09 May 2017 Keeping Up with Fitness For the Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), the Physical Readiness Test (PRT) season is over for the first half of the year and the Fitness Enhancement Program (FEP) has just begun...
09 May 2017 Father, Boxer, Orphan: Sailor Finds Long Lost Family If being a professional boxer isn't enough of a challenge for you, try adding a career as an active-duty Navy Sailor and a father of a 10-year-old daughter to your plate. Not enough? Petty Officer Carlo Moore recently completed a grueling, 10-year long trek to solve the mystery of his life...
09 May 2017 Shiloh Sailor Becomes U.S. Citizen USS Shiloh (CG 67) held a flag raising ceremony, Apr. 28, to celebrate Culinary Specialist Seaman Ayaba Amouzou and two Navy spouses on becoming U.S. citizens...
08 May 2017 Navy Mom follows Son into Navy Reserve Future Sailor, Minnie Rodriguez, a San Antonio native, has always dreamed of joining the Navy. The 39 year old mother of two never imagined the opportunity would come one year after her son, Hospital Corpsman Seaman Robert Rodriguez Jr., joined the Navy Reserve...
08 May 2017 Amphibians, Reptiles & Readiness Chris Petersen is a guy who likes reptiles and amphibians. A lot...
08 May 2017 OPSEC, Social Media: Hidden Risks As the ship prepares for a long maintenance period, USS George Washington reminds Sailors how OPSEC is still important...
08 May 2017 GW Green Belts: Lean Six Sigma Training for the Future Inside the General Electric warehouse in Suffolk, Virginia, a group of junior enlisted Sailors and senior officers attached to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) attended Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training to learn ways to improve naval practices...
08 May 2017 Active-Duty Parent: The Struggles, Rewards of Raising a Military Child Raising a child is one of the hardest and most rewarding things a person can do. Parents run into multiple obstacles, trials, and problems while raising a child. Sickness, injuries, financial difficulties, and other unexpected things make parenting even harder...
08 May 2017 Sailors Share Special Bond With Pets It can be difficult to find a way to relieve the stress of the day. Some service members hit the gym, while others may enjoy a more Zen activity like yoga to deal with stress, and then there are those find peace in their own home with their four-legged fur babies. This is life with pets...
08 May 2017 GW Sailor Shares Experience With Gun Range Training Airman Apprentice Avery Gasser is one of many Sailors who are learning a new trade and supporting George Washington in a different way, but it's still vital to the ship's mission...