Fourteen service members earned their red Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) patches from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) in a ceremony held at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Oct. 20...

The arena is packed and the sounds of excited fans resonate off the walls. A nervous, tingling sensation fills your stomach. It's all chaos. The bell rings, and everything instantly falls into place. You remember your technique, you remember everything you trained for, and it all makes sense...

The military has a rich history of inventing things to win our nation's wars. Those inventions often have commercial applications, so to help the inventors evaluate private sector use, Naval Surface Warfare Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD)/Dam Neck Activity hosted "Innovation Discovery," October 5...

As an operations specialist aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and a sophomore at Old Dominion University (ODU), Operations Specialist 2nd Class Shannon Fountain has a lot on her plate...

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), about 6 of every 10 men and 5 of every 10 women experience at least one trauma in their lives. The traumas can range anywhere from being in a major motor vehicle accident or in the case of some service members, being exposed to combat...

Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) packaged food for Hampton Roads families during a community relations (COMREL) project at the Virginia Peninsula Food Bank in Hampton, Va. August 11, 2017...

The U.S. Navy is usually among the first organizations worldwide to respond to devastating natural disasters, providing supplies and medical care. But often the victims need more than the basic necessities of life. They may need help healing their hearts and their minds as they struggle to...

Earlier this year, in his May 26, 2017 Navy Live Blog, Vice Adm. Thomas S. Rowden, commander, Naval Surface Forces, wrote that the annual midshipmen summer training is a vital education tool for the nation's future officers...

During April, 2017, Naval Facility Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic began using crane simulators to keep skills sharp...

The Navy eliminated seven shipboard collateral duties in NAVADMIN 168/17, released July 11, and tasked a working group to further review all collateral duties for the potential to be eliminated or consolidated...