@USNPeople Weekly Wire Rundown: Feb. 6, 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 mailto:[email protected]. It can also be downloaded at www.navy.mil/cnp. We welcome …
How’s Your U.S. Navy “Big E” Trivia?
From Naval History and Heritage Command Communication and Outreach Division On Feb. 3, 2017, USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the eighth ship to bear the name, was formally decommissioned. For some it can be a sad day to see a ship retire, but for others it is a time to celebrate. We’re in the latter category. Especially …
Ships Named Enterprise: For More Than 240 Years, They’ve Boldly Served America’s Navy
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Lockwood Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division During the Dec. 1, 2012 inactivation ceremony of CVN-65, the eighth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name Enterprise, then-Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the legacy of “Big E” would continue, officially naming the third Gerald …
Navy Recruit Graduation: February 3, 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 …
@USNPeople Weekly Wire Rundown: Jan. 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 mailto:[email protected]. It can also be downloaded at www.navy.mil/cnp. We welcome …
Navy Recruit Graduation: January 27, 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 …
LCS Crew 214: Competence, Character, Connection, Paid in Advance
By Cmdr. Emily Bassett Commanding Officer, Littoral Combat Ship Crew 214, Pre-Commissioning Unit Manchester (LCS 14) Editor’s note: Unlike other surface Navy communities, littoral combat ship crews have the unique honor of being commissioned as a crew even before their ship is commissioned. An LCS crew must be fully certified before being commissioned and before …
@USNPeople Weekly Wire Rundown: Jan. 23, 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 mailto:[email protected]. It can also be downloaded at www.navy.mil/cnp. We welcome …
Navy Recruit Graduation: January 20, 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 …
Farewell and Following Seas, SECNAV Ray Mabus
The following are Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus’ remarks from his farewell tribute ceremony at Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2017. SECNAV Mabus served as the 75th U.S. Secretary of the Navy, the longest to serve as leader of the Navy and Marine Corps since World War I. It may have been a mistake …