21 September 2016 SWO Boss Welcomes Newest Makin Island Chiefs Seventeen chief petty officer selectees pinned on their anchors during an emotional underway ceremony attended by Commander, Naval Surface Forces Vice Adm. Thomas S. Rowden aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Sept. 16...
21 September 2016 Religious Service VTC Bridges Thousands of Miles Between Ships The Religious Ministry Support Department aboard amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) conducted religious services for Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) 2,250 miles away via video teleconference (VTC), Sept. 18...
21 September 2016 Navy Medicine's Deputy Chief Readiness, Health, Visits NHRC Rear Adm. Elaine Wagner, one of Navy Medicine's leading flag officers, visited the Naval Health Research Center to discuss the impact of research on warfighter readiness and health, Sept. 9...
21 September 2016 Naval Oceanography Leverages Better Science, Communications to Deliver Better Results The U.S. Navy faces numerous strategic challenges and the Naval Oceanography community is leveraging better science and communications to deliver better results for maintaining maritime superiority...
20 September 2016 RTC Chief Supports University of Illinois NROTC Midshipman Orientation Program University of Illinois Naval ROTC midshipmen recently learned an important lesson to "Rely on Your Chief" during a Midshipman Orientation Program (MOP), Aug. 14-19...
20 September 2016 Anchored Together: However, that's exactly what happened in Pearl Harbor Sept. 16, when Chief (select) Legalman Belinda Hall received her gold fouled anchors alongside her husband, Gunnery Sgt. Corey Hall.The success of my career could not have happened without my family's continuous support and understanding,...
20 September 2016 Chief Petty Officer Legacy Academy: They waited patiently for that fateful message on the 1MC to hear their name called in hopes that their hard work and naval service had paid off and finally been rewarded.On Friday, September 16, 4,765 Sailors around the world had gold fouled anchors pinned on the lapels of their freshly pressed...
20 September 2016 Navy Half Attracts Runners, Patriotism to DC Area Over 10,000 runners, walkers and adaptive wounded warrior athletes met in Washington, D.C., for the 2016 Navy-Air Force Half Marathon & Navy 5-miler, Sept. 18...
20 September 2016 From the Eyes of a Sailor: USS Spruance Conducts Replenishment-at-Sea One of the most complicated procedures an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer like Spruance can perform is a replenishment-at-sea, or RAS, as deckplate Sailors' shorthand goes...
20 September 2016 San Antonio CPO Pinning Ceremony Highlights Family Support in Success Fifteen San Antonio Navy Medicine petty officers first class and a Army sergeant first class reached the pinnacle of their careers during a unique promotion ceremony held Sept. 16 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston (JBSA-FSH), Texas...