17 July 2019 Naval Safety Center recommends Trailing Hand Technique to Mitigate Shipboard Ladder Falls One of the most common mishaps reported to the Naval Safety Center is slips, trips, and falls on ladders aboard ships. Ladder mishaps result in more lost work days than any other mishap. To mitigate falls, NAVSAFECEN recommends the Trailing Hand Technique...
16 July 2019 Below the Surface Living and working on the submarine can be challenging; but working under the water can be even more unforgiving. For the Sailors who navigate under the waves, not just on top of them, the notoriety that comes after diving from a U.S. Navy submarine is well worth the difficult training...
16 July 2019 COMSUBLANT Sailor Reaches Career Milestones When Julianne Obedicen joined the U.S. Navy, she thought she would only fulfill her four-year contract. Now, six and a half years later, she serves as an Information Systems Technician (IT) at Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT)...
16 July 2019 V-4 Sailors Keep Ike Moving Forward An aircraft carrier's mission is to launch and recover aircraft, but to do that, the aircraft and ship must have fuel to function and operate at peak performance...
16 July 2019 Women at Sea Empowers Ike's Female Sailors Since 1994, women have been able to serve on combatant ships. When the Navy issued orders for women to report, the first ship to receive them was USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Women at Sea (WAS), is a group aboard Ike who assures the female population can come together and support one...
16 July 2019 First to Learn, Finest to Operate Ford's AWEs are a first-of-its-kind system operated via electromagnetic, linear synchronous motors. This new technology increases both the speed and weapons carrying capacity of the platform while reducing required manning, maintenance, and total ownership costs...
15 July 2019 First Use of Shipboard Option for Maritime Operations Centers Makes Navy More Expeditionary PMW 790 recently demonstrated the viability of moving MOC capabilities and staffs to an expeditionary environment on ships of opportunity. The successful demonstration is a first step toward putting fleet commanders closer to operational activities...
15 July 2019 First to Learn, First to Operate USS Gerald R. Ford's advanced weapons elevators are a first-of-its-kind system operated via electromagnetic, linear synchronous motors...
12 July 2019 NAVSUP Strengthens Supplier Relationships for Greater Navy Readiness Navy readiness depends on robust and reliable supply chains. To be ready to fight tonight, the availability of vital spare and repair parts is critical - especially "top degrader" parts for aviation and maritime readiness...
12 July 2019 Corpsman Successfully Completes Trauma Training A U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay (USNH GB) Corpsman successfully completed the Corpsman Trauma Training Program at Lovell Federal Health Care Center, recently. Hospital Corpsman Marvin Fowler was hand selected and nominated to attend the course based on his superior performance...