11 July 2018 Material Condition How? "Ding-ding, ding-ding," sounds the bell on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Sailors scurry to their respective spaces with hot coffee in hands. "Set Material Condition Hour (MCH)," bellows the Petty Officer of the Watch...
11 July 2018 Collaboration Improves Overall Picture Ryan Hanyok, a science and technology photographer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, was working on a demanding underwater test when he encountered a situation that would test his mettle...
11 July 2018 BOAT: Entry Point for New Oceanography Officers Basic Officer Accession Training (BOAT) has been turning Navy officers into Naval Oceanography Officers for 26 years...
10 July 2018 Navy Care App Enables Medical Appointments from Work, Home Naval Hospital Jacksonville now offers a faster, innovative way to complete health visits without a trip to the hospital or clinic: virtual visits. These decrease time away from the mission, work, and family...
09 July 2018 Forged in the Melting Pot The first American flag was sewn on June 1777 - the symbol of a new country hell-bent on freedom. It has flown free above battlefields and aboard haze-grey Navy ships. This ensign has been seen as a symbol for the American dream by immigrants and natives alike...
09 July 2018 NAS Oceana to Host 2018 Air Show Naval Air Station Oceana will host the 2018 Air Show, scheduled to start at 8 a.m. Sept. 22 and 23. The event is free, open to the public and designed to showcase the skills of naval aviators and provide an opportunity to connect the military and local community...
09 July 2018 Truman Sailors: Unrated Edition Patrolling the waters around the globe, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) leaves in its wake a trail of peace and good relations. Within the bulkheads that sustain this mission-orientated warship there are Sailors of a distinct category...
09 July 2018 'SALTS, departing...' Legacy Supply System Set to Retire in August Since 1991, the Navy's Standard Automated Logistics Tool Set (SALTS) has provided supply personnel with a means of moving logistical and administrative data from a single point of entry to a vast host of databases and data services globally...
09 July 2018 Naval Service: A Family Affair Onboard Nimitz From a young age, children develop role models and emulate those who inspire them. Often, the figure of emulation is a parent; someone who raises them and is responsible for their growth and development into independent, functioning members of society...
09 July 2018 Newport Gulls/Navy Remembrance: America's Unique Identity through Baseball in World War I The Newport Gulls in close collaboration with Naval History and Heritage Command and U.S. Naval War College (NWC) honored a historic baseball game that took place on July 4, 1918 between U.S. Army and Navy service members by throwing out a symbolic first pitch...