Commemorations & Celebrations Archive

  • Share  By Rear Adm. Tom Moore, Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers Today we celebrate a milestone in the construction of the Navy’s next generation aircraft carrier, the Gerald R....

    Gerald R. Ford Reaches Key Milestone

    Share  By Rear Adm. Tom Moore, Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers Today we celebrate a milestone in the construction of the Navy’s next generation aircraft carrier, the Gerald R....

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  • ShareThis blog was compiled by LCDR Heidi Lenzini, Public Affairs Officer, Naval History and Heritage Command. When a mast is about to be stepped – the process of raising a...

    Mast Stepping: A Mariner’s Tradition

    ShareThis blog was compiled by LCDR Heidi Lenzini, Public Affairs Officer, Naval History and Heritage Command. When a mast is about to be stepped – the process of raising a...

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  • ShareThe 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...

    Senator Inouye’s Honor, Courage, and Commitment

    ShareThe 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...

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  • ShareAs 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...

    An Opportunity to Honor

    ShareAs 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...

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  • ShareChaplains have the honor of serving Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and their families in many capacities. One assignment might involve deploying alongside Sailors and Marines who are voluntarily put in...

    Supporting Families of our Fallen Shipmates

    ShareChaplains have the honor of serving Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and their families in many capacities. One assignment might involve deploying alongside Sailors and Marines who are voluntarily put in...

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  • Share Today, there are more than 83,000 American service men and women – over 33,000 of them Sailors – missing in battle since WWII. Behind that number are thousands of families who...

    POW/MIA Remembrance

    Share Today, there are more than 83,000 American service men and women – over 33,000 of them Sailors – missing in battle since WWII. Behind that number are thousands of families who...

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  • ShareSept. 11 is a day every American should own. A day where we remember what it’s like when we come together and what we can accomplish when we do. It...

    A Day of Service – 9/11 Blog

    ShareSept. 11 is a day every American should own. A day where we remember what it’s like when we come together and what we can accomplish when we do. It...

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  • Share“Today’s NAVFAC team of Civil Engineer Corps officers, civil servants, Seabees, and contractors are a testimony to the tremendous contributions of those who have given their all to this organization...

    170 Years – Naval Facilities Engineering Celebrates Past, Present and Future

    Share“Today’s NAVFAC team of Civil Engineer Corps officers, civil servants, Seabees, and contractors are a testimony to the tremendous contributions of those who have given their all to this organization...

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  • ShareOn May 7, Secretary of the Navy Ray Maybus announced the next Arleigh Burke-class destroyer would be named USS Thomas Hudner for the Medal of Honor recipient. His story is one worth...

    New Ship Named for Medal of Honor Recipient

    ShareOn May 7, Secretary of the Navy Ray Maybus announced the next Arleigh Burke-class destroyer would be named USS Thomas Hudner for the Medal of Honor recipient. His story is one worth...

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  • ShareOn any given day, in your Navy, our team of more than 600,000 professional Sailors and Civilians are working together around the globe to perform our mission: deter aggression and, if deterrence...

    Your Navy TODAY (Mar. 23, 2012)

    ShareOn any given day, in your Navy, our team of more than 600,000 professional Sailors and Civilians are working together around the globe to perform our mission: deter aggression and, if deterrence...

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