Navy Recruit Graduation: July 7, 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 how Recruit Training Command transforms civilians into …
Readout of Secretary of Mattis’ call with Qatari Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid al-Attiyah
Pentagon chief spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Jim
Readout of Secretary Mattis’ Call with Republic of Korea Minister of Defense Han Min-koo
Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Jim
Readout of Secretary Mattis’ Call with Malaysian Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Tun Hussein
Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Jim
Squadron Officer School expands to better align with CSAF focus areas
Air University’s Squadron Officer School has redesigned its program to better align with the needs of the Air Force. The new course has increased from five to six-and-a-half weeks, commencing with Class 18A which starts July 31, 2017.
Everyone Is a Recruiter
By Rear Admiral Jeff Hughes Commander, Navy Recruiting Command If you had asked me about recruiting several years ago, I would have said that it’s obviously effective and made some casual comments about “them” (recruiters) succeeding in attracting the best and brightest to serve in the Navy. I recognized that it was an important mission, …
Everyone Is a Recruiter
By Rear Admiral Jeff Hughes Commander, Navy Recruiting Command If you had asked me about recruiting several years ago, I would have said that it’s obviously effective and made some casual comments about “them” (recruiters) succeeding in attracting the best and brightest to serve in the Navy. I recognized that it was an important mission, …
Adaptive Sports: Life Changing and Life Saving
Thirty-nine Team Navy athletes are competing in the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Chicago. The Paralympic-style competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans includes archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and wheelchair basketball. While the athletes are competing for gold, the adaptive sports and the Games are about more than …
Readout of Secretary Mattis’ Call with Japanese Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada
Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Jim
Yesterday’s Air Force: RPAs
This episode of Yesterday’s Air Force looks at the history of Remotely Piloted Aircraft. RPAs are not a new war-fighting technology, in fact their development goes back to the early 20th century. Roger Connor with the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum t…