30 December 2016 USS Shiloh Hosts Holiday Visit with JMSDF Sister Ship JS Yuugiri Crew members from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) met with representatives from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) JS Yuugiri (DD 153) to exchange holiday gifts Dec. 28...
30 December 2016 Sailor of the Month Stands Out in the Dark The sun shines off the water as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) glides across the South China Sea. Sailors are strewn across the ship, working in their various spaces...
30 December 2016 GW Serves up Christmas Meal T'was the night before Christmas, and all through the ship, culinary specialists were busy cooking dish after dish. For two weeks, they planned a feast of typical holiday fare such as, turkey, ham, green bean casserole, and desserts so Sailors on duty could enjoy a holiday feast on Christmas Day...
30 December 2016 End of Year Gift for US Marines, Sailors in Gulf of Aden U.S. Marines and Sailors of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (MKI ARG)/11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded Exercise Alligator Dagger with a nighttime helo-borne raid in Djibouti, Dec. 21, 2016...
30 December 2016 USS San Jacinto Returns from Deployment Guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) returned to Naval Station Norfolk following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations, Dec. 30...
30 December 2016 Navy Combat Art: Capturing What the Camera Cannot At the Washington Navy Yard there is an art studio through which classical music and bright light reverberate. The space inspires focus and passion in the two Navy combat artists who work there and who recount with the delicate movement of brushes across canvas their most recent naval adventures...
30 December 2016 President's Performance Contracting Challenge Surpassed with NAVFAC EXWC ESPC Award Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center awarded Ameresco Inc., from Framingham, Mass., a $91.1 million first cost firm-fixed-price task order under a previously awarded multiple award contract for energy savings at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina...
30 December 2016 GW Sailors Give Back to the Community In recognition of the holiday season of giving, Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) volunteered to serve food and donated items to those in need at the Hot Meals Warm Hearts soup kitchen at the Ohef Sholom Temple, Dec. 26...
30 December 2016 NASC Named 2016 Navy Community Service Environmental Stewardship Winner; NATTC, CNATTU Whidbey Island Named Honorable Mentions Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC) was named a winner and Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) and Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Whidbey Island were named Honorable Mentions for the 2016 Navy Community Service Environmental Stewardship Flagship Award Dec. 20...
29 December 2016 Sailors Assigned to Command Security Location El Salvador Visit Children's Hospital Sailors assigned to Cooperative Security Location (CSL) Comalapa, Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, and the U.S Embassy delivered toys, supplies, and pizza to the children at the Benjamin Bloom Children's Hospital Burn and Pediatric Oncology units located in San Salvador, El Salvador, Dec. 23...