26 October 2017 Battenberg Cup Presented to USS Mason Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic Rear Adm. Jesse A. Wilson Jr., presented the 2016 Battenberg Cup to the crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) during a ceremony aboard the ship Oct. 17...
23 October 2017 Princeton Earns Battle "E" Award Rear Adm. Gregory Harris, commander, Carrier Strike Group 11, presented the Battle "E" Award to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) during an all-hands call on the ship's fo'c'sle Oct. 8, in the Arabian Gulf...
23 October 2017 Safe Disposal Saves Lives - 14th Annual Prescription DrugTake Back Day is Oct. 28 The Drug Enforcement Agency's 14th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Oct. 28 offers service members and families a safe, anonymous and secure way to help prevent prescription drug misuse by disposing leftover medications properly...
25 September 2017 Passing Along the Motivation A story being repeated by Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) is that Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Chad Williams, from Norfolk, is a motivated and inspiring junior Sailor who takes on responsibility and effectively leads by working alongside his shipmates...
21 September 2017 Florida National Guardsman embarks Iwo Jima to support Hurricane Irma relief efforts When Florida National Guardsman Maj. Sam Sargeant checked aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) it took him a little bit to adjust to the rolling decks and knee knockers...
14 September 2017 Arctic Ambition: ONR Joins International Mission to Monitor Conditions in Arctic Ocean In an example of international cooperation and scientific collaboration, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) participated in a joint mission to deploy three specialized buoys with sensors into the Arctic Ocean, in the vicinity of the North Pole...
12 September 2017 US Navy Leads International Effort to Deploy Buoys into the Arctic Ocean The U.S. National Ice Center in coordination with the Office of Naval Research, Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy, Danish Joint Arctic Command, Environmental and Climate Change Canada and University of Washington deployed buoys into the Arctic Ocean during a joint mission...
01 September 2017 Navy Observes September as Suicide Prevention Month The Navy joins the nation in observing Suicide Prevention throughout the month of September. ...
31 August 2017 Naval Hospital Bremerton Advocates the Importance of Sleep - You Lose if You Don't Snooze Whether trying for a quick snooze, occasional siesta, or attempted slumber, Sailors and Marines are continually at risk for the actual health threat of insufficient sleep...
29 August 2017 NHRC Researchers Investigate Unique Factors Associated with Quality of Life for Combat-Injured Warfighters Researchers from the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) shared study findings about unique factors associated with combat-injured service members' long-term quality of life, an emerging area of research, during the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHRSRS) Aug. 28...