01 June 2022 Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Great Lakes changes command June 1 GREAT LAKES, Ill. -- Navy Nurse Corps Capt. Jeremy J. Hawker assumed command of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Great Lakes June 1, in a virtual and in-person ceremony at Naval Station Great Lakes, relieving Capt. Thomas J. Nelson.NMRTC Great Lakes is the command located at the Captain...
24 May 2022 Honoring the Merchant Mariner; National Maritime Day 2022 NORFOLK, Va. -- National Maritime Day is celebrated each year to recognize some of our nation’s most important professionals, the Merchant Mariners. This day is set aside to honor the dedication and sacrifices, both past and present, our nation’s U.S. Merchant Mariners make every day...
23 May 2022 Be Brave Enough to Save GULFPORT, Miss. - This Memorial Day Weekend, we remember the Warrior, we remember those we have lost. It has been 19 months since my husband, U.S. Army Reserve Specialist John Meyer, committed suicide. This year the Suicide Prevention DOD message is, “Connect to Protect, Support is Within Reach.” I...
23 May 2022 Sailors treated to advance screenings of “Top Gun: Maverick” VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Sailors at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana were treated to an advance screening of Top Gun: Maverick at the base theater, May 21...
20 May 2022 NTTC Lackland Sailors Take 1st Place in Rifle Competition VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Sailors assigned to Naval Technical Training Center Lackland took first place in the team rifle completion for small commands during the Pacific Fleet and All Navy (West) Rifle and Pistol Championships. The competition took place at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in...
20 May 2022 Navy, Marines Integrate Training to Prepare for High-End Fight DAHLGREN, Va. - Maj. Diogenes Rosa-Garcia, USMC, is the first Marine to complete courses of instruction at Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC) onboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Dahlgren and graduate as an Integrated Air and Missile Defense...
17 May 2022 SECNAV, CNO visit USS George Washington NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Newport News, Va. today to meet with Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73)...
16 May 2022 NHA Symposium Focuses on the Human Advantage in the Evolution of Rotary Aircraft NORFOLK, Va. – The Naval Helicopter Association (NHA) held its annual symposium at the Marriott Norfolk Waterside Hotel, May 11-13, 2022, centered on how the human advantage strengthens Naval Aviation’s rotary wing community.On May 12, the first full day of programming, the event featured a Major...
14 May 2022 USS Albany Returns to Norfolk NOROFLK, Va. - The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk after successfully completing a scheduled deployment, Saturday, May 14...
11 May 2022 SURFLANT Hosts Commander's Training Symposium VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), hosted the bi-annual, two-day leadership training symposium, May 5-6. The first day was held at Drexler Manor Conference Center on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, and the second day on Naval...