Naval Station Newport Story Archive
Hundreds of spectators crowded onto Dewey Field onboard Naval Station Newport, July 9, to view the Ocean State Tall Ships Festival's Parade of Sail and enjoy music performed by Navy Band Northeast's contemporary pop music group, Rhode Island Sound.
NS Newport Hosts STEM Summer Camp (13 July 2012)
Naval Station Newport hosted 29 high school juniors and seniors, July 9 - 13, for a five-day Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) camp codenamed, Starbase Poseidon.
One hundred and forty-two cadets graduated, July 13, from the 2012 Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Area 4 Leadership Academy and Sail Training program at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Newport.
USS San Jacinto Sailors Volunteer at Group Home During Port Visit (17 August 2012)
Ten Sailors, including five chiefs select from guided- missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) volunteered at an assisted living group home during the ship's visit at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Newport, Aug. 16.
Naval Health Clinic Gardens Produce Vegatables for Heathy Diet (17 September 2012)
Thirty-five junior enlisted Sailors and 25 DoD civilian employees at Naval Health Clinic New England (NHCNE), Naval Station Newport, are improving their diet with a variety of vegetables and herbs harvested from the facility's gardens.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) Juan M. Garcia III addressed more than 400 students and staff on manpower issues facing the Navy in the 21st century at Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN), Oct. 5, at Naval Station Newport.
A team of 18 students and staff representing the Naval War College, Navy Supply Corps School, and Officer Training Command Newport from Naval Station Newport voluteered Oct. 11 at the Rhode Island Veterans Home in honor of the Navy's 237th birthday.
Naval War College Student Tells Returning Veterans to Meet Civilian Life Challenges (9 November 2012)
Lt. Col. William Wando, USMC, a student at the College of Naval Warfare, Naval War College, was a keynote speaker, Nov. 8, at the 2nd annual Armed Forces Recognition Day ceremony at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) Newport County campus.
Officer Candidate School Class Honors Fallen Class Mate (4 December 2012)
Fifty-nine members of Officer Candidate School Class 03-13, Officer Training Command, Newport (OTCN), gathered to honor fallen class mate Officer Candidate (OC) Stuart Mitkey, Nov. 29, in a special memorial service in Kay Hall at Naval Station Newport.
Child and Youth Programs at Naval Station Newport Serve 217 Families (12 December 2012)
A dedicated team of professional staff at the John F. Kennedy Child Development Center (CDC) and the School Age Care (SAC) Center at Naval Station Newport provide high quality child care and educational and recreational youth programs for 279 children.
Naval Station Newport Hosts Regional Sea Cadet Leadership Training (2 January 2013)
A contingent of 60 Sea Cadets from the New England area graduated Jan. 1 from the 11th annual U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC), Region 1-3, Training Academy at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Newport.
The president of the Naval War College, kicked off the start of the 2013 Active Duty Fund Drive for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS), Newport, in a ceremony, March 1, at Naval Station Newport.
Veterans Home Dedicated in Honor of Fallen Marine (4 April 2013)
A residence for disabled homeless veterans was dedicated in a ceremony, April 2, in honor of Marine killed in the Al-Anbar province, Iraq April 2, 2006.
Library Dedicated to 1st African-American Supply Corps Admiral (22 April 2013)
The first African American Supply Corps admiral Rear Adm. William E. Powell Jr. was honored at a library dedication ceremony April 18 at the Navy Supply Corps School (NSCS), Naval Station Newport.
The Naval Justice School (NJS) provides innovative legal training to its students by creating a more operational context to the daily legal issues that are important to commanding officers, to the Warfighters and their families, and to the Navy's world-wide mission at sea and ashore.