10 October 2017 USS Chief Arrives in Busan Ahead of MN MIWEX Mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 10 for a routine port call as the ship makes final preparations for the Multinational Mine Countermeasures Exercise (MN MIWEX)...
05 October 2017 Woman Overboard At first glance, the water of the Arabian Gulf looks almost dreamy but upon further inspection one can see the thousands of tiny jellyfish floating just outside the safety of the Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB). Add the sea snakes, sharks and various other sea creatures that lurk below...
02 October 2017 Military Sealift Command: Delivering in a Contested Environment For more than 50 years the mariners of Military Sealift Command have sailed virtually uncontested around the globe to deliver the logistics and service support our fleet commanders and deployed warfighters require to complete their missions...
02 October 2017 The Cyber Threat is Real Throughout National Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, and in subsequent articles, the Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6) will describe the things you can do, at home and at work, to protect yourself and the Navy from cyber threats...
27 September 2017 Nimitz Completes Historic 100,000th Catapult Shot You can feel the excitement on the flight deck. As the jet engines roar an F/A-18E Super Hornet, from the "Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146, goes soaring into the air...
27 September 2017 AIRSpeed Virtually everything in life involves a process: a series of steps to reach the desired end-goal. On Navy ships, processes are imperative...
18 September 2017 This Day in Navy History: The Battle of the Virginia Capes It began in 1775 with "the shot heard 'round the world," and ended with the surrender of British Gen. Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, marking the end of the Revolutionary War...
18 September 2017 Naturalized Nimitz Sailor Moved to Serve Thirteen years ago, the U.S. government officially declared Sept. 17 as Constitution Day recognizing the U.S. Constitution and individuals who have obtained U.S. citizenship...
18 September 2017 Beat the Heat ...With Science! Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) are participating in a research study to beat the heat with science!...
18 September 2017 Fire, Fire, Fire! It was a typical Monday morning aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The ship's executive officer had just come over the ship's internal announcement system telling the crew to "Fire it up!" and man their cleaning stations for the daily cleaning routine...