13 November 2015 USS Normandy Sailor Honored with MCPON Delbert Black Leadership Award The eighth annual Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Delbert D. Black Leadership Award ceremony was held Oct. 22, during the 2015 MCPON Leadership Mess Symposium in Suffolk, Virginia...
12 November 2015 Beer and Dogs: Real Americans The weather may have been less than ideal, but it would take more than an hour-long rain storm to discourage the attendees of the Dogs on Deployment (DOD) annual Beer, Dogs and Veterans Festival in Virginia Beach Saturday, Nov. 7...
12 November 2015 USS Vella Gulf holds Change of Command Capt. Mark Oberley relieved Cmdr. Jason Wilson as commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), Nov. 10, during a change of command ceremony held at the BAE Systems Norfolk facility...
12 November 2015 USS Kearsarge and 26th MEU Celebrate Marine Corps Birthday The ship's bells rang marking the time of 1030 a.m. onboard the USS Kearsarge and the much awaited ceremony commenced. The weather was as beautiful as the sharp looking formations of Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) standing at attention on the flight deck...
12 November 2015 Sigonella holds reverse COMREL with local national dignitaries On Nov. 6 NAS Sigonella Commanding Officer, Capt. Chris Dennis, hosted nearly 75 local civic and elected leaders during a first-of-its kind "Reverse COMREL." The concept behind the day's event was simple: NASSIG wanted to say thank you to Sicilian leaders...
12 November 2015 United Through Reading Connects Sailors with Their Loved Ones USS Theodore Roosevelt's (CVN 71) Sailors and Marines submitted more than 2,000 videos to their loved ones through the United Through Reading (UTR) program and earned themselves recognition as the leading command for submissions in the Atlantic Fleet...
12 November 2015 USS Pittsburg Conducts Change of Command Cmdr. Neil Colston relieved Capt. William Solomon III as commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburg (SSN 720), during the time-honored ceremony, Nov. 6, at Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE)...
12 November 2015 Master Chief's Life Saving Training Kicks Into Action Master Chief Information Systems Technician (Submarines) Richard Okrasinski, of Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic, rendered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a 14-year-old girl during a soccer game, Oct. 10...
12 November 2015 Lincoln Joins Newport News Leadership to Honor Veterans As the nation pauses to remember those who have served in the armed forces, Sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) were part of a Veterans Day ceremony at Victory Arch in Newport News, Virginia, Nov 11...
12 November 2015 NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka Supports Special Olympics in Okinawa Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka, Site Okinawa personnel volunteered in support of the 16th Annual Kadena Special Olympics held at the Risner Fitness Center Sports Complex on Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan Nov. 7...