To develop Sailors with character and professional competence, who possess integrity, accountability, initiative, and toughness, Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy's only boot camp, administers a final exam that is designed to evaluate the proficiency of critical warfighting skills...

The world around us is constantly changing, conforming to the cultures and standards set by the people who live in it. Laws are passed. Rules are implemented and taken away. People come and go, and the society around us transforms to incorporate these changes...

A Dallas native and 2012 Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas graduate, Ensign Xanthus Vasquez is now serving as an administrative officer aboard the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65)...

At the time, the U.S. couldn't afford to provide benefits packages for the military. There were no medical benefits for service families, retirement pay or survivors' benefits for families of deceased personnel. Instead, Sailors and Marines would pass the hat to collect donations to help shipmates'...

Commander, Naval Surface Force (CNSF) and Surface Warfare Officer Schools (SWOS) Command continue to conduct officer of the deck (OOD) competency checks across fleet concentration areas...

Military and civilian personnel from the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) visited over 600 students across San Antonio at Navy Week, February 19-23, to discuss their careers in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, fields...

The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps held the 21st Century Battlefield Medical Care Symposium, Feb. 14-15, at Marine Corps Base Quantico...

President's Day is a day that we pay tribute to the former leaders of the United States. For those presidents whose leadership greatly impacted our country, eight aircraft carriers bear their namesake. Harry S. Truman is one of those select few...

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) is focused on modernizing the fleet at a competitive speed in today's information technology-driven environment...

Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC), the Navy's premier numerical modeling center, launched a program intended to strengthen the relationship between its warfighting support team and the ships they support and to capture valuable fleet input on services they provide...