Tag Archives: U.S. Navy

Radio-controlled Astromech droids parade through the Orange County Convention center during Star Wars Celebration VI in Orlando, Fla. (Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods)

The Navy’s own R2D2

Posted on June 1, 2016 by glenn.selby

If you like Star Wars then you can appreciate the Phalanx CIWS.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged Phalanx CIWS, R2-D2, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy | Leave a comment

B-52, Stratofortresses. Air Force inventory in February 1955

Morning SITREP: B-52s, Women in Infantry, Invictus Games

Posted on May 4, 2016 by glenn.selby

In news from around the services and the Defense Department, here is your morning SITREP.
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Posted in Daily SITREP, DoD News, Force of the Future, Rotator | Tagged B-52 Stratofortress, Battle of the Coral Sea, infantry officer, Invictus Games, Rear Admiral Peter Gumataotao, U.S Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, warrior games | Comments Off

Navy Cmdr. (Ret.) Darlene Iskra chats with crew members of the ships featured on "Deadliest Catch" on the pre-show, "The Bait." DoD photo by Tiffany Miller

Navy’s 1st Female Commander Talks Career on ‘The Bait’

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Katie Lange

The U.S. Navy’s first female commander, Darlene Iskra, shares some of her experiences with adversity ahead of an episode of “The Bait” that she’s featured in.
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Posted in DoD News, Military History, Rotator | Tagged Captain to Captain, Commander, Darlene Iskra, Deadliest Catch, Discovery Channel, first female commander, Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center, Navy Diver, surface warfare officer, The Bail, TV shows, U.S. Navy, USS Opportune | Leave a comment

Then and Now: DoD Throughout History

Posted on November 10, 2014 by kobrien

On Veterans Day, the Department of Defense takes a look back at the contributions of our service members throughout history.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator, Veterans Day | Tagged 1/5, 101st Airborne Division, 101st Airborne Division paratroopers, 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment, 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron, 9th Airlift Squadron, Afghanistan, C5m Super Galaxy, Camp Bastion, CENTCOM, Department of Defense, DoD, Ebola, F-15E, Holland, Iraq, ISIL, Liberia, Marine Corps, Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Marines, medical facility, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, Navy, Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Market, Operation United Assistance, paratroopers, retrograde operations, seabees, Syria, Then and Now, U.S Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, USMC, Veteran's Day, veterans | Leave a comment

Fleet Week San Francisco 2014

Posted on October 9, 2014 by canderson

The Marines and Navy have landed and Fleet Week San Francisco kicks off Oct. 9. Check out the full list of events that run through Oct. 13.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged amphibious nature, Blue Angels, Cpl. Christopher J. Moore, Department of Defense, disaster relief, DoD, Fleet Week, Fleet Week 14, Fleet Week San Francisco 2014, Marine Corps, Marines, military, Navy, Navy-Marine Corps team, readiness, sailors, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, USS America | Leave a comment