Honor Our Heritage
By Adm. Bill Moran Vice Chief of Naval Operations This past weekend aboard Kings Bay Submarine Base in Georgia, there was a small but powerful reminder of what it means to honor and remember our veterans. This remembrance event honored WWII submarine veterans. For years now, the numbers of vets attending this special event have been …
Navy’s Updated Transgender Policy: Ten Things You Need to Know
From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs The Secretary of Defense announced June 30, 2016, that transgender service members could serve openly in the military. As such, no service member may be involuntarily separated, discharged, denied reenlistment or continuation of service solely on the basis of gender identity or an expressed intent to transition gender. …
@USNPeople Weekly Wire Rundown: Nov. 7, 2016
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 …
Navy Recruit Graduation: November 4, 2016
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 …
Our Sailors’ Lives and Our Navy’s Capability Demand Enduring Energy Action
By Vice Adm. Phil Cullom Deputy chief of naval operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics Energy Action Month 2016 closes out today. As it ends, I ask our warriors around the Navy to treat today as the beginning of next year’s journey toward achieving a more secure energy future. During operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring …
@USNPeople Weekly Wire Rundown: Oct. 31, 2016
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. Navy SPEAR: 30 Years of Threat Assessments for Naval Aviators
By Cmdr. Grahame Dicks Director, Strike Evaluation and Anti-Air Research This year, we celebrate a key milestone in our organizational history and, as the director of SPEAR (Strike Evaluation and Anti-Air Research), I want to share with you what SPEAR does. The air warfare division within the Nimitz Operational Intelligence Center, commonly known as SPEAR, …
U.S. Navy SPEAR: 30 Years of Threat Assessments for Naval Aviators
By Cmdr. Grahame Dicks Director, Strike Evaluation and Anti-Air Research This year, we celebrate a key milestone in our organizational history and, as the director of SPEAR (Strike Evaluation and Anti-Air Research), I want to share with you what SPEAR does. The air warfare division within the Nimitz Operational Intelligence Center, commonly known as SPEAR, …
Five Things to Know about USS Illinois (SSN 786)
The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) will be commissioned during a 11 a.m. ET ceremony at Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, Oct. 29, 2016, which you can watch here on Navy Live or on the Navy’s Facebook page. Here are five things that you should know about the U.S. Navy’s newest fast attack submarine: …
Five Things to Know about USS Illinois (SSN 786)
The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) will be commissioned during a 11 a.m. ET ceremony at Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, Oct. 29, 2016, which you can watch here on Navy Live or on the Navy’s Facebook page. Here are five things that you should know about the U.S. Navy’s newest fast attack submarine: …