19 January 2016 Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Names Virginia-Class Submarine Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus hosted a ship-naming ceremony Jan. 19 to announce SSN 801, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS Utah...
19 January 2016 Navy Medicine Announces 2015 Sailor of the Year The U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) announced Navy Medicine's Sailor of the Year (SOY) at Defense Health Headquarters, Jan. 15...
19 January 2016 U.S. Central Command Statement on Events Surrounding Iranian Detainment of 10 U.S. Navy Sailors The following preliminary timeline of the events surrounding the Iranian detainment of 10 U.S. Navy Sailors from January 12-13, is based upon multiple operational reports received by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) in the first 24-48 hours after the incident...
15 January 2016 Bulkeley Renders Aid to Vessel in Distress The guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) rendered aid to a distressed vessel Jan. 15 while operating in the Gulf of Oman...
15 January 2016 JBAB Barracks Win Awards for Excellent Customer Service All four unaccompanied housing units at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) in Washington, were recognized during the holiday period for high quality customer service in 2015...
15 January 2016 Purple Heart Ceremony Honors Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Randall Smith July 16, 2015 was a Thursday as any other at the Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Chattanooga. Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Randall Smith reported to work just as any other work day...
15 January 2016 CNATTU Jacksonville Receives Retention Excellence Award The Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) Unit Jacksonville was authorized to fly the Retention Excellence pennant Jan. 14...
15 January 2016 Pollock Sworn In As NAVFAC Senior Executive Service Member Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Commanding Officer Rear Adm. Bret Muilenburg swore in Paul Pollock as the newest member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) during a ceremony held at NAVFAC headquarters in the historic Washington Navy Yard, Jan. 12...
15 January 2016 CNO Announces Five Initiatives to Drive Sexual Assaults to Zero A line of effort in the recently released "Design to Maintain Maritime Superiority" is to strengthen our Navy team--composed of active and reserve Sailors, Navy civilians, and families...
14 January 2016 Secretary of the Navy Names Expeditionary Sea Base Ship Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the Navy's newest Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship, T-ESB 4, will be named USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams during a ceremony in Charleston, West Virginia, Jan. 14...