11 July 2017 Navy Announces Review of All Collateral Duties, Eliminates Seven Now 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...
11 July 2017 Passing Dolphins I wait patiently in a dimly lit ball room as crowds gathered around tables are called to stand. The few lights that offer illumination seem to gather on me as a camera flash suspends the proceeding moments in time...
10 July 2017 Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Conducts Change of Command Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) held a change of command ceremony, July 7, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam...
10 July 2017 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Begins Malabar 2017 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, the Indian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commenced the Malabar in-port portions in Chennai, India, July 9...
10 July 2017 Stennis Sailors Frocked: 258 Move Up USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) held a frocking ceremony in the ship's hangar bay, June 2...
10 July 2017 DANTES Releases "MyVolEdPath" Voluntary Education Mobile App The Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) released a new mobile application called "MyVolEdPath," July 10, which gives military members on-demand access to the Defense Department's (DoD) Voluntary Education (VolEd) programs...
10 July 2017 The Weight of Freedom Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) took part in a special workout in honor of American independence, June 30...
10 July 2017 Iwo Jima ARG Departs for PMINT Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4 and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed Naval Station Norfolk, July 8, to begin PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT) off the southeast coast of the United States...
10 July 2017 Ike Hosts Friends, Family Day Cruise USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) hosted more than 1,500 guests for a friends and family day cruise that included tours of the ship, live entertainment and an air power demonstration, July 8...
10 July 2017 America Amphibious Readiness Group Departs for Scheduled Deployment Sailors and Marines from the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed their homeport of Naval Base San Diego, July 7, for a regularly scheduled deployment...