US Navy Welcomes New Chief Petty Officers
The crowning achievement in the careers of some 5,000 enlisted sailors came today as pinning…
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Navy names former Marine as its “Chief Learning Officer”
A former enlisted Marine was named today as the first-ever “chief learning officer” for the Navy and Marine Corps. The position was created in February as part Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer’s Feb. 5 pledge to pull together all the higher learning institutions into what he called a “Naval University.”
Navy Ships, Aircraft Depart Norfolk Ahead of Hurricane Dorian
NORFOLK, Va. – With Hurricane Dorian moving up the eastern seaboard, the Navy started moving 23 ships and 114 aircraft from multiple Hampton Roads bases out of the storm’s path, today.
Florida Navy Bases Prep for Hurricane Dorian
NORFOLK, Va. — As Hurricane Dorian strengthened to a Category 3 storm Friday afternoon, the U.S. Navy was already moving ships, aircraft and people out of the storms potential path.
Navy Slates Early Retirement Boards for O-5’s and O-6’s
NORFOLK, Va. — The Navy has scheduled selective early retirement boards for O-5’s and O-6’s for the second year in a row. Navy officials estimate 2,500 captains and commanders will get a look by one of next month’s two boards. The commander’s board starts Sept. 11. The captain’s board follows on Sept. 20.
Why NATO Naval Ships Are Operating Off the US East Coast
NORFOLK, Va. — A flotilla of multi-national warships is operating off the U.S. East Coast, training for high-end ops at sea with the U.S. Navy in a move that help better integrate the combined sea-based muscle of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s maritime forces.