10 July 2018 The Planning of Operation Husky However, during times of war, preparation is key, and several members within the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) noted the lack of intel in the Mediterranean and began a mission to increase their knowledge of the area using an unlikely source: the Sicilian and Italian crime families of New York...
09 July 2018 Forged in the Melting Pot The first American flag was sewn on June 1777 - the symbol of a new country hell-bent on freedom. It has flown free above battlefields and aboard haze-grey Navy ships. This ensign has been seen as a symbol for the American dream by immigrants and natives alike...
09 July 2018 NAS Oceana to Host 2018 Air Show Naval Air Station Oceana will host the 2018 Air Show, scheduled to start at 8 a.m. Sept. 22 and 23. The event is free, open to the public and designed to showcase the skills of naval aviators and provide an opportunity to connect the military and local community...
09 July 2018 Truman Sailors: Unrated Edition Patrolling the waters around the globe, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) leaves in its wake a trail of peace and good relations. Within the bulkheads that sustain this mission-orientated warship there are Sailors of a distinct category...
09 July 2018 'SALTS, departing...' Legacy Supply System Set to Retire in August Since 1991, the Navy's Standard Automated Logistics Tool Set (SALTS) has provided supply personnel with a means of moving logistical and administrative data from a single point of entry to a vast host of databases and data services globally...
09 July 2018 Naval Service: A Family Affair Onboard Nimitz From a young age, children develop role models and emulate those who inspire them. Often, the figure of emulation is a parent; someone who raises them and is responsible for their growth and development into independent, functioning members of society...
09 July 2018 Newport Gulls/Navy Remembrance: America's Unique Identity through Baseball in World War I The Newport Gulls in close collaboration with Naval History and Heritage Command and U.S. Naval War College (NWC) honored a historic baseball game that took place on July 4, 1918 between U.S. Army and Navy service members by throwing out a symbolic first pitch...
06 July 2018 Chancellorsville Sailor Dubbed Oil Queen Gas turbine systems technicians in the U.S. Navy maintain the engines, lube oils and fuel that keeps the Navy moving...
06 July 2018 Military Spouse With help from the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) program, spouses like Leilani McNurlan have reached that goal.A career development and employment assistance program sponsored by the DoD, MyCAA helps military spouses pursue licenses, certificates, certifications, or associates...
02 July 2018 Last Baby Delivered at Naval Hospital Pensacola On June 28 at 6:10 p.m., the final call of "baby boy, United States Navy arriving," echoed throughout Naval Hospital Pensacola (NHP). James Robert Bishop will go in the records as the last baby born at NHP...