04 April 2023 Center for Information Warfare Training Celebrates the 130th Birthday of the Chief Petty Officer Rate PENSACOLA, Fla. - Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) headquarters held a Khaki and Cake cutting ceremony for the 130th Birthday of the rate of Chief Petty Officer (CPO) on March 31, 2023...
17 February 2023 The Hospital Corpsmen of Iwo Jima: Stories of Valor and Sacrifice FALLS CHURCH, Va. - At 0900 on February 19th, 1945, the first assault waves from the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions hit the beaches of Iwo Jima. Embedded within these units were corpsmen like Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Stanley Dabrowski, of New Britain, Conn., who remembered the...
16 February 2023 Wreck Site Identified as World War II Submarine USS Albacore (SS 218) WASHINGTON - Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) confirmed the identity of a wreck site off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, as USS Albacore (SS 218) Feb. 16...
20 January 2023 Our Yard History: Unsung Heroes of Public Works Maintenance PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Unsung heroes; the men of Public Works past are whom we honor. Those men who kept our facilities functioning within this complex performance of basic shipyard facility support are the true backstage hands that the waterfront audience never really saw yet for brief public...
20 January 2023 William Harkness – From Civil War Surgery to Astronomy STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Naval Meteorology and Oceanographic Command honors William Harkness for contributions to astronomy during many years spent at the U.S. Naval Observatory...
20 January 2023 Dean Bumpus: Tracking Ocean Currents STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Naval Meteorology and Oceanographic Command recognizes Dean Bumpus for his outstanding dedication and achievements in oceanography...
19 January 2023 Silver Star Awarded to Naval Special Warfare Legend CORONADO, Calif. - A half-century ago, Lt. j.g. Thomas Richards, fighting through injury and exhaustion in the rice paddies of Vietnam, made repeated trips through enemy gunfire to rescue three injured SEAL Team One Zulu Platoon teammates. Nicknamed "The Hulk" for his size and strength,...
14 January 2023 Out of the Jaws of Death: The Lasting Legacy of John Bulkeley, George Cox Lt. Cmdr. James “Tootsie” Cox, Jr., assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103, performed two fly-bys of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), Jan. 14, 2023. Bulkeley is named after Adm. John D. Bulkeley, who served with Cox’s grandfather in the...
20 December 2022 Former Pacific Fleet, STRATCOM Commander Haney Honored as 26th Inductee Into NPS Hall of Fame MONTEREY, Calif. - Retired U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil Haney, who commanded the United States Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) and U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), became the 26th inductee of the esteemed Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Herrmann Hall, Dec. 15, recognizing his...
19 December 2022 USINDOPACOM Celebrates 75th Anniversary CAMP H.M. Smith, Hawaii - This year, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command celebrates its 75th anniversary. Established on Jan. 1, 1947, USINDOPACOM is the oldest and largest U.S. geographic combatant command and is responsible for all U.S. military activities across the Indo-Pacific...