09 May 2023 Providing Quality of Service to Sailors One Light Bulb at a Time NORFOLK, Va. - In modern day society, walking into a room and flipping on a light switch is a common occurrence. The availability and ease of access to electricity allows homes to be illuminated, holiday lights to shine with joy, and, in the case of naval aviation, the ability for hangar bays...
09 May 2023 Innovation Capstone Gives NPS Students a Pathway to Transition New Ideas to the Fleet MONTEREY, Calif. - The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is currently piloting a new innovation capstone opportunity for NPS’ warrior-scholar students to work with U.S. Navy sponsors on developing and transitioning their innovative ideas within the space of a year. Through practical experiential...
09 May 2023 U.S. Naval Community College Begins Accepting Applications for Maritime Logistics QUANTICO, Va. — The U.S. Naval Community College officially began accepting applications for its Associate of Science in Logistics (Maritime) degree program Tuesday, May 9...
08 May 2023 The Navy's Sea Lions Love Video Games SAN DIEGO — Meet Spike, the most avid gamer in a sea pen floating in the San Diego Bay. He likes fish, ice, naps, and when people cheer his name. He was last of three male sea lions to learn how to play video games, but first to complete training on a game system Navy scientists created as...
08 May 2023 Commander, Navy Installations Command Announces the 2022 Sailor of the Year WASHINGTON - Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) named Hull Technician 1st Class Panfilo M. Bascar III as the 2022 CNIC Sailor of the Year during a ceremony at the National Naval Museum on May 4...
06 May 2023 USS Porter (DDG 78) arrives in HMNB Clyde ahead of Formidable Shield 2023 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde (Faslane), Scotland, May 5, 2023 for a scheduled port visit prior to joining exercise Formidable Shield 2023...
04 May 2023 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Deploys NORFOLK, Va. -- The capital ship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), departed Naval Station Norfolk for a routine deployment, May 2...
03 May 2023 Navy Medicine at War: Stories of Service and Sacrifice at the Battle of Coral Sea FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Following the fall of Corregidor and Singapore, the Imperial Japanese Navy shifted their focus to Port Moresby, the strategically important capital of Papua New Guinea. Their goal: to cut off allied supply lines to Australia. Standing in their way were two Navy U.S. Carrier...
03 May 2023 Marksmanship Skills Provide Mission Readiness and Mentorship PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Axel Narvaez was awarded the U.S. Navy Pistol Excellence-In-Competition Badge (Bronze) after a match in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in which he scored a 90.87 percent. As a result, he took second place in the Carry Optics division, where shooters possess a...
03 May 2023 Emory S. Land Makes Port Call in Saipan SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands -- The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) made a scheduled port visit to Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, May 2...