16 September 2016 NAVSUP Welcomes POW/MIA Forensics Expert Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Commander Rear Adm. Jonathan Yuen welcomed Dr. Timothy P. McMahon, a forensics expert supporting the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, in a POW/MIA recognition program held at Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 15...
16 September 2016 US Sailors Begin Multinational Exercise Northern Challenge 2016 Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 began participating in exercise Northern Challenge (NOCH) 2016 in Keflavik, Iceland, Sept. 12...
16 September 2016 USNH Yokosuka Corpsman Awarded for Lifesaving Efforts Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Joshua Blanchard, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for saving a drowning mother while serving on temporary assigned duty (TAD) at the Surface Warfare Medical Institute (SWMI) in San Diego...
16 September 2016 Navy Medicine Ambassadors Make Impression during Albuquerque Navy Week Navy Medicine ambassadors visited the "Land of Enchantment" and raised awareness about Navy Medicine's mission during Albuquerque Navy Week, Sept. 12-15...
16 September 2016 Wonder Wrap: ONR Developing New Ways to Protect Injured Limbs The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring work to develop a breakthrough medical wrap that will not only cover injured limbs, but also mitigate damage and protect tissue for up to three days. The wrap will be called the Acute Care Cover for the Severely Injured Limb (ACCSIL)...
15 September 2016 Oceanographer of the Navy Joins World Leaders in Support of Sustainable Fisheries Oceanographer of the Navy Rear Adm. Tim Gallaudet moderated a panel regarding the sustainment of fisheries around the world's oceans at a conference held today at the State Department attended by President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and actor Leonardo DiCaprio...
15 September 2016 Commemorating Our Fallen Heroes: USS New York Conducts 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony More than 400 Sailors, family, and friends gathered together on the pier next to the bow of amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21) for a remembrance ceremony to commemorate the tragic events of Sept. 11th, 2001...
15 September 2016 Bonds Between Responders Transcend Borders September is recognized as National Preparedness Month, and when it comes to being prepared to handle emergencies or disasters, first responders are indispensable...
15 September 2016 "Dark Skies" Protecting Endangered Seabirds, the Mission. It will definitely be darker at Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) beginning Sept. 15 as the base begins its "Dark Skies" program...
15 September 2016 Sailors Visit Gravesite of Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient During Natchez Navy Week Navy leadership participating in Natchez Navy Week, Sept. 11-14, visited the gravesite of a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient at the Natchez National Cemetery to learn more about the unique connection between one of the oldest cities along the Mississippi River and the U.S. Navy...