14 October 2016 Keeping The Flame Alive: The Commissioning Of An Enlisted Sailor It all started at a ceremony in Okinawa, Japan, in 2008. At the time, William "Jon" Dean was an E-3 with a degree in business administration and little clue how to become an officer...
14 October 2016 Breastival Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville invites everyone to its annual breast cancer awareness "Breastival" on Wednesday, Oct. 19, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with a cake cutting celebration. Breastival will take place at the hospital's rotunda, located on the first floor next to pharmacy...
14 October 2016 NHCP Celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths for women, just behind lung cancer. During 2015, 40,000 women were predicted to die of this disease...
14 October 2016 GHWB Represents 241 Years of Excellence Every year on Oct. 13, the Navy recognizes and celebrates the storied history of the U.S. Navy and its Sailors, from its creation during the Revolutionary War through the current operations around the globe and all of the achievements in between...
14 October 2016 CNO Visits NAVSUP on Navy's Birthday Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson visited Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) at Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, to celebrate the Navy's 241st birthday Oct. 13...
14 October 2016 World War II Imperial Japanese Navy Flag Returns to Pearl Harbor A Imperial Japanese navy flag recovered from battleship Nagato by a Sailor assigned to high-speed transport USS Horace A. Bass (APD 124) in 1945 was donated to the National Park Service Oct. 13 at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center...
14 October 2016 Vice Adm. James Foggo III visits USS Ross Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, Vice Adm. James Foggo III visited he Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) Oct. 13, 2016...
14 October 2016 Bonhomme Richard Celebrates Navy's 241st Birthday Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Sailors and embarked Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) celebrated the Navy's 241st birthday with a ceremony and cake cutting on the mess decks, Oct. 12...
14 October 2016 Johnson Selected as NAVFAC Far East Sailor of the Year Commanding Officer Capt. Kevin Bartoe announced the selection of Petty Officer 1st Class Maurice Johnson as Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East Fiscal Year 2016 Sailor of the Year Oct. 12...
14 October 2016 Sailors Train on Innovative Carderock-Developed Flight Deck Cleaning System aboard USS America Six Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) trained in the operation and support of a new flight deck cleaning system with the help of engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Sept. 12-16...