The Navy Family Program of Hampton Roads honored area ombudsmen with a special appreciation dinner held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Oct. 4, which was attended by the ombudsmen of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
Representatives from the Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) spoke to separating service members about a program to receive free health care benefits from at a Transition Assistance Program (TAP) class at Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 2.
Project managers and the project construction team held a ceremony Sept. 20 before beginning the renovation of Bldg. 9 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Diversity Team hosted a 2012 Hispanic American Heritage Month celebration, Oct. 4 honoring this year's Hispanic Heritage Month theme of, "Diversity United, Building America's Future Today."
The commanding officer (CO) and several crew members from the Los Angeles class-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) are visiting their namesake city, Oct. 4 - 9.
The John C. Stennis Strike Group conducted flight operations Oct. 5, in the South China Sea as it prepares to enter U.S. 5th Fleet in the coming weeks.
Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and embarked Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Subic Bay, Philippines, Oct. 5.
The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) conducted a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3), Oct. 5.
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic awarded a contract Sept. 27 for improvements to the main gate at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Dam Neck Annex.
Four Australian former prisoners of war (POWs) were honored by the Japanese government during a ceremonial wreath-laying at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Yokohama, Japan, Oct. 4.
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Far East awarded multiple award construction contracts (MACC) for general construction projects in Singapore, Sept. 28.