20 January 2022 Underwater Construction Team 2 Completes the Inaugural Multinational Underwater Repair Exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy Underwater Construction Team APRA HARBOR, Guam - Divers from the U.S. Navy’s (USN) Underwater Construction Team TWO (UCT 2 ) Construction Diving Detachment ALFA (CDD/A), Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit ONE (MDSU-1), and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) Underwater Construction Team (UCT) completed the first-ever Multinational...
18 January 2022 What’s in a Name?: The “Chiefs” and “Directors” of Navy Medicine FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Chiefs and Directors are an essential part of Navy Medicine and have long represented the upper tiers of corps leadership. By why do some staff corps have a Director and others a Chief? And if there is a distinction between these titles, why are they often collectively referred...
12 January 2022 Looking to the Future: How Service Members and Veterans Can Prepare for the Trucking Industry Workforce PENSACOLA, Fla. - Service members and veterans can get ready for life after the military by using the DOD’s Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) programs, MilGears, United Services Military Apprenticeship Program and DOD SkillBridge...
16 December 2021 CTF 71 Introduces First Chaplains Permanently Embarked Aboard U.S. Destroyers YOKOSUKA, Japan - Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/ Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 welcomes the first Chaplains to be permanently embarked aboard U.S. Navy destroyers, December 2021...
09 December 2021 Seizing the Next Cycle: Advancement Readiness Equals Mission Readiness Advancement Season is upon us. It’s one of the most sacred times in a Sailor’s career. And if I’m being honest, it’s the highlight of a tour for a Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, or Command Senior Enlisted Leader. A mark of true accomplishment, where Sailors are rewarded for years of hard...
01 December 2021 U.S. Fleet Oiler Conducts Replenishments-at-Sea, Enhances Interoperability with Australia During Annual Exercise PHILIPPINE SEA - Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO198) conducted underway replenishments with partners and allies as part of Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX), in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 21-30...
25 October 2021 Returning Expeditionary Medicine to the Arctic Circle NORWEGIAN CAVES - Displaying a commitment to European partners and ensuring that the U.S. Navy has the medical readiness infrastructure to respond to a dynamic security environment, Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR), in coordination with the U.S. Navy Expeditionary Medical Support Command (NEMSCOM),...
20 September 2021 NPS Hosts JIFX 21-4 at Camp Roberts and SLAMR in Monterey MONTEREY, Calif. - The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) held the latest iteration of its Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) 21-4 event, August 23-27, with experimentation taking place at the NPS Field Lab at Camp Roberts and the recently added Sea Land Air Military Research Initiative...
10 September 2021 NPS Honors Victims, First Responders, Service Members at 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Students, faculty and staff at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) honored the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and the continued commitment of first responders and service members in the 20 years that have followed, during a reverent and uplifting ceremony, Sept. 10, in front of the...
01 September 2021 Navy Supports Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination for all Active Duty and Reserve Sailors FALLS CHURCH, Va. - All Active Duty and Ready Reserve Sailors are now required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19...