November 2012)
Sailors from Naval Base Ventura County were among 150 volunteers serving 800 meals to the homeless at Ventura County Rescue Mission in Oxnard, Calif., Nov. 21.
California-Based Sailors Clean Up Beach For Earth Day (22 April 2013)
One hundred and seventy Sailors scoured Harbor Cove Beach in Ventura, Calif., April 20 as part of an Earth Day clean-up event.
It was a one-alarm fire that quickly became much, much more; the Springs Fire eventually consumed 28,000 acres in Ventura County, Calif., including 300 at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC).