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- Happy Valentine's Day from your Navy http://t.co/ggmAmEt5
- Freedom is sweet, RT if you agree. Happy Valentine's Day. http://t.co/SqNQraKp
- Launched! F/A-18F Super Hornet takes off from USS Carl Vinson (@cvn70) in the Pacific Ocean. http://t.co/kIcT2RA6
- Talk about an awesome photo of a flight deck barricade drill! http://t.co/d9inhaGj
- NAS Kingsville Sailors Receive Sexual Assault Prevention and Response-Fleet Training http://t.co/fdrdQzlr #SAPR
Honor/Recognition Archive
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NAACP Honors a “Military Pioneer”
Posted on February 1, 2013 | 2 CommentsShareYou don’t need to read much more than the headline on the NAACP’s website to start to understand why Vice Adm. Michelle Howard will receive its Chairman’s Award today. It reads:... -
Senator Inouye’s Honor, Courage, and Commitment
Posted on December 20, 2012 | 1 CommentShareThe following blog was written by Rear Adm. Frank Ponds, Commander of Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific about Senator Inouye’s story and his commitment to the people... -
An Opportunity to Honor
Posted on December 7, 2012 | 7 CommentsShareAs a member of Navy’s Honor Guard, BM2 Jackson has helped lay to rest over 250 veterans and supervised the laying to rest of over 800 veterans. As he spent... -
USS New York – A Living, Breathing Symbol
Posted on September 10, 2012 | 12 CommentsShareThis blog is written by the Commanding Officer of USS New York (LPD 21), Capt. Jon Kreitz. New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and is currently... -
Going for Gold
Posted on September 6, 2012 | 8 CommentsShareNavy wounded warrior Lt. Bradley Snyder was serving on a Special Forces bomb deactivation team in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device detonated in his face Sept. 7, 2011. In addition to... -
Sailor Achieves Olympic Dream… with her Husband
Posted on July 30, 2012 | 4 CommentsShareFor many women and men, the Olympics are the pinnacle of success to aspire to in athletic competition. For one Sailor, that dream has come true… but not just for... -
Navy SERE: 50 Years of Returning Home With Honor
Posted on July 2, 2012 | 6 CommentsEvery once in a while, you get an opportunity to sit and talk with someone that really amazes you, really gives you goosebumps. Petty Officer Xander Gamble had the opportunity to sit down and hear the story of a true American hero: Retired U.S. Navy Commander Robert S. Fant, Jr., a 56-month Prisoner of War survivor, and retired instructor of the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) school. -
Sailors of the Year – Representing the Fighting Spirit of the Navy
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 3 CommentsShareThe 2011 Sailors of the Year (SOY) are in Washington D.C. this week. The SOYs officially became chief petty officers during a ceremony at the Navy Memorial May 17. They... -
NAVAIR Salute: Mother Knows Best
Posted on May 13, 2012 | No CommentsShareWhat started out as a simple tribute to mothers with the wearing of a single white carnation by founder Anna Marie Jarvis to honor her recently passed mother, the observance... -
2012 EOD Memorial Ceremony Honors Fallen Warriors
Posted on May 8, 2012 | 3 CommentsShare Honoring our fallen warriors is a tradition observed across the military. On May 5, multiple service chiefs were on hand for the 43rd annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Memorial...