25 March 2015 2015 Admiral Jeremy M. Boorda Award Nominations Sought Nominations for the Admiral Jeremy M. Boorda award, recognizing Navy military and civilian individuals who have made a significant contribution towards Navy personnel readiness and analysis or the direct application of analytical results to policies and laws, are being accepted now, until May 30...
25 March 2015 Vice Adm. Braun Celebrates Navy Reserve Centennial at Washington Navy Yard Navy Operational Support Center Washington celebrated the Navy Reserve's 100th anniversary at a ceremony that included a ribbon and cake cutting at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy and Cold War Gallery at the Washington Navy Yard March 21...
25 March 2015 Boxer Earns Battle "E" The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer was awarded the 2014 Battle Effectiveness (Battle "E") Award for Commander, Amphibious Squadron 1. The announcement was made via naval message from Commander, Naval Surface Force Pacific...
25 March 2015 Naval Hospital Jacksonville Increasing Patient Safety Through Training According to the World Health Organization, as many as one in 10 patients are harmed while receiving hospital care - seven out of 100 hospitalized patients acquire health care-associated infections...
25 March 2015 Obangame Express Boarding Operations Enhance Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security Boarding teams from five Gulf of Guinea countries are using the German navy frigate FGS Brandenburg (F215) to enhance their abilities to complete visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operations during Exercise Obangame Express 2015, March 19-27...
25 March 2015 New CNFJ Commander Makes Misawa His First Base Visit Rear Adm. Matthew Carter, commander, Naval Forces/Navy Region Japan, visited Sailors in Misawa, Japan, March 24...
25 March 2015 BHR ARG and 31st MEU Complete AIT and CERTEX On board the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), the Sailors and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Marines completed amphibious integration training (AIT) and certification exercises (CERTEX), March 16-23...
25 March 2015 DESRON 15, JMSDF Flex Their Combat Capability during Multi-Sail 2015 Personnel and ships from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) from Japan led by Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 kicked off Multi-Sail 2015, March 22, in Guam...
25 March 2015 NAVSUP GLS Commander Tours Asia Pacific Logistics Operations Rear Adm. James R. McNeal, commander, NAVSUP Global Logistics Support (GLS), visited NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka's headquarters, defense fuel support points (DFSPs) and multinational site locations during a familiarization tour March 1-13...
25 March 2015 Certified Healthcare Constructor Achievement at Naval Hospital Bremerton In order for Navy Medicine health care workers to directly provide for patient-centered care and safety, there has to be a well-functioning military treatment facility for them to ply their chosen careers...