15 September 2017 New York Native Mitschermen and DESRON 2 Staff Remember Sept. 11 "On Sept. 11, 2001, at 8:45 A.M. on a clear Tuesday morning, American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel, crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City," a chief selects solemnly spoke over the ship's 1MC...
14 September 2017 Navy Warfare Development Command Publishes Operational Logistics in a Contested Maritime Environment Concept The Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) has published a new concept paper which addresses the transformation of the current shore-based logistics model into a distributed, agile, and maneuverable force, able to sustain combat operations at sea in highly contested environments...
12 September 2017 Operation Enduring Freedom: One Sailor's Perspective On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, the United States was rocked by a series of four orchestrated attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans and left an estimated 6,000 injured...
08 September 2017 Fleet Master Chief Returns to Boot Camp More than 60 chief selects from various commands throughout the nation graduated from the Back to Boot Camp program held from Aug. 28 - Sept. 1, at Recruit Training Command...
31 August 2017 Blazing Path to Success Everyone knows the structure of a good story; the hero must overcome adversity and come out on top if they ever hope to lead a good life...
27 August 2017 Mission: Maintenance How important is it to keep track of and document maintenance to aircraft and related materials on board an aviation capable naval warship?...
25 August 2017 Sailors Making Sailors: RTC Chaplains, RPs Provide Spiritual Support to Recruits and Staff During their eight weeks of boot camp at Recruit Training Command, some recruits may find there is only one place while training that will remind them of home: the chapel...
22 August 2017 Marines Using Additive Manufacturing To Bring Innovation To The Battlefield The Marine Corps Innovation Challenge was established to bring new ideas to the warfighter from the warfighter...
21 August 2017 Beat the Heat A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is arguably one of the most dangerous work places in the world. Aircraft loaded with ordnance are launched day and night in some of the most hostile areas of the world; but the enemy and workplace hazards aren't the only danger...
21 August 2017 What's With the Heat!? Visible heat spans across the flight deck under the smoldering sun in the Arabian Gulf. A blanket of haze surrounds the ship and the minimal cloud coverage makes next to no difference...