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 …
Fleet Week New York City 2017
Fleet Week New York City 2017 is underway! The city’s time-honored celebration of the sea services began May 24 when USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), USS Lassen (DDG 82), USS Monterey (CG 61), USS San Jacinto (CG 56) and USS Zephyr (PC 8) arrived as part of Fleet Week’s Parade of Ships. During its arrival, USS Kearsarge (LHD …
100 Years of Deckplate Leadership by Female Navy Chiefs
Female Sailors and civilians have a rich history of service in our Navy. On March 21, 1917, Loretta Perfectus Walsh left her mark on that history when she became our first female chief petty officer. In honor of today’s centennial anniversary and Women’s History Month, we’re looking back at other female Sailors – part of that …
#PearlHarbor75: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration – cohosted by the National Park Service and the U.S. Navy. The 75th commemoration of the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor and other U.S. military facilities on Oahu is an opportunity for us to honor the courage, service and sacrifice of the …
Messages of Thanks for our U.S. Navy Sailors’ Service and Sacrifice
This Thanksgiving and everyday, we’re thankful for our Sailors who are serving around the world, around the clock to protect and defend America… thankful for their families who serve at home… thankful for our veterans who have stood the watch… and we’re thankful for everyone who supports them. Thank you! We asked our Facebook fans what they’re thankful for …
U.S. Navy Joins New Zealand Earthquake Relief
Originally scheduled to participate in the Royal New Zealand Navy’s International Naval Review commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Royal New Zealand Navy, USS Sampson (DDG 102) is instead supporting earthquake recovery efforts in New Zealand. Sampson was already transiting the Western Pacific when it altered course to join the New Zealand-led task force efforts. …
U.S. Navy Joins New Zealand Earthquake Relief
Originally scheduled to participate in the Royal New Zealand Navy’s International Naval Review commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Royal New Zealand Navy, USS Sampson (DDG 102) is instead supporting earthquake recovery efforts in New Zealand. Sampson was already transiting the Western Pacific when it altered course to join the New Zealand-led task force efforts. …
Navy Surgeon General’s New Strategic Priorities
By Vice Adm. C. Forrest Faison, III Surgeon General Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Shipmates, Navy Medicine is dedicated to the best readiness and health in the world and it is our mission to keep Sailors, Marines and their family ready, healthy and on the job. As your 38th Navy surgeon general, I understand …
USS Illinois Joins U.S. Navy’s Silent Service
Our newest Virginia class submarine, USS Illinois (SSN 786), joined our fleet when it was commissioned Oct. 29 at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. Experience the ceremony below that was attended by more than 2,500 people and learn these five things you need to know about the boat. .@CNORichardson: Around the globe, #USNavy …
USS Detroit (LCS 7) Joins Navy’s Fleet
Welcome to the U.S. Navy’s fleet, USS Detroit (LCS 7)! Our newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship was commissioned during a ceremony Oct. 22, 2016, on the waterfront of the ship’s namesake city. “This ship represents so much. It represents the city of Detroit, the motor city. It represents the highly-skilled American workers of our nation’s industrial …