VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The United States observes the third Friday of September as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. It is a day that honors our nation's former prisoners of war and those who remain missing in action. In observance of this day, the Center for Security Forces honors Jeremiah A. Denton...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Twenty years ago, the tragic events of September 11, 2001, changed the face of America forever. It also changed the military with greater emphasis on security, force protection and antiterrorism. The events of that day forever altered the course of the U.S. Navy's...

NORFOLK, Va. - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk after successfully completing a scheduled deployment, Sept. 15...

ARLINGTON, Va. - The Office of Naval Research recently tested two systems designed to measure and enhance Marines’ marksmanship performance: the Human Performance EcoSystem (HP EcoSystem) and the Joint Marksmanship Assessment Package (JMAP)...

NORFOLK, Va. - National Preparedness Month is recognized each September to emphasize and promote the importance of family and community disaster and emergency planning. The Naval Safety Center (NAVSAFECEN) encourages you to take some time in the remaining days this month and review your state of...

DAHLGREN, Va. - Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Director, Surface Ship Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment (SEA 21), Rear Admiral Eric Ver Hage, visited the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) and its co-located learning site, AEGIS Training and Readiness Center...

MONTEREY, Calif. - The federal government has a problem. More than half of its defense acquisition employees are currently within 10 years of retirement age, according to a 2019 Navy report … This means there needs to be a massive knowledge shift to the rest of the workforce fast...

NORFOLK, Va. - The Naval Safety Center (NAVSAFECEN) will make its inaugural appearance at the 2021 American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Expo and Conference, Sept. 14 in Austin, Texas. Representatives from NAVSAFECEN’s Shore Safety Directorate will present “The Case for Making Systems...

NORFOLK, Va. The asymmetrical steel slab with its crimson and blue background looms over USS New York’s (LPD 21) amphibious well deck. Like the city it came from, it is a visual presence impossible to ignore. Its creator, Richard Othmer, meant it to be so. With help from several others, the retired...

SAN DIEGO - For Dr. Joseph D. Ciacci, MD, being commissioned as a Naval Officer on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum and on the anniversary of September 11th, is honoring the heroes who put their lives at risk on that day and every day since for the last 20 years...