19 May 2016 US Naval Academy Plebes Endure Rigorous 14-Hour Sea Trials Plebes from the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2019 endured 14 hours of rigorous physical and mental challenges during the annual Sea Trials training exercise May 17...
19 May 2016 RTC Holds Tiger Cruise for Families Over 300 family and friends of Recruit Training Command (RTC) staff members arrived at the command for a Tiger Cruise, May 14...
18 May 2016 More than Just Cake at NMCP Nurse Corps Birthday Celebration On May 13, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Naval Appropriations Bill authorizing the establishment of the Nurse Corps as a unique staff corps in the U.S. Navy. Several women answered the call to be the first official Navy nurses -- known today as "The Sacred Twenty."...
18 May 2016 WWII Veterans Receive Legion of Honor Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) hosted a Legion of Honor ceremony as part of Fleet Week Port Everglades May 7...
18 May 2016 Makin Island Certifies 3M Early The crew of USS Makin Island (LHD 8) successfully completed the arduous Maintenance and Material Management (3M) certification assessment ten weeks ahead of schedule...
18 May 2016 Skin Deep In November 2012, Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class John Schulte, from Riverside, California, was at home and had just finished eating dinner when he received the call that would change his life...
18 May 2016 Course Changes Bring Ready, Relevant Training to ETs, FCs at CSCSU Changes to the radar portion of training for fire controlmen and electronics technicians are nearing their end almost four years after the process began. Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit (CSCSU) Great Lakes completed a pilot class for the partial task trainer (PTT) T1 Radar system, May 13...
18 May 2016 EODMU 5 Receives MUC for Exemplary Performance Capt. Erich Diehl, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 presented Cmdr. Ben Cipperley, commanding officer, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 with the Meritorious Unit Commendation, May 17...
18 May 2016 FY17 Full Time Support and SELRES Board Convenes-Quotas Released Opportunity for advancement is up slightly for FTS Sailors, at 16.28 percent from 15.04 percent last cycle and close to the 8-year average of 17.0 percent.E-7 FTSE-7 SELRESAdvancement for enlisted Reserve Sailors is based on current and planned billet openings in the fleet and work hand-in-hand with...
18 May 2016 Mayport Remembers Fallen Shipmates at Stark Memorial Sailors held a ceremony of remembrance at Naval Station Mayport, May 17, to honor Sailors who were killed aboard guided-missile frigate USS Stark (FFG 31) 29 years ago...