02 October 2023 2023 Stockdale Leadership Award Recipients Announced The Navy announced Cmdr. David B. Burke, from U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and Cmdr. Jeffrey C. Fassbender, from U.S. Pacific Fleet, as the 2023 recipients of the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for inspirational leadership, Oct. 2.
13 September 2023 Navy Assistant Legal Counsel Wins 2023 Blacks in Government Military Meritorious Service Award Lt. Jere’l Hough, assistant legal counsel to the Chief of Naval Personnel, was awarded the 2023 Blacks in Government (BIG) Military Meritorious Service Award during a ceremony at the BIG National Training Institute, National Harbor, Maryland, Aug. 29, 2023.
04 August 2023 Navy Announces FY22 Navy Language Program Award Winners The Navy announced winners of the fiscal year 2022 Language awards August 1, 2023 recognizing the past year’s top Navy command language program and top career and non-career linguists.
19 July 2023 Five Sailors Take Home 2023 Capt. Joy Bright Hancock and Master Chief Anna Der-Vartanian Leadership Awards Navy leaders recognized five inspirational Sailors with leadership awards at the 2023 Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium.
15 June 2023 Navy Sailor Becomes First Female Master Chief Petty Officer in Gunner's Mate Rating History was quietly made during a ceremony inside the Delbert D. Black National Chief’s Mess at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2023, when reserve Master Chief Gunner’s Mate Jessica Harrison became the first woman to achieve the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer in
24 May 2023 From Vietnam to the Wardroom: A Vietnamese-American Sailor’s Story Ten years since emigrating from Vietnam, eight years as a U.S. Navy Sailor, and three goals to achieve – Retail Specialist 2nd Class Thuy Nguyen has made the most out of an unexpected journey, while at the same time opening the door for many others to do the same.
09 May 2023 Chinese American Sailor Joins Navy for College, Stays for Career ARLINGTON, Va. - Born and raised in China, Chief Retail Specialist Ieong Chan immigrated to the United States when he was 19 years old. After talking to a recruiter at his high school in Queens, N.Y., he decided to join the U.S. Navy to help pay for college. He never planned to stay in for more than
09 May 2023 From Enlisted to Officer: Proud Asian American Soars to New Heights as Naval Aviator ARLINGTON, Va. - As a U.S. Naval Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Officer and future naval aviator, Ensign Songhong Peng strives to be a role model for all Asian immigrants.
22 December 2022 Navy Suspends High-Year Tenure for Most Sailors ARLINGTON, Va. - The Navy announced a two-year suspension of enlisted high-year tenure Dec. 22 to improve Navy retention efforts and Fleet readiness.
20 December 2022 New Boot Design and NWU Fleece Wear Rules Announced in Extensive Uniform Update ARLINGTON, Va. - A new boot option for Sailors is expected to be available in Navy Exchange Uniform Shops as soon as January, according to an extensive uniform update released in NAVADMIN 285/22 . The update also announces seven uniform policy improvements while introducing details of five