16 December 2016 Who am I Series? Leading Petty Officer Second Class Joshua D. Krauth In the United States Navy, leading petty officer (LPO) is a title usually given to a First Class Petty Officer, designating them as the "go-to person" in the work center...
16 December 2016 Who Am I Series? A Gatekeeper Of Metal In The Sky "One of the best parts of my job is that I spend my day moving metal through the sky with my voice," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael B. Aguilera, a Harlingen, Texas native and AATCC Watch Officer onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5)...
16 December 2016 CNP Serves as Reviewing Officer at RTC Vice Adm. Robert Burke, the Navy's top personnel officer, visited Recruit Training Command (RTC) and served as the Pass-in-Review graduation ceremony reviewing officer where 1,071 recruits became Sailors today...
16 December 2016 Pax mentors, student mentees spread holiday cheer at nursing home A group of mentors from NAS Patuxent River and their student mentees from George Washington Carver Elementary School assembled and delivered Christmas baskets to residents of Chesapeake Shores nursing home Dec. 5...
16 December 2016 USS Mason Arrives in Belfast The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), arrived in Belfast, U.K., Dec.15, 2016 for a scheduled port visit...
16 December 2016 NWDC hosts OPFOR Workshop The Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) hosted the first-of-its-kind Opposition Force (OPFOR) workshop Dec. 12-15, 2016, at the Information Warfare Training Command on NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex, Va...
16 December 2016 Wasp ARG Departs 6th Fleet After Noteworthy Anti-ISIL Mission The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations Dec. 16. The ARG's time in theater was highlighted by support of Operation Odyssey Lightning (OOL) in Sirte, Libya...
16 December 2016 Dambusters Conduct Change of Command Cmdr. Ryan S. Jackson assumed command of the "Dambusters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 from Cmdr. Guy M. Snodgrass at Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan, Dec. 16...
16 December 2016 NAVSUP FLC San Diego Receives Retention Excellence Award NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) San Diego was announced a winner of the Navy's Retention Excellence Award for fiscal year 2016 in a naval message Dec. 14...
15 December 2016 First Class in the Navy, Captain on the Field: A Story of Recruiting and Community The Parthenon towered before the eyes of the Sailor. He was on liberty after sailing with his squadron aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). Now looking back, he calls it one of the best moments in his naval career...