25 November 2016 SECNAV Celebrates Thanksgiving Aboard Ike The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) hosted Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus for the Thanksgiving holiday while the ship was deployed in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 24...
25 November 2016 Royal Navy Leads US Task Force 50 for First Time Royal Navy Commodore Andrew Burns, commander of Amphibious Task Group embarked on the U.K.'s premier naval warship, HMS Ocean (L 12), took command of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command's Task Force (CTF) 50 in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 25...
25 November 2016 CNO and MCPON Visit Wasp for Thanksgiving The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson and the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Steven Giordano visited USS Wasp (LHD 1) for Thanksgiving, Nov. 24...
23 November 2016 Mentoring the Navy's Future Sailors are told to cut out their own path, but they are encouraged not to do it all alone either. Participating in the mentorship program as a mentor and protege encourages Sailors to help and learn from one another and to push each other to reach their full potential...
23 November 2016 SECNAV Visits USS Makin Island, 11th MEU Sailors, Marines Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus visited Sailors and Marines assigned to USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) while the ship was pierside in Singapore, Nov. 22...
23 November 2016 MCPON Giordano Converses with NSA Bahrain Sailors Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Steven Giordano met with Sailors based at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain Nov. 21-22...
23 November 2016 Anchorage Sailors Experience Shipboard Virtual Reality Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) experienced virtual reality on a whole new level when they had the opportunity to see their own ship from the lens of progressive Department of the Navy (DON) technology...
23 November 2016 F-35 Helmet: An Advance in Flight Technology When the Department of Defense launched the acquisition process for the revolutionary F-35 Lightning II, they envisioned a common platform across three variants that ultimately invigorated the defense industry worldwide, creating an influx of new technologies -- notably the F-35 helmet...
23 November 2016 Preventive Medicine Units Provide Hands-on Medical Training to Cambodian Military during Global Health Engagement Navy Preventive Medicine Units from San Diego (NEPMU-5) and Hawaii (NEPMU-6) conducted comprehensive public health training in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, as part of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) mission, Oct. 28-Nov. 4...
23 November 2016 Evidence-Based Performance Exercise Training Heightens Navy's Command Fitness Leader Program Thirty Hampton Roads-based Sailors took part in the Department of the Navy's (DON) command fitness leader (CFL) training, Nov. 15-19 at Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Virginia...