Navy Recruit Graduation: September 21, 2018
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 …
Under Secretary Modly’s Remarks at Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
Under Secretary Thomas B. Modly spoke at the Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center at the unveiling of the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument on Aug. 31, 2018. (U.S. Navy video courtesy of the Department of Veterans Affairs/Released)
Special Report: Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina, Sept. 14, as a Category 1 storm with significant flooding forecasted. Prior to the storm’s arrival, the Department of Defense proactively positioned forces across the full spectrum of DoD capabilities at every level – by air, by sea and by land – to respond as soon as a request …
Navy Recruit Graduation: September 14, 2018
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 …
Charge Letter from MCPON Smith
I wish I could write every Chief Petty Officer Selectee your own personal charge letter. It would give me great joy to meet all 4,700 of you – look you in the eye, shake your hand and welcome you into our Mess. Since I am unable to do that, please accept this charge letter to …
Charge Letter from MCPON Smith
I wish I could write every Chief Petty Officer Selectee your own personal charge letter. It would give me great joy to meet all 4,700 of you – look you in the eye, shake your hand and welcome you into our Mess. Since I am unable to do that, please accept this charge letter to …
We Serve. We Remember 9/11.
Never forget! Today and every day, we remember Sept. 11, 2001 – especially our shipmates who are serving aboard three U.S. Navy ships dedicated and named after the locations where the 9/11 attacks occurred: 🇺🇸 USS New York (LPD 21), named in honor of the City of New York where the attacks on the World …
We Serve. We Remember 9/11.
Never forget! Today and every day, we remember Sept. 11, 2001 – especially our shipmates who are serving aboard three U.S. Navy ships dedicated and named after the locations where the 9/11 attacks occurred: 🇺🇸 USS New York (LPD 21), named in honor of the City of New York where the attacks on the World …
VCNO Adm. Moran’s Keynote Remarks at Tailhook Association Reunion
The following are Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran’s prepared remarks for his keynote address at the Tailhook Association Reunion on Sept. 8, 2018. It is an honor to be here with you tonight. So many heroes in the audience, too many to single out. [I] think you’d all agree that Tailhook, if …
USS Indiana (SSN 789) Commissioning
The newest Virginia-class attack submarine, USS Indiana (SSN 789), will be commissioned at Port Canaveral, Florida, Sept. 29, 2018. It will be the 16th Virginia-class attack submarine to join the fleet. As the most modern and sophisticated attack submarine in the world, the submarine can operate in both littoral and deep ocean environments and presents …