27 May 2016 Biennial Symposium Advances Naval Mine Warfare Naval leaders, industry experts and guests from 12 countries converged for the 12th International Mine Warfare (MIW) Technology Symposium held at the Embassy Suites hotel in Seaside, California, May 24-26...
27 May 2016 Origins of Memorial Day On May 5, 1868, three years after the Civil War ended, the head of an organization of Union veterans - the Grand Army of the Republic - established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers...
27 May 2016 USS San Diego Welcomes "Leaders to Sea" Participants A group of five business and industry leaders from southern California arrived aboard amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22) via helicopter as part of the "Leaders to Sea" program, May 20...
27 May 2016 Bataan hosts USO Build-A-Bike Event during Fleet Week New York More than 300 Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Marines, along with volunteers for the United Service Organizations, spent the morning aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5) building 500 children's bicycles, May 26...
27 May 2016 PACFLT Participates in Multi-National Missile Defense Forum The head of U.S. Pacific Fleet Maritime Operations participated in the Maritime Theater Missile Defense Forum's planning session in Waikiki, Hawaii, May 24...
27 May 2016 Navy OGC Celebrates 75th Anniversary This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Department of the Navy's Office of the General Counsel. Founded on September 10, 1941, the DON OGC is the second largest government law firm with approximately 740 civilian attorneys and 200 support staff located throughout the world...
27 May 2016 Future Leaders Embark USS America U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen and college students enrolled in Naval ROTC programs around the country are embarking aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) for the Navy's summer training program...
27 May 2016 Service Members Bring Fitness Competition to Fox News during Fleet Week New York Service members from the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps got a chance to show their skills and test their might live on national television with the Fox and Friends morning show by participating in a friendly physical fitness competition during Fleet Week New York, May 26...
27 May 2016 "Dahlgren Engineer" returning as Senior Executive commends Awardees at NSWC Dahlgren Division Ceremony Eighty-two individuals and 19 teams were honored with 21 different Navy and Dahlgren Division awards as the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division held its annual honor awards ceremony, May 18...
27 May 2016 VQ-1 Holds Change of Command Ceremony The "World Watchers" of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1 held a change of command ceremony May 26 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor, Washington...