19 July 2016 CNATTU Oceana Recognized as NAS Oceana Energy Challenge Winner The Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Oceana was named the winner of a Naval Air Station Oceana-sponsored six-month energy conservation contest, July 7...
19 July 2016 Celebrating 20 Years of USNS Bowditch In 1996, minimum wage was $4.25, Space Shuttle Endeavor 10 was launched, U.S. troops were being sent to Bosnia, the Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl, Alanis Morisette was a headliner at the 38th Grammy Awards, Independence Day made its film debut and Mike Tyson was heavyweight boxing champion...
19 July 2016 Navy Medicine East Officer Receives DON's Financial Management, Comptroller Award Lt. Cmdr. Jodi Phillips, Navy Medicine East (NME) Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) department head, was honored July 13 with the Department of the Navy's Financial Management and Comptroller Award for outstanding achievement in fiscal readiness and management...
19 July 2016 US, Singapore Armed Forces Increase Complexity, Enhance Longstanding Partnership during CARAT The 22nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Republic of Singapore Armed Forces held opening ceremonies at Changi Naval Base July 19...
18 July 2016 NITROS Boosts Information Warfare at Trident Warrior Representatives from the U.S. Navy's Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I) provided Sailors an early look at automated data analytic capabilities during a successful demonstration July 8-14, as part of Trident Warrior...
18 July 2016 Swamp Foxes Conduct First Swing Loaded Operational Flight The "Swamp Foxes" of Helicopter Attack Squadron (HSM) 74 and the U.S. Navy saw an operational breakthrough July 12 when transiting through the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb...
18 July 2016 British Royal Marines Visit USS Whidbey Island British Royal Marines from 42 Commando Royal Marine Unit, Juliet Company, boarded amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) and met with U.S. Sailors and Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit July 7-10 to improve interoperability between U.S. and British military forces...
18 July 2016 US P-3C Orion and Crew to Participate in Bulgarian Exercise Breeze 2016 A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 arrived in Constanta, Romania, July 11 to conduct two training flights as part of exercise Breeze 2016...
18 July 2016 Adm. Howard Conducts First All-Hands Call Adm. Michelle Howard, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF), conducted her first all-hands call at Naval Support Activity Naples, July 15...
18 July 2016 Brazilian Navy Embarked Aboard US Vessel When many Americans dream of experiencing something "exotic," they often picture tropical climates, rain forests, and sandy beaches. For Brazilian Navy Lt. Almir Fonseca, it's just the opposite...