22 September 2017 Newly Pinned Chief Continues to Serve Community On Friday Sept. 15 Naval Station Great Lakes (NSGL) held a pinning ceremony for the FY-18 Chief Petty Officers. Of the 41 selectees pinned, Chief Engineman Jeff Kohn, has made an enormous impact on the local community and Neal Math and Science Academy (NMSA)...
18 September 2017 This Day in Navy History: The Battle of the Virginia Capes It began in 1775 with "the shot heard 'round the world," and ended with the surrender of British Gen. Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, marking the end of the Revolutionary War...
15 September 2017 New York Native Mitschermen and DESRON 2 Staff Remember Sept. 11 "On Sept. 11, 2001, at 8:45 A.M. on a clear Tuesday morning, American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel, crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City," a chief selects solemnly spoke over the ship's 1MC...
13 September 2017 Not Far Away: A Shoup Sailor's Memory of 9/11 On Sept. 11, 2001, at approximately 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City...
13 September 2017 USS Iwo Jima, USS New York and USS San Jacinto Begin Key West Recovery Operations The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), and the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56), along with various embarked air and amphibious landing assets, arrived on station off of Key West, Florida, Sept. 12...
12 September 2017 USS New York Honors 9/11 Heroes While Preparing for Disaster Relief Efforts The passageways aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) are ornamented with memorabilia from the ship's namesake...
12 September 2017 Remembering a Day, Remembering a Sailor Operations Specialist 2nd Class Nehamon Lyons IV, from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, enlisted in the Navy in 1997 and served until his life was cut short when the Pentagon came under attack on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001...
11 September 2017 Jacksonville Armada FC Visits CENSECFOR Athletes from the Jacksonville Armada FC visited Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) Learning Site Mayport to show their appreciation to local service members and learn about Navy security training, Aug. 31...
11 September 2017 Ronald Reagan Holds Patriot Day, POW/MIA Observance Sailors aboard the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), conducted a Patriot Day and POW/MIA observance, Sept. 11...
09 September 2017 Training for Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay Proves Beneficial during Hurricane Irma Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay is preparing for Hurricane Irma utilizing skills honed during a recent three-day Hospital Incident Command System training course...