03 May 2023 Navy Medicine at War: Stories of Service and Sacrifice at the Battle of Coral Sea FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Following the fall of Corregidor and Singapore, the Imperial Japanese Navy shifted their focus to Port Moresby, the strategically important capital of Papua New Guinea. Their goal: to cut off allied supply lines to Australia. Standing in their way were two Navy U.S. Carrier...
03 May 2023 Marksmanship Skills Provide Mission Readiness and Mentorship PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Axel Narvaez was awarded the U.S. Navy Pistol Excellence-In-Competition Badge (Bronze) after a match in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in which he scored a 90.87 percent. As a result, he took second place in the Carry Optics division, where shooters possess a...
03 May 2023 Emory S. Land Makes Port Call in Saipan SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands -- The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) made a scheduled port visit to Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, May 2...
03 May 2023 U.S. Sixth Fleet and STRIKFORNATO to kick off FORMIDABLE SHIELD 2023 NAPLES, Italy -- U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) will kick off exercise Formidable Shield 2023 from the High North and North Atlantic Ocean, May 8, 2023...