27 October 2017 NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka Master Labor Contract Employees Receive Length of Service Awards from Government of Japan The Government of Japan honored Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka Master Labor Contract (MLC) employees with a Length of Service Award during a ceremony held Oct. 20 at the Yokosuka City Cultural Hall...
26 October 2017 Battenberg Cup Presented to USS Mason Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic Rear Adm. Jesse A. Wilson Jr., presented the 2016 Battenberg Cup to the crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) during a ceremony aboard the ship Oct. 17...
26 October 2017 Warfare Tactics Instructor Program Continues to Grow 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...
26 October 2017 SURFLANT Holds Active Shooter Drill Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) military and civilian personnel are participating in a training exercise, Oct. 23-27, to ensure that if an active shooter scenario were to occur, personnel would be ready to actively counter that threat here at SURFLANT headquarters building...
26 October 2017 Nimitz Holds Cancer Awareness 5k on Flight Deck U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) participated in a cancer awareness five kilometer (5K) run on the ship's flight deck, Oct. 26...
26 October 2017 NRL Researcher Makes an Impact in the Lone Star State With a goal of raising awareness about the U.S Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) mission, an NRL researcher traveled to the Lone Star State during Fort Worth Navy Week, Oct. 23-25...
26 October 2017 Changes Are Coming to TRICARE: Are You Ready to Take Command of Your Health? Changes are coming to your TRICARE benefits beginning Jan. 1, 2018. These changes will give you more benefit choices, improves your access to care, simplifies cost shares, and allows you to take command of your health...
26 October 2017 Flu Vaccine Now Available for All Including Pregnant Women Flu vaccine is now available for all patients (including pregnant women) at Naval Hospital Jacksonville and Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville...
26 October 2017 Tripoli Sailors Help Local Community Members of Pre-Commissioning Unit Tripoli came together to support a local cause Oct. 19 in Theodore, Alabama, assembling boxes of food for Thanksgiving for Feeding the Gulf Coast...
26 October 2017 Underwater Defense: New Ways to Protect Divers in the Deep Special operations divers like Navy SEALs take on life-threatening risks such as enemy combatants and harsh environments. But another hazard is silent and unseen-oxygen toxicity, the result of breathing lethal levels of oxygen that occur at depth and pressure...