The following are Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus’ remarks from his farewell tribute ceremony at Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2017. SECNAV Mabus served as the 75th U.S. Secretary of the Navy, the longest to serve as leader of the Navy and Marine Corps since World War I. It …
Read More »@USNPeople Weekly Wire Rundown: Jan. 17, 2016
The Weekly Wire Rundown is a weekly video blog from the Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel, highlighting the top stories affecting Sailors and their families. The video compliments the print edition of the @USNPeople Weekly Wire, which you can subscribe to by e-mailing mailto:usnpeople.fct@navy.mil. It can also be …
Read More »Navy Recruit Graduation: January 13, 2017
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of Recruit Training Command’s graduation, Pass-In Review. It is a formal military ceremony that honors a Sailor’s hard work and dedication to a new way of life. Pass-In-Review also ties together the future of the Navy with our long-held naval traditions and customs. Read …
Read More »LCS Deployments – Continuing the U.S. Navy’s Commitment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific
By Rear Adm. Don Gabrielson Commander, Task Force 73 The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) arrived in Singapore to begin a rotational deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Oct. 16. You can’t help but notice its distinctive design – a wide, angular, three-hulled aluminum trimaran that looks like the future beamed …
Read More »SNA National Symposium: Distributed Lethality, Enabling Sea Control
The Surface Navy Association’s 29th annual National Symposium, January 10-12, is an opportunity for discussions on a broad range of professional and career issues for the U.S. Navy’s surface community. Continue to follow this Navy Live blog for coverage of the symposium and join the conversation on social media using …
Read More »@USNPeople Weekly Wire Rundown: Jan. 9, 2016
The Weekly Wire Rundown is a weekly video blog from the Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel, highlighting the top stories affecting Sailors and their families. The video compliments the print edition of the @USNPeople Weekly Wire, which you can subscribe to by e-mailing mailto:usnpeople.fct@navy.mil. It can also be …
Read More »The U.S. Navy’s Surface Force Strategy: Return to Sea Control
By Vice Adm. Tom Rowden Commander, Naval Surface Forces We are entering a new age of Seapower. A quarter-century of global maritime dominance by the U.S. Navy is now being tested by the return of great power dynamics. The security interests of the United States and those of our allies …
Read More »Welcome Home Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group
By Rear Adm. Bruce H. Lindsey Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic While many people took time last week to celebrate the return of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG) after a successful seven months at sea, Sailors of the George H.W. Bush CSG were hard at work assessing …
Read More »Farewell Tribute to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the Department of the Navy’s farewell to 75th Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus on Friday, January 6. The live video from Marine Barracks Washington is scheduled to begin 10 a.m. EST. Secretary Mabus is the longest person to serve as the leader …
Read More »Navy Recruit Graduation: January 6, 2017
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of Recruit Training Command’s graduation, Pass-In Review. It is a formal military ceremony that honors a Sailor’s hard work and dedication to a new way of life. Pass-In-Review also ties together the future of the Navy with our long-held naval traditions and customs. Read …
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