14 October 2016 Johnson Selected as NAVFAC Far East Sailor of the Year Commanding Officer Capt. Kevin Bartoe announced the selection of Petty Officer 1st Class Maurice Johnson as Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East Fiscal Year 2016 Sailor of the Year Oct. 12...
14 October 2016 Sailors Train on Innovative Carderock-Developed Flight Deck Cleaning System aboard USS America Six Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) trained in the operation and support of a new flight deck cleaning system with the help of engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Sept. 12-16...
14 October 2016 USS Frank Cable Officer Wins Individual Safety Award The National Safety Council (NSC) named its "Top 40 Under 40" Rising Stars of Safety, and one of the top honorees is a naval officer stationed aboard USS Frank Cable (AS 40), homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam...
13 October 2016 Barnacle Busting: ONR-Sponsored Research Targets Ship Biofouling Individually, tiny barnacles pose little threat to hulking U.S. Navy ships. But when clustered in thick clumps on a vessel's hull -- a natural occurrence called biofouling -- these sticky crustaceans can slow the ship and increase its fuel consumption by 40 percent...
13 October 2016 Truman, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Fire Department Conduct Integrated Fire Drill At sea, on the pier, and in the shipyards, Sailors provide first response emergency services to maintain readiness...
13 October 2016 N6 Expeditionary Sailors, Navy Civilians Receive Accolades from AFCEA The Hampton Roads Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association recognized Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Sailors and Navy civilians, Oct. 11...
13 October 2016 "Diamondbacks" of VFA 102 Hold Change of Command The "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 held an airborne change of command ceremony while embarked aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Oct. 11...
13 October 2016 Navy Region Japan Installations Earn Energy Gold Five Navy Region Japan installations were recognized with fiscal year 2016 Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management Awards, Oct. 12...
13 October 2016 Senior Officers Take Advantage of NPS EMBA Program A growing number of senior naval officers are turning to the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree program...
13 October 2016 TSC Holds USS Cole Remembrance Ceremony Training Support Center (TSC) held a remembrance ceremony honoring the 17 Sailors who lost their lives and 39 Sailors who were injured during the terrorist attack 16 years ago in Aden, Yemen, aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67), Oct. 12...