15 August 2017 Naval Hospital Jacksonville Physician Named Pediatrician of the Year The American Academy of Pediatrics Uniformed Services Chapter East selected Lt. Allison Wessner, of Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville's Pediatrics Clinic, as its 2017 Pediatrician of the Year...
15 August 2017 USS Rushmore to Begin Oceania Maritime Security Initiative The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), with embarked U.S. Coast Guard District 14 maritime law enforcement personnel, departed San Diego in support of Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI), Aug. 14...
15 August 2017 USS America Visits Singapore Singapore Area Coordinator (SAC) welcomed Sailors and Marines from USS America (LHA-6) during a port visit to Singapore, Aug. 6 to Aug. 10...
15 August 2017 USS Oscar Austin Arrives in Theoule Sur Mer, France The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), along with embarked Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46, arrived in Theoule Sur Mer, France, Aug. 14, 2017, for a scheduled port visit...
15 August 2017 CENSECFOR Announces Newly Revised VBSS Course The Center for Security Forces Announces Changes to the Navy's Non-Compliant Boarding Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) Course, Aug 14...
15 August 2017 Nobel Laureate Speaks at Naval War College Women, Peace and Security Conference 2011 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Leymah Gbowee, who led a women's peace movement that helped bring an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003, was the featured speaker at U.S. Naval War College's (NWC) Woman, Peace and Security Conference in Newport, Rhode Island last week...
14 August 2017 Deputy Secretary of Defense Signs NDE for SURTASS LFA The Deputy Secretary of Defense has invoked a National Defense Exemption (NDE), after conferring with the Secretary of Commerce...
14 August 2017 John C. Stennis Completes Sea Trials Early USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) returned to its homeport after successful sea trials, Aug. 13, completing the last phase of its planned incremental availability (PIA) five days early...
14 August 2017 Coastal Riverine Squadron Three Arrives Home After Seven-Month Deployment Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron THREE (CRS 3), based out of Navy Outlying Field Imperial Beach, California, returned home Aug. 3 following a seven-month deployment supporting U.S. Africa Command, U.S. European Command, U.S. Central Command, and U.S. Pacific Command...
14 August 2017 Information Warfare Community Selects First Enlisted for Navy Tour with Industry CTN1 Alexander Williams, currently assigned to Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) San Diego, was recently selected as the first enlisted member of the Information Warfare community to participate in the Secretary of the Navy Tours with Industry Program...