RSSNavy Revises Short-Term Extensions
The Navy announced a new policy for short-term extensions which will impact Sailors in overmanned ratings, physical fitness assessment (PFA) failures and some Perform to Serve (PTS) applicants.
Navy Testing the Telecommuting Waters
These days Capt. James R. Oakes' home port is pretty much his home. It's from there he manages Navy manpower, personnel, training and education, making him a pioneer in a program Navy officials hope will allow more Sailors to work far from their command, saving the service money and, hopefully, retaining talented personnel.
Chaplains Offer Suicide Prevention
Navy chaplains across the Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia region are now offering a special suicide prevention program to help address the concerns Navy and Marine Corps leadership have regarding one of their top priorities - suicide prevention.Norfolk Sailors Welcome New Commander
Naval Air Force Atlantic held a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Norfolk. Rear Adm. Richard J. O'Hanlon, former deputy chief of staff of Operational Readiness and Training at U.S. Fleet Forces Command, relieved Rear Adm. John W. Goodwin.A Wave of Change for Small-boat Sailors
Like many Navy commands, the small special boat community, headquartered at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, has adapted and taken on new roles.Dead Pirate Washes Ashore With $153,000
The body of a Somali pirate who drowned just after receiving a huge ransom washed onshore with $153,000 in cash, a resident said, as the spokesman for another group of pirates promised to soon free a Ukrainian arms ship.Medicine Attracts Hispanic Students
The Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) participated in the Hispanic Eastern Technical Career Institute Conference (HETCI) held in Crystal City, Va.Pirates Reportedly Release Saudi Tanker
Somali pirates released an oil-laden Saudi supertanker after receiving a $3 million ransom, a negotiator for the bandits said Friday.
NMCB 1 Earns 'E' for Effort
First Naval Construction Division announced its selection of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 as the Fiscal Year 2008 Atlantic Fleet Naval Construction Force Battle "E" Active Battalion, adding an exclamation point to an already successful year for the command.Reenlistment Bonus Policy Changes
Sailors will have the opportunity to reenlist with a Selective Reenlistment Bonus up to 90 days before the expiration of their active obligated service under new policy set forth in NAVADMIN 006/09 released.US to Lead New Anti-Piracy Naval Force
A new international naval force under American command will soon begin patrols to confront attacks by Somali pirates after more than 100 ships came under siege in the past year. The announcement on the new mission said more than 20 nations are expected to take part.
Navy Names New Sub USS John Warner
The Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter announced Jan. 8 that the next Virginia-class attack submarine will be named in honor of recently retired U.S Sen. John Warner of Virginia. Warner retired after 30 years of service in the U.S. Senate.Former President Tours Namesake Carrier
Former President George H.W. Bush took an emotional journey into his past with an eye to the future as he toured his namesake aircraft carrier, two days before it's commissioned in the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.USS Iwo Jima Changes Command
The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) held a change of command ceremony while deployed to the Persian Gulf and 5th Fleet Area of Operations.
NTTC Brings Teamwork to Classwork
Upon graduation from U.S. Navy boot camp, choices of where to go can be pretty limited. Most of the time a Sailor is given a choice between a ship and an 'A' school. But what if a Sailor could pick both?Sailors Prepare for Commissioning
Thousands of U.S. Navy Sailors are polishing, painting and preparing to commission the newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush.NAS Whidbey to Get Four P-8A Squadrons
Four squadrons of the new P-8A Poseidons will be stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Wash., to replace the aging turboprop P-3C Orions, making the community the Navy's West Coast base for the jets.FOB Camp Gets First 'Navy' First Sergeant
U.S. Navy Aviation Warfare Specialist Senior Chief Ernest C. Edwards of Belle Glade, Fla., became the first Navy first sergeant at Forward Operating Base Camp Stone Herat, a position normally filled by U.S. Army senior enlisted personnel.HSV Swift Arrives in Jamaica
High speed vessel Swift arrived in Port Antonio for the first of two instruction evolutions in Jamaica during Southern Partnership Station.Fate of Civil War Sub a Cold Case File
It could be one of the nation's oldest cold case files: What happened to eight Confederate sailors aboard the H.L. Hunley after it became the first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship?
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