27 January 2016 Navy's Newest Sailors Become US Citizens Rear Adm. Stephen C. Evans, commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), made his first visit to a naturalization ceremony at Recruit Training Command (RTC) to watch 18 Sailors become new naturalized American citizens, Jan. 20...
26 January 2016 US, ROK Vietnam Veterans Honored in Chinhae Vietnam veterans from the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) were honored during a ceremony at Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae (CFAC) Jan. 26...
21 January 2016 NMCB 3 Tackles Japan's Jungle Seabees assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 successfully completed jungle warfare training, Jan. 15...
21 January 2016 USS Emory S. Land Supports USS Florida CMAV Sailors from submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) began maintenance on guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) during a continuous maintenance availability (CMAV) period Jan 10...
21 January 2016 Paros Retires After 61 Years: Worked for Navy, Government Since 1954 When Mike Paros retired just before Christmas of last year here, he had a prevailing thought on his mind, "You do not appreciate freedom until you lose it."...
12 January 2016 USS Barry to Join Forward Deployed Naval Forces in Japan Guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) departed its Norfolk homeport of more than 20 years bound for Yokosuka, Japan, and the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) of the U.S. 7th Fleet, Jan. 12...
12 January 2016 CNO, MCPON Tour Expeditionary Combat Skills Course Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike Stevens experienced the clatter of automatic weapons, the sight spurting blood, and screams of wounded Sailors during a combat simulation, Jan. 8...
11 January 2016 Navy Reservists Prepare for Deployment in Newport Naval Station Newport is the Navy's Center of Excellence for Officer and Senior Enlisted Education and Training and is not often the location for mobilization activities, but they do take place...
06 January 2016 Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Names Fleet Replenishment Oiler Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus announced Jan. 6 the first ship of the next generation of fleet replenishment oilers (T-AO 205) will be named USNS John Lewis after the civil rights movement hero and current U.S. representative of Georgia's 5th Congressional District...
05 January 2016 7th Fleet 2015 Wrap Up: A Year of New Technology and Thriving Partnerships As the ball dropped in Times Square to usher in 2015, more than 300 Sailors aboard destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) were busy conducting search and recovery operations in the Java Sea, following the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 Dec. 28, 2014...