From Sea to Space: NASA Selects Two Sailors for 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class
Two Sailors are on their way to join the growing list of Navy astronauts! NASA announced June 7 that Lt. Kayla Barron and Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Dominick were selected from a record breaking 18,300 applicants to join its 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class of just 12 people. Barron and Dominick as well as their fellow astronaut candidates will return …
Navy Recruit Graduation: June 9, 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 …
@USNPeople Weekly Wire Rundown: June 5, 2017
The Weekly Wire Rundown is a weekly video blog from the Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel, highlighting the top stories affecting Sailors and their families. The video compliments the print edition of the @USNPeople Weekly Wire, which you can subscribe to by e-mailing [email protected]. It can also be downloaded at www.navy.mil/cnp. We welcome …
75th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, which is considered the turning point in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Less than seven months after the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, an outnumbered and outgunned American fleet broke Japanese code and used the element of surprise …
Navy Recruit Graduation: June 2, 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 …
100-year Anniversary of Underway Replenishment
By Rear Adm. Dee L. Mewbourne Commander, Military Sealift Command May marks the 100-year anniversary of our Navy’s use of underway replenishment to refuel and resupply our combatant ships at sea. As the organization responsible for the operation of Combat Logistics Force ships, we can take great pride in this anniversary knowing that we have …
Naval Audit Readiness and You
By Karen Fenstermacher Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Operations) Every day, hundreds of thousands of dedicated Navy personnel work together to achieve critical goals on shore and at sea. We deploy to conflict zones. We engage in humanitarian operations. We push our limits. And behind these efforts are the ships, submarines, aircraft, facilities …
@USNPeople Weekly Wire Rundown: May 30, 2017
The Weekly Wire Rundown is a weekly video blog from the Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel, highlighting the top stories affecting Sailors and their families. The video compliments the print edition of the @USNPeople Weekly Wire, which you can subscribe to by e-mailing [email protected]. It can also be downloaded at www.navy.mil/cnp. We welcome …
U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2017 Graduation
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2017’s graduation. Vice President Mike Pence will speak at the graduation and commissioning ceremony, May 26. The ceremony is scheduled to begin 10 a.m. EDT. Join the #USNavy conversation on social media on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Flickr. Congratulate the graduates by …
Navy Recruit Graduation: May 26, 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 …