USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Commissioning Ceremony
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the Feb. 16 commissioning of the Navy’s newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16). Live video from Pier 30/32 in San Francisco is scheduled to begin 1 p.m. (EST) / 10 a.m. (PST). The future USS Tulsa is the second naval vessel to honor Oklahoma’s third …
MCPON Testifies to Congress, Advocates for Quality of Life Resources
The following is Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith’s oral testimony as delivered to the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies, during a hearing on Quality of Life in the Military on Feb. 7, 2019. Good morning, Chairwoman Wasserman-Schultz, Ranking Member Carter and distinguished members of …
Recruit Graduation: February 8, 2019
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 …
Rating Modernization: Career Fields
By Rear Adm. John Nowell Director of Military Personnel, Plans and Policies Rating Modernization is the future of the growing workforce in the Navy. In August, we released NAVADMIN 196/18 that provided an update on those four lines of effort and this is the second of a total of five blog posts that will talk …
Closing the Gap Between Decision Makers, Detailers, and the Deckplates
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sarah Villegas Deputy Communications Director, Office of the MCPON Detailers and the “people who make policies” are coming to a waterfront near you. The Chief of Naval Personnel and Navy Personnel Command are bringing brass and decision makers to fleet concentration areas for Career Development Symposiums. Both commands are …
USS South Dakota (SSN 790) Commissioning Ceremony
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the February 2 commissioning of the Navy’s newest fast attack submarine, the future USS South Dakota (SSN 790). Live video from Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, is scheduled to begin 11 a.m. USS South Dakota, a Virginia-class submarine designated SSN-790, is the third ship to bear the state’s …
Recruit Graduation: February 1, 2019
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 …
Recruit Graduation: January 25, 2019
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 …
USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Commissioning
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the Jan. 26 commissioning of the Navy’s newest destroyer, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001). Live video from Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California, where the ship will be homeported is scheduled to begin 1 p.m. (EST) / 10 a.m. (PST). The second ship in the Zumwalt-class of destroyers, …
Navy Recruit Graduation: January 18, 2019
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 …