05 June 2024 U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa is Improving the Patient Experience with Modernization Through Innovation OKINAWA, Japan — The pharmacy at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) recently added a fully automated ScriptCenter in the pharmacy lobby for beneficiaries in Okinawa. Capt. Kathleen Cooperman spoke during the ribbon-cutting to staff and patients in the waiting area about the importance of...
04 June 2024 National Strategy on Aquatic Environmental DNA ARLINGTON, Va. — Today, the White House Office of Science, Technology, and Policy (OSTP) released the “National Strategy for Aquatic Environmental DNA.” The Environmental DNA (eDNA) Task Team had 10 federal agencies participating in drafting the strategy and included significant...
31 May 2024 TTF Kings Bay, Upgrades Fire-fighting Trainer KINGS BAY, Ga. - The Trident Training Facility onboard Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia celebrated the reopening of its next generation fire-fighting trainer with a ribbon cutting ceremony, May 30...
30 May 2024 VCNO Visits Naval Ophthalmic Readiness Activity, Yorktown, VA Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Jim Kilby traveled to Yorktown, Virginia to meet with Sailors, Soldiers and Civilians of Naval Ophthalmic Readiness Activity (NORA), headed by Capt. Brian Hatch. The visit took place May 29, 2024...
29 May 2024 Tiger Strike 2024: USMC and Navy to Conduct Bilateral Training Exercise with Malaysia Armed Forces KUANTAN, Malaysia – Members of the Malaysian and United States armed forces are scheduled to participate in Tiger Strike 2024, a bilateral training exercise in Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, from May 29 to June 6, 2024...
26 May 2024 U.S. Navy, ADF Participate in Valkyrie Emergency Fresh Whole Blood Transfusion Training “You guys are the Marines’ doctors; there’s no better in the business than Navy corpsmen,” U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lewis B. ‘Chesty’ Puller told his corpsmen during the Korean War. ...
23 May 2024 MCPON James Honea Brings Message of Support to Naval Ophthalmic Readiness Activity Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) James Honea traveled to Naval Ophthalmic Readiness Activity (NORA), Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, VA, to see the Navy optical fabrication process and to meet with Sailors, Soldiers and Civilians, May 20, 2024...
21 May 2024 USNS Yukon Crew Visits, Swims with Thai Elephants SATTAHIP, Thailand — In a lush jungle setting at Sattahip, Thailand, about 20 miles south of Pattaya, lies a 1,000-acre field, complete with a mountain, where three elephants roam free within, just as nature intended. ...
20 May 2024 SURFOR Establishes Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) Three SAN DIEGO – Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) established Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) Three at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado during a ceremony, May 17...
09 May 2024 NRL Selected to Lead Critical Science Mission on Wildfires and Smoke WASHINGTON - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory meteorologist, David A. Peterson, Ph.D., has been selected by NASA to lead the PYRocumulonimbus (pyroCb) EXperiment (PYREX) -- a large airborne-based field campaign aimed at studying the role that pyroCb activity plays in the warming climate system and...