NAVAL BASE CORONADO, Calif. - The Navy’s last special warfare-dedicated helicopter squadron, the Navy Reserve’s “Firehawks'' of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, held a deactivation ceremony in the squadron’s hangar, June 30...

WASHINGTON - Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) confirmed the identity of a wreck site off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, as USS Albacore (SS 218) Feb. 16...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Unsung heroes; the men of Public Works past are whom we honor. Those men who kept our facilities functioning within this complex performance of basic shipyard facility support are the true backstage hands that the waterfront audience never really saw yet for brief public...

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD - For civilians and military personnel living and working on a military base, starting and finishing their day with morning and evening colors has always been the norm. This daily routine is deeply steeped in history, and Naval Support Activity (NSA) Washington has been...

NORFOLK, Va. - After 32 years away from Wasp (LHD 1), the first commanding officer returned with other plankowners to take a walk down memory lane. From seaman to chief petty officer, retired Sailors walked the decks of Wasp once again. With the guidance of the current crew, they toured the ship...

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The pungent smell of jet fuel overwhelmed his senses, and the constant whirring of machinery throughout shipboard compartments was almost audible outside the hull of the ship. “You can almost hear them yelling as they [Sailors] try to communicate,” said Capt. Bryon Smith,...

MONTEREY, Calif. - A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professor has been awarded the Society for the History of American Foreign Relation's (SHAFR) Oxford University Press USA Dissertation Prize in International History...

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy - Personnel assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa and U.S. Sixth Fleet (CNE-CNA-C6F) took the opportunity to foster professional military development and recognize the 78th anniversary of the Rome Arno campaign by participating in a “staff ride” in the...

FORT EUSTIS, Va. - All newly hired CIVMARs, both licensed and unlicensed, must successfully complete MSC three-week Basic Training curriculum prior to sailing aboard MSC ships...