09 April 2018 It's In The Blood: Father and Son Reunited at Sea Electricians Mate Fireman Alex Morton is a young U.S. Navy Sailor stationed aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) with scuffed boots and paint-stained coveralls that showcase the hard work and long hours he, as a member of the hazardous materials team, puts into...
09 April 2018 CSCSU Dam Neck Conducts Suicide Prevention and Awareness Training The Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) Unit (CSCSU) Dam Neck staff and students recently participated in the Standard of Conduct training onboard Dam Neck Oceana Annex...
09 April 2018 Shipyard Training Reveals Your Personality Type, How to Effectively Engage with Others Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) training tends to focus on processes to illustrate or improve how work is conducted...
09 April 2018 Hanging Up RJ's Paddles Now a commander and the current officer in charge of the U.S. Navy Landing Signal Officer (LSO) School in Oceana, Virginia, Roberts was aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during the ship's most recent set of carrier qualifications, March 17- 23...
09 April 2018 Culinary Specialist Turns Award-Winning Corrections Specialist The job is simple enough. 12-hour shifts seven days a week. Making sure prisoners are secure and orderly. Keeping on top of the security staff's needs and qualifications. And after that making sure that everything is in line with national standards...
05 April 2018 This Alcohol Awareness Month, Practice Drinking Smarter and Share How You Keep What You've Earned April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a national observance promoting ways to maintain healthy drinking habits. Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention's (NADAP) Keep What You've Earned Campaign has resources to help Sailors take proactive steps to drink responsibly...
05 April 2018 Easing the Way: DOD, VA Release Online Tool to Help Veterans with Discharge Upgrades {{photo;/media/aho/hi-res/180405-N-YM856-1440.jpg;0}}"We are thrilled to have partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs in developing this wonderful and easily accessible tool," said Robert Wilkie, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness. "We support our veterans, whether they...
03 April 2018 CIWT's Training Department Forges Navy's Information Warriors Every day, more than 3,600 students across 18 separate locations make their way to one of more than 200 courses taught at the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) domain's sites and detachments...
03 April 2018 IWTC Virginia Beach MTS Program Inspires Collaboration, Innovation Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach equipped its master training specialist (MTS) qualified members to improve the effectiveness of courses across the information warfare community through standardized training for personnel achieving the MTS qualification...
02 April 2018 Office of Naval Research Wants to Innovate at Startup Speed Responding to a call from top military leaders to accelerate delivery of technology to the warfighter, officials from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently launched a program designed to spur innovation in the Navy and Marine Corps...