PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – USS Port Royal (CG 73), the 27th ship of the Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser, recognized more than 28 years of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony Sept. 29 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii. – As a fixture in the Oahu community and an important historical site, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam is a place that holds tremendous meaning to many people. It is the responsibility of those who live and work on the JBPHH to take care of and maintain the...

What does it mean to be a Navy Family Ombudsman?According to OPNAV Instruction 1750.1G CH-2, Ombudsmen are appointed by the commanding officer and serve in an advisory capacity to the commander on matters affecting service members and families within their area of command responsibility...

NAVAL STATION EVERETT, Wash. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92), assigned to Carrier Strike Group Three, returned to Naval Station Everett, Sept. 6, following a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleets...

September is National Preparedness Month (NPM) and Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) is observing this year’s theme, “A Lasting Legacy: The life you’ve built is worth protecting. Prepare for disasters to create a lasting legacy for you and your family,” by offering educational webinars,...

WASHINGTON - Navy installations will exercise their security forces during Citadel Pacific 2022 (CP22), an annually reoccurring force protection exercise assessing emergency response in Navy Region Japan, Navy Region Korea, Joint Region Marianas (Aug. 15-19)...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Greenbury Point, located at the mouth of Severn River in Anne Arundel County, is Navy property managed by Naval Support Activity (NSA) Annapolis as a mission-supportive natural resources conservation area. It also serves as a popular hiking destination for nature lovers, runners and...

SEATTLE, Wash. - The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) and guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), Royal Canadian navy Kingston-class coastal defense vessels HMCS Saskatoon (MM 709) and Yellowknife (MM 706), and U.S. Coast Guard cutter Henry Blake (WLM 563)...

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD - Edward Cannon may have started his Navy career as a snack bar operator and recreation aid 39 years ago, but fast-forward to today, he retires from civil service as the head of the Fleet and Family Readiness Program for Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC)...

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - Capt. Teague J. Suarez relieved Capt. David S. Baird as commander, U.S. Naval Activities Spain and commanding officer of Naval Station Rota during a change of command ceremony in front of the installations headquarters, July 14...