22 December 2020 Helo Squadron Returns From Deployment in Time for Christmas Holiday The “Jaguars” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 60, Detachment 2 (HSM-60 DET 2) returned the week of Christmas from a two-month deployment operating independently aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) in the U.S. Second Fleet (C2F) and U.S. Sixth Fleet...
14 December 2020 Navy Boosts Access to Financial Literacy via e-Learning Site, Mobile App The Navy is making financial literacy training more accessible to Sailors via the Navy e-Learning (NeL) website and an updated mobile application...
16 November 2020 Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support Hosts Workshop on Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing Awareness In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support Equal Employment Opportunity Activity Committee hosted its second annual Disability Employment Awareness Month series...
09 November 2020 Brothers at Home and at Sea: Siblings Serve Together Aboard USS Sterett In the Electronic Warfare corner inside the Combat Information Center on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) sits two Sailors. One of them is Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Byron Jack, the other is Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 3rd Class Ryan Aylward. With the...
04 November 2020 National Native American Veterans Memorial to Open Veterans Day This Veterans Day holds special significance for Native Americans: The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is slated to open the National Native American Veterans Memorial, Wednesday, Nov. 11...
02 November 2020 Patrol Squadron 16 “War Eagles” Return from Deployment The “War Eagles” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 and the “Lightning Riders” of Mobile Tactical Operations Center-1 begin their transition back to Naval Air Station Jacksonville Nov. 2 after a pioneering seven-month deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR). The War Eagles were...
29 October 2020 USS Halsey Returns Home From Seven-Month Deployment Guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) returned to its homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, today, following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
12 October 2020 Cole Holds Ceremony on 20th Anniversary of Terrorist Attack USS Cole (DDG 67) hosted a pierside ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 12, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Cole, to honor the Sailors killed and to celebrate the heroism of the ship’s crew...
08 October 2020 Going Further: A Sailor’s International Journey to USS Sterett Like the citizens of the nation they serve, Sailors in the U.S. Navy come from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds. Born in the midst of the First Liberian Civil War in 1990, Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Kelvin Tyler’s background stands out as unique even among foreign national service members...
01 October 2020 Navy Exchange, Marine Corps Exchange Announce Transition to a Unified Online e-Commerce Portal Beginning Oct. 1, the Navy Exchange (NEX) and Marine Corps Exchange (MCX) online retail and uniform stores will transition to a new unified online e-commerce portal at myNavyExchange.com...