Center for Service Support Story Archive
Navy Graduates First Logistics Specialist (12 November 2009)
A month and five days after the storekeeper and postal clerk ratings merged into the logistics specialist (LS) rating, Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) in Meridian, Miss., produced its first graduate of the newly established LS "A" School, Nov. 5.
Navy Chief Cooks Fight 'Hunger at Home' (8 December 2009)
A chief petty officer assigned to the Center for Service Support Learning Site in San Diego lent his culinary skills to one of Southern California's largest charitable events Nov. 21.
New Qualification Standards Released (17 December 2009)
New and updated personnel qualification standards (PQS) booklets for the yeoman (YN) rating, personnel specialist rating (PS), 3-M and scullery operator (specific platforms) were released in December by the Center for Service Support (CSS) in Newport, R.I.
NTTC Meridian Named Bainbridge Award Winner (14 January 2010)
Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Meridian was named the 2009 USS Bainbridge Award winner by the director of the Navy Staff on Jan. 7.
New Navy Musician Takes Note from Parents (15 March 2010)
A Navy Band Southeast musician followed in her parents footsteps after graduating from the Music Basic Course at the School of Music in Norfolk, Va., Feb. 5.
CSS Adds More LaDRs to Career Success (27 March 2010)
The Center for Service Support (CSS) in Newport, R.I., reached a major professional milestone March 25, when it officially uploaded all Learning and Development Roadmaps (LaDRs) for enlisted Sailors in the administrative, logistics and media ratings.
YN, PS Advanced Course Gets a Makeover (1 June 2010)
Training specialists from the Center for Service Support in Newport, R.I., and its learning sites in Norfolk and San Diego tested the improved and modernized Yeoman/Personnel Specialist Advanced Administration Course, graduating seven students May 28 in San Diego.
Naval Station Newport Hosts Paralympic Team (21 July 2010)
Naval Station Newport welcomed 50 military athletes from the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) Paralympic team for the 2010 summer military sports camp July 16-19.
A training team from Norfolk Naval Shipyard's (NNSY) Lean Six Sigma College held green belt training at the Center for Service Support (CSS) in Newport, R.I., June 20-24 for members of CSS, Navy Supply Corps School and the Surface Warfare Officers School.
Center for Service Support Changes Command (4 August 2011)
Capt. Dana Weiner relieved Capt. Bernard Dunn Jr. as Center for Service Support commanding officer during a change of command ceremony held July 29 outside CSS headquarters along the Narragansett Bay in Newport, R.I.
CSS Celebrates 30 Years Accreditation (27 January 2012)
The Center for Service Support received a certificate from the Council on Occupational Education (COE) for 30 years of accredited education and training during a ceremony held Jan. 26 in Newport, R.I.
Culinary Specialists Review CSS Courses (31 January 2012)
Navy military and civilian culinary experts from around the fleet joined the Center for Service Support (CSS) at the command's learning site in San Diego Jan. 23-27 for a comprehensive revalidation and review of three culinary training courses.
Navy's Newest Culinary Specialists Ready to Serve the Fleet (13 February 2012)
Twenty-five Sailors officially earned the title of culinary specialist Feb. 10, as they graduated from the five-week CS "A" School, taught at the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence at Fort Lee, Va.
CSS Introduces Updated SH Course after Receiving Fleet, Instructor Feedback (13 February 2012)
Staff members from the Center for Service Support headquarters in Newport, R.I. teamed up with instructors from its San Diego and Norfolk learning sites in San Diego Jan. 23 - Feb. 10 to roll out the revised Ship's Servicemen Afloat Retail Operations Systems Specialist training.
SOM Instructors Receive Prestigious Music Award (14 February 2012)
Two instructors from the School of Music received the Col. Finley R. Hamilton Outstanding Military Musician for 2011 award in a ceremony Jan. 31.
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