24 July 2017 It Only Takes a Spark In 1969, songwriter Kurt Kaiser penned a song entitled "Pass It On." The first line of the song states that it only takes a spark to get a fire going. When you meet Machinery Repairman 2nd Class Antonio Deshawn Sparks, you might think those lyrics were written about him...
24 July 2017 Heroes Live Forever It was a sunny, clear, mild day over the Mediterranean Sea on June 29, when Aerographer's Mate 2nd Class David Jasso raised the flag of the United States over USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in memory of his brother-in-law...
24 July 2017 Israel: Now and Then USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) became the first aircraft carrier in 17 years to visit Haifa, Israel, July 1, and one man happens to have been on both port visits...
24 July 2017 Bataan's Strongest Gunner Switching his M2HB Browning .50 caliber machine gun off of safety, his whole body shook to the core as the gun raged with recoil fired at the large orange inflatable object floating on the water...
21 July 2017 Sea Breeze SERE Training Develops Ukrainian Instructors Pilots and aircrew members of the Ukrainian armed forces, which have been battling separatists in the eastern part of their country since 2014, face the real possibility of finding themselves behind enemy lines or needing to survive in isolation...
21 July 2017 Spotlighting New Technology Ideas at the Naval S&T Expo Today, at the Naval Future Force Science and Technology Expo, Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Rear Adm. David J. Hahn publicly announced the finalists of the CNR Concept Challenge- a historic call for innovative ideas to support the Navy and Marine Corps of the future...
20 July 2017 Navy Drug, Alcohol Counselor School: A Life-Changing Experience "This school changed my life." That is the most often heard comment from Navy Drug and Alcohol Counselor School (NDACS) graduating students...
20 July 2017 NAVFAC Southwest Commits to Making Its Safety Program Better NAVFAC Southwest commanding officer, executive officer, labor unions, and safety personnel signed the NAVFAC Southwest Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program Management and Labor Commitment Statement July 13 in San Diego...
20 July 2017 USS Sterett 'Up Guns' the BHR Expeditionary Strike Group for Talisman Saber 17 Watchstanders hover over chart tables, plotting courses as they assess possible tracks of an Australian submarine posing as an opposing force...
20 July 2017 Wreath Laying Marks 10th Anniversary of Bridge Collapse Two Sailors who dove in recovery operations immediately following the Minneapolis/St. Paul I-35W bridge collapse were joined by Rear Adm. Frederick J. "Fritz" Roegge, St.Paul District Col. Sam Calkins, Hennepin County Sheriff Richard Stanek for a wreath-laying ceremony July 18...