18 May 2020 Surface Warfare Engineering School Command Offers Surface Steering Gear "C" School Courses Sailors in a number of rates now have the opportunity to take three "C" School courses focused on surface ships' upgraded steering gear technology...
18 May 2020 Stores Elevators on Ford Increase Operational Proficiencies The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) full pallet capable stores elevators design significantly reduces crew workload and provides access to almost all of supply department's storage compartments which reduces the time it takes to on-load stores. These elevators were...
18 May 2020 Northwest Navy Units Knock Down Barriers by Literally Building Them Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest's Public Works Department Kitsap is manufacturing and fitting clear acrylic plastic, also known as Plexiglas, shields in several facilities across Naval Base Kitsap to prevent spreading of COVID-19...
18 May 2020 USS Roosevelt Brings New Capabilities to U.S. 6th Fleet The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived at its new homeport, Naval Station Rota, Spain, after conducting a regional patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) area of operations, May 16, 2020...
17 May 2020 NEPLOs Coordinate Cross-Country Move of Navy Medical Personnel in COVID-19 Fight On April 22-23 Navy Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers in Texas, Louisiana, New Jersey, and Connecticut coordinated the transfer of 49 medical personnel from Texas and Louisiana to the Bennett Medical Center in Stamford, Connecticut...
17 May 2020 New test kit will save Navy, Air Force, and NASA $207 million U.S. Naval Test Pilot School maintenance team members found a solution to a long-running problem with exhaust gas temperatures in T-38 Talon trainer aircraft engines that could save the Navy, Air Force, and NASA over $200 million over the life of the T-38 fleet...
17 May 2020 Navy Nurse Lauded for Extraordinary Care at Naval Medical Center San Diego Capt. Bradford Smith, commanding officer for Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) and Navy Medicine Training and Readiness Command (NMRTC), presented the DAISY award to Lt. j.g. Ashelynne Sakkalaek, May 5, in NMSD's Labor and Delivery (L&D) ward...
17 May 2020 Navy Reserve Anesthesiologist Finds Unlikely Home in New York's Galley On many Navy ships, Sailors are sometimes temporarily assigned to assist their galley's crew. One Sailor aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) decided to volunteer his time in the galley every free chance he gets...
17 May 2020 Yard Patrol 686 Craft Completes Service Life Extension Program The Navy recently completed a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) on Yard Patrol (YP) 686 and returned the modernized craft to the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), May 14...
15 May 2020 NAVSUP Business Systems Center Recognized for HR/EEO Community Support Excellence Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center's (BSC) Workforce Management (WFM) team received the Department of the Navy (DON) Human Resources (HR) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Community Support - Team/Group award, April 24...