The Navy announced Cmdr. Adam J. Thomas, from U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and Cmdr. John "Jake" Keefe, from U.S. Pacific Fleet, as the 2022 recipients of the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for inspirational leadership...

The Chief of Naval Personnel announced details for the January 2023 (Cycle 258) E-7 Navywide advancement examination for active-duty Sailors and those in the Training and Administration of Reserves (TAR) community.  ...

The Navy will double the number of ratings eligible for sea duty incentives under the new Detailing Marketplace Assignment Policy (DMAP), which is replacing the legacy Sea Shore Flow policy for the Navy's most sea-intensive ratings...

UNITED STATES - A full authority digital fly-by-wire Flight Control System (FCS) is one of many impressive capabilities setting the CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter apart from any other heavy lift aircraft. “Full authority” means the FCS provides all of the aircraft motion—not just...

NORFOLK, Va. - USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the first-in-class of the Navy’s newest generation of Ford-class aircraft carriers. It’s been nearly 40 years since the Navy has commissioned a new generation of aircraft carriers. With change comes history that has to be made. Ford has done just that...

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - “Train like you fight:” This mantra is becoming a reality as advanced technology ushers in training environments that merge live, virtual and constructive (LVC) capabilities to expand the scale and complexity of training conditions. LVC training environments connect live,...

MILLINGTON, Tenn.- Fiscal year (FY) 2022 Navy recruiting completed today, with the Navy reaching its goal in enlisted active duty recruiting, while falling short of its goals in reserve enlisted and both active and reserve officer recruiting. FY22 has been a highly challenging recruiting...

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. - When the artisans, engineers and support staff of Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) inducted their final F/A-18 legacy (A-D model) Hornet fighter to undergo the Center Barrel Replacement (CBR) procedure last March, they probably thought they could take...

Rotor blades for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter that arrive for rework at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) will be balanced on a new system that will save about $18 million by eliminating the need for building a new testing facility...

NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) recently received five new environmental protection shelters or ground check huts. The shelters aren’t just new to FRCSE, but they are the first of their kind aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida...