16 October 2017 Nimitz Sailors Enjoy Liberty in UAE As the group of approximately 80 Sailors and Marines were divided into groups of six and loaded into a four-wheel drive vehicle, you could feel the mix of anticipation and uncertainty...
16 October 2017 The Comeback Boatswain At approximately 4 a.m. on July 20, Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Gloveis Wells, USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Sailor and native of Raleigh, Mississippi, was awakened by fellow shipmates to clear a flooded space...
11 October 2017 Daddy on Duty: Lake Erie Sailors Become Dads during Deployment Five months ago, Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) waved goodbye to their family and friends and sailed west on deployment. Since then, five of those Sailors' families have grown by one...
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...