16 September 2019 The Navy Picked You for a Reason The Chief of Naval Operations congratulates the Navy's newly selected Chief Petty Officers--and reminds them of the solemn responsibility they now share for leading Sailors into the future, as they honor with their actions the legacy of their predecessors...
11 September 2019 Brothers-in-Arms Hailing from Knoxville, Tennessee, the Chromczak brothers grew up about as close as brothers could be. Sharing friends, hobbies, and even the same job at times, the Chromczaks seemed destined to continue their close brotherly bond...
11 September 2019 Third Time's A Charm: GW's Flag Football Team on the Hunt for 3rd Consecutive Championship Trophy There was about a minute left on the game clock for the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) (GW) flag football team. Team GW, though holding a lead, had their backs to the wall (and the end zone) as the team from the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald...
30 August 2019 32 for 1: Grandson Recounts WWII Sailor's Heroism, Donates Citation to USS Nimitz Greg Mason, a retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, is part of a long lineage of military service members. On August 27, 75 years after a citation signed by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was awarded to his grandfather, Mason donated it to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a visit to...
05 August 2019 Orders to the Helm For Quartermaster 3rd Class Miguel Medrano the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan's (CVN 76) fueling-at-sea with USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) marked a steering end to a three and a half-year master helmsman stint...
17 July 2019 U.S. Second Fleet Reserve: Open For Business; Ready To Fight New challenges in the fight for global security have renewed the need for a 2nd Fleet - this time it may also reshape the future of the Navy Reserve...
03 July 2019 Blood Donor Center First in Navy to Provide Whole Blood Units on the Homefront The Armed Services Blood Program Blood Donor Center (ASPB BDC) has implemented policies and procedures necessary for the storage and distribution of Whole Blood Units in a stateside setting, a process which is the first within the Navy...
03 July 2019 Fun in the Sun: George Washington's 2019 Command Picnic Working hard to defend the nation and the liberties of its citizens, Navy Sailors build camaraderie each day in their mutual effort to complete the mission and protect American democracy...
03 July 2019 2019 DoD Warrior Games' Senior Athlete Learns New Meaning of "Still in the Fight" After 10 days of blood, sweat and tears, the 2019 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games, hosted by U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida, concluded June 30...