03 May 2021 U.S. service members, ships, aircraft meet in Alaska for Northern Edge 21 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members, six U.S. Navy ships and 240 aircraft will participate in Northern Edge 2021 (NE21), a joint field training exercise May 3-14 from various locations in and around Alaska...
03 May 2021 Thrift Savings Plan Adds Email to Two-Factor Authorization Uniformed service members now have the ability to utilize an email address as a means to set up two-factor authentication in order to access their respective personal accounts within the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) website. ...
03 May 2021 USS Vella Gulf Conducts Port Visit in Rota NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), an element of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG), conducted a four-day scheduled port visit to Rota Spain, May 3, 2021...
03 May 2021 NPS Student Invents, Patents Durable Uniform Nametags MONTEREY, Calif. - Using his own time and resources, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Space Systems Engineering student Lt. Mitchell Kempisty ventured into unchartered waters to bring an invention of his making through the patent process, an invention which he hopes will improve Navy uniform fabric...
03 May 2021 Annual NRWG Connects NPS Researchers to Fleet Sponsors, Warfighter Challenges MONTEREY, Calif. - The Naval Research Program (NRP) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) held its annual Naval Research Working Group (NRWG) event virtually, April 20-22, providing a forum for Department of Defense (DOD) organizations to be research topic sponsors, communicating their operational...
03 May 2021 Austin Says POW/MIA Agency's Mission Gives Confidence to Service Members in War During a Friday visit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, the secretary of defense visited the agency charged with attempting to locate, identify and return to families the remains of service members who were lost in combat...
03 May 2021 Face of Defense: Machinist's Mate Moonlights as Mural Maker GROTON, Conn. — affectionately known as "the Submarine Capital of the World" — is known for, well, submarines. The nautical town is home to Naval Submarine Base New London; 22 submarines; and the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine...
03 May 2021 Allied Forces Prepare for the Start of Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 FERROL, Spain - The Spanish Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate ESPS Cristóbal Colón (F-105) is this year’s designated flag ship for the execution of Exercise At-Sea Demonstration/Formidable Shield 2021, scheduled to take place May 15 to June 3...
03 May 2021 Distracted Driving: A Safety Issue to Keep Eyes On The Naval Safety Center (NAVSAFECEN) reminds those across the Naval Enterprise that distracted driving continues to be a prevalent and risky issue nationwide. Distracted driving comes in many forms and steering clear is necessary at all times...
01 May 2021 USS Carter Hall Arrives in Lisbon, Portugal The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), operating as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (IWOARG), arrived in Lisbon, Portugal for a maintenance and logistics stop, April 30, 2021...