When the Naval Air Transport Service (NATS) Douglas R4D broke through the clouds of volcanic dust and smoke to land on Iwo Jima on March 6 1945, it carried more than whole blood and medical supplies for the wounded. On board this inaugural air evacuation flight was a 22-year old nurse named Jane...

MINNEAPOLIS - A young chef decided to take a leap out of the frying pan and into the fire in 1997. From a small kitchen in the town of Maplewood, Minnesota to a Norfolk, Virginia-based Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier...

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - A Fleet Engagement Team from Navy Personnel Command completed a five-day engagement event in Japan April 15, resulting in 313 newly-rated Sailors in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility...

NEWPORT, R.I. - For the second consecutive year, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport has won the Chief of Naval Operations Award for Safety Ashore in the large, non-industrial category...

SEA OF JAPAN– The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), along with JS Inazuma (DD 105) and JS Kongo (DDG 173), from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) completed bilateral exercises in the Philippine Sea and East China Sea, April 18, 2022...

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. - Because of the command’s investments in the latest maintenance and restoration technologies and systems, the estimated repair time will be approximately 50 percent sooner than purchasing the Growler’s components from the aircraft’s original manufacturer,...

In an hour-long discussion at Old Dominion University, Vice Adm. James Kilby shared personal struggles and successes throughout his 36-year career with about 220 midshipmen and officer candidates of the Hampton Roads Naval ROTC...

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, announced the 2022 7th Fleet Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year (SOY) during a ceremony held at the at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka’ (CFAY) Chief Petty Officer Club, April 7...

ATLANTIC OCEAN - USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) completed its Flight Deck Certification (FDC) and Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC) certification on March 29...

CUBA - These days, when people think about Public Health, COVID-19 is at the fore. Over the last couple of years, Public Health professionals everywhere have been focused on mitigating the spread of COVID-19 infection, but not to the exclusion of all the other things Public Health is responsible...