22 October 2021 NAS Pensacola Home to Gopher Tortoise Population PENSACOLA, Fla. - On a sunny day in mid-October, representatives from the Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Public Works Department ventured to a site near the airfield in an attempt to catch a glimpse of a gopher tortoise hidden in an underground burrow...
21 October 2021 Thomas Hudner Coxswain Takes Unique Path to Naval Service An intergenerational journey encompassing four countries, lots of bravery, resiliency and risk-taking led SN Imanol Moreno Fuentes to joining the United States Navy, where he serves in deck department aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116)...
21 October 2021 Prize-Winning Prose: Naval STEM Announces Winners of Naval Horizons Essay Contest ARLINGTON, Va. - The results are in for the recent Naval Horizons student essay contest—organized by the Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Naval STEM Coordination Office, which is located at the Office of Naval Research (ONR)...
21 October 2021 Recruit Training Command graduate commits to her future Seaman Delaina Temple took her first steps toward a promising future when she committed to joining the U.S. Navy.Temple was one of 714 graduates Oct. 15 at Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s only boot camp. Neither Temple, nor her Recruit Division Commanders (RDC) – Chief Culinary Specialist...
20 October 2021 Navy Releases Extensive Bonhomme Richard Fire Report, Major Fires Review WASHINGTON -- The Navy released today two reports related to the fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) on July 12, 2020: the results of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Command Investigation and a Major Fires Review commissioned by the Vice Chief of Naval Operations that examined all major fires in the...
20 October 2021 Navy Installations Command Facilitates Third-Party Inspection for Privatized Housing WASHINGTON - As part of the requirements established in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Commander, Navy Installations Command will be facilitating third-party home inspections for all Navy privatized military housing units beginning in October 2021 – October 2022...
20 October 2021 Teamwork and Innovation Save $3 million, More Than 60 Days for USS New Hampshire PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Thanks to collaborative teaming between Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), and Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC), innovative repairs were recently completed on USS New Hampshire (SSN 778), saving more...
18 October 2021 Warships from Australia, Japan, U.K., and U.S. Join Forces in Maritime Partnership Exercise 2021 INDIAN OCEAN – Naval forces from Australia, Japan, the U.K., and the U.S. joined together in multilateral Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) 2021 to conduct naval training in the eastern Indian Ocean, Oct. 15-18...
18 October 2021 NAVSUP WSS Participates in Multi-Agency Meeting to Discuss Submarine Needs MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) submarine supply professionals met virtually with colleagues from across the United States in September at the quarterly Strategic Submarine Supply Support Review to discuss meeting the needs of the Navy’s...
18 October 2021 NAVSAFENVTRACEN Receives COE Candidacy NORFOLK, Va. - The Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center (NAVSAFENVTRACEN) reached a milestone Sept. 16 when the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education (COE) approved the center’s request for candidate status, bringing NAVSAFENVTRACEN one step closer to accreditation...