10 June 2020 Information Warfare Training Command Virginia Beach Honors the Battle of Midway Throughout the year, we can look back at our history and appreciate events and milestones which have forged our force into what it is today. This week in naval history, we remember and honor the Battle of Midway.At Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach,...
09 June 2020 NPS Alumnus Applies Research to Improve Efficacy, Cost of Radar and Counter UAS Systems No one knows how to improve conditions on the battlefield like warfighters themselves. This unique perspective allows mid-career officers across the services to choose graduate programs that not only advance their own skills and leadership qualities, but also directly impact the warfighting...
09 June 2020 Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO Expands its Maritime Operational Capabilities This year marks the first time BALTOPS will be executed from STRIKFORNATO's Headquarters in Oeiras, Portugal, rather than from the U.S. 6th Fleet's flagship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC20), which also serves as an Afloat Command Platform for STRIKFORNATO...
09 June 2020 The Mighty Pen: Naval War College Announces Writing Prizes for 2019-2020 The U.S. Naval War College has announced the winners of its 2019-2020 writing awards...
09 June 2020 U.S. Pacific Fleet Hosts USNA Plebes, NAPS Candidates U.S. Pacific Fleet hosted a group of 10 incoming U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) freshmen, or midshipmen 4th class, and selectees for the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) at the historic Pacific Fleet boathouse June 5...
09 June 2020 Navy Junior Engineer Wins HSI Award for Impact on New Wearable Technologies A NSWCDD junior engineer won the 2020 G. Dennis White Early Career Human Systems Integration Practitioner Award, NSWCDD officials announced June 8...
09 June 2020 National Safety Month: How America's Shipyard Has Protected the Workforce During COVID-19 Observing National Safety Month at NNSY is usually devoted to highlighting important efforts like electrical safety and fall protection. This June, the health and safety issue of greatest workforce concern is minimizing the spread of COVID-19...
09 June 2020 High School on U.S. Navy Base in Japan Holds Socially Distanced Graduation Ceremony Students, faculty and families of Nile C. Kinninck High School onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), conducted a successful, socially-distanced graduation ceremony at the base's football field June 5...
09 June 2020 NNSY Teen Wins Virginia Military Youth of the Year Award Jaidyn A. Johnson, a junior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth and a member of Norfolk Naval Shipyard's (NNSY) Teen Program, was named the Virginia State Military Youth of the Year for 2020. She is the third teen from NNSY's program in consecutive years to win the title...
09 June 2020 NMCP Holds Remembrance of the Virginia Beach Victims Naval Medical Center Portsmouth's (NMCP) Pastoral Care Services hosted a remembrance ceremony Jun. 1 for the victims of last year's Virginia Beach mass shooting...