09 June 2020 High School on U.S. Navy Base in Japan Holds Socially Distanced Graduation Ceremony Students, faculty and families of Nile C. Kinninck High School onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), conducted a successful, socially-distanced graduation ceremony at the base's football field June 5...
09 June 2020 NNSY Teen Wins Virginia Military Youth of the Year Award Jaidyn A. Johnson, a junior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth and a member of Norfolk Naval Shipyard's (NNSY) Teen Program, was named the Virginia State Military Youth of the Year for 2020. She is the third teen from NNSY's program in consecutive years to win the title...
09 June 2020 NMCP Holds Remembrance of the Virginia Beach Victims Naval Medical Center Portsmouth's (NMCP) Pastoral Care Services hosted a remembrance ceremony Jun. 1 for the victims of last year's Virginia Beach mass shooting...
09 June 2020 Navy Exchange Service Command Associates Take a Breath Every Tuesday morning, NEXCOM headquarters associates have the opportunity to stop, take a breath and meditate. Dubbed "Take a Breath Tuesday," these weekly meditation sessions allow associates to clear their minds and stay connected, especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic...
09 June 2020 U.S. Naval Test Pilot School Graduates Class 157 The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) held a graduation ceremony for Class 157 at USNTPS' hangar June 5, 2020. Thirty-four students successfully completed an intense 11-month course of instruction for designation as Engineering Developmental Test Pilots, Test Flight Officers, and...
09 June 2020 SMART Scholarship Program Benefits NSWC Corona, College Students Two scholars in the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Scholarship (SMART) program graduated from their universities and are slated to begin full-time employment with Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division later this year...
09 June 2020 Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Visits Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith visited Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) and toured the installation on Jun. 3. The visit included an Anesthesia Department walk thru, a Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Training Center (HSBTC) demonstration, and an All Hands call...
09 June 2020 Navy Emergency Liaisons Deploy in Record Numbers for Pandemic In less than two weeks after the President's Executive Order declaring a national emergency, March 13, an initial contingency of 32 specially-trained Navy Reservists rapidly deployed nationwide to support civil authorities in the COVID-19 pandemic response efforts...
09 June 2020 Navy Exchange Service Command Recognizes, Honors Sailors of the Year As in years past, the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) had the honor of fitting all of the 2019 Navy Sailors of the Year with their first khaki uniform...
08 June 2020 Mission Essential Training Continues During COVID-19 at Great Lakes Schools The strong commitment to mission accomplishment for commands tasked in training students at "A" and "C" Schools in Great Lakes is unwavering - even during a pandemic...