03 January 2018 Mental Health is Treatable, Suicide is Preventable More than 44,000 people die by suicide each year in the United States, according to statistics provided by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Broken down further, that is someone every 12 minutes. And for every suicide completed, another 25 are attempted...
03 January 2018 VP 5 Conducts Operations in Keflavik, Iceland Multiple P-8A Poseidon crews from the 'Mad Foxes' of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 are conducting routine maritime domain awareness operations while on detachment in Keflavik, Iceland...
03 January 2018 Hazardous Material Training Includes Simulated Response Exercise at Pax River Civilians and Sailors from Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington and Naval Air Station Patuxent River attended a hazardous material training course Dec. 11-15 that also included a simulated hazardous response exercise...
03 January 2018 Preble Sailors Take Aim During Gun Qualification Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) participated in a live-fire gunnery exercise, Dec. 23...
03 January 2018 JBPHH Flies Navy Jack in 2018 'Forged with Purpose' Sailors hoisted the colors crisp and promptly to start the New Year Jan. 1. Throughout 2018 the First Navy Jack will rise under Old Glory, renewing a culture of tradition and resolve at Pearl Harbor...
03 January 2018 HMAS Warramunga Seizes 7.8 Tons of Narcotics in the Gulf of Oman Her Majesty's Australian Ship (HMAS) Warramunga (FFH 152), currently deployed as part of Combined Maritime Forces' (CMF) Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, seized 7.8 tons of narcotics during a series of boardings Dec. 27-29 in the Gulf of Oman...
03 January 2018 NCDOC Sailors Provide Training at Cyber Hackathon Two Sailors assigned to Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC) used their expertise to provide training to attendees at Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet's (COMNAVSURFPAC) Cyber Hackathon, Nov. 8...
03 January 2018 PCU Colorado (SSN 788) Gets in the Christmas Spirit with Toys for Tots Crew members assigned to the Virginia-class, fast attack submarine, PCU Colorado (SSN 788) participated in the Toys for Tots program from Dec. 18 to Dec. 20 in Groton, Conn...
29 December 2017 San Diego's Christmas Spirit Christmas is the time of year that friends and family come together for a religious and cultural celebration. It is shared by many countries and billions of people around the world as a time to bond, rejoice, renew friendships, exchange gifts and have a festive holiday...
29 December 2017 Adopt-A-Sailor Program Gives Recruits a Home for the Holidays The holiday spirit was in the air at Recruit Training Command as 979 recruits enjoyed a day of family, food and fun as part of the annual Christmas Adopt-A-Sailor program...