07 December 2018 Carl Vinson Holds Frocking Ceremony Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) frocked more than 200 of its newest petty officers during a ceremony in the hangar bay, Dec. 6...
07 December 2018 Shipyard's Oldest Veteran Garners Recognition for Continued Service Special Projects (Code 361) Planner Oscar Thorpe garnered recognition as the oldest veteran currently employed at "America's Shipyard."...
07 December 2018 NNSY Holds Annual Shipyard Celebration Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) held its annual morale-building event, Oct. 29-Nov. 2...
06 December 2018 USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed in Pearl Harbor Will Be Interred in Arlington Cemetery Navy Seaman 1st Class William Bruesewitz, killed at the Pearl Harbor attack, will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery Dec. 7 on the 77th anniversary of the incident. Bruesewitz, 26, of Appleton, Wisconsin, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB 37)...
06 December 2018 New Performance Evaluation Tool Tested by Fleet Sailors After a major phase of fleet testing Nov. 30, the Navy is making great progress in fielding an enhanced and modern performance evaluation system that emphasizes quality feedback to improve individual and unit performance - what many consider a must in an era of great power competition...
06 December 2018 The Blue Angels Release 2019 Air Show Schedule Changes, 2020 Air Show Schedule. The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, announced updates to the 2019 air show schedule and released the 2020 air show schedule at the International Council of Air Shows convention, Dec. 4, 2018...
06 December 2018 NETC Recognizes Top Sailors, Instructors Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) announced the NETC 2018 Sailor of the Year (SOY) and Military Instructors of the Year (IOY), Dec. 5, in the National Naval Aviation Museum on board Naval Air Station Pensacola...
06 December 2018 Operation Homefront, Santa Visit NMCP Naval Medical Center Portsmouth's (NMCP) Pediatric Inpatient Ward patients received a welcoming surprise visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, Dec. 4...
06 December 2018 GW Sailor Embarks Oak Hill For Veterans Day In New York City The moment Sailors and Marines aboard Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) arrived in port at Staten Island, New York, they were met with big smiles, many thanks and the most gracious of hosts for Veterans Day weekend...
06 December 2018 GW Hosts Thanksgiving Meal Thanksgiving is a time when families come together and enjoy the festivities the holiday brings, and Sailors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) celebrated this past Thanksgiving in similar fashion...