Today, the Navy released NAVADMIN 004/17 that now allows first-term Sailors on sea duty the ability to elect to extend their expiration of active obligated service (EAOS) to complete their sea duty assignment, known as prescribed sea tour (PST).

Interested in seeing the future of Navy and Marine Corps technology? Registration is now open for those wishing to attend the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) biennial 2017 Naval Future Force Science and Technology (S&T) Expo.

The Surface Warfare Medical Institute (SWMI) welcomed the Vietnam Ministry of Health for a tour of the Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) program, Dec. 20.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) departed Villefranche, France, Dec. 21, after an extended port visit.

Today, the Navy released an update to the Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) award plan for active component (AC) and full time support (FTS) Sailors in NAVADMIN 212/16.

Navy Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) provides active duty and reserve Sailors, whether forward deployed, underway or ashore, a way to map their Navy education, training, experience and competencies to civilian credentials and occupations.

Cmdr. Thomas E. Lansley assumed command of the "Chargers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 from Cmdr. Joseph W. Cortopassi, Dec. 20.

The People's Liberation Army-Navy vessel 510 returned a U.S. Navy Ocean Glider Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Dec. 19 to the United States, near the location where it had been unlawfully seized on Dec. 15.

Service members of the Hampton Roads community participated in an orientation session Dec. 6 for Onward to Opportunity (O2O), a no-cost training and certification program for service members transitioning to civilian careers.

Vice Admiral Robin Braun, chief of Navy Reserve, today released the following statement in response to the death of MA2 Patricio E. Zamarripa, USNR, a Navy Reserve Sailor and Dallas police officer. Zamarripa, who was killed during the July 7, 2016, attack on Dallas police officers.