Honoring Our Navy Veterans’ Courage to Serve
November 11 is a special day for our nation. It’s our opportunity to pause and say thank you to our veterans for their courage to serve. All veterans have different reasons. Below are some of them… Eld D.: I served after watching the placement of a wreath on the [Tomb] of the Unknown Soldier. Looking …
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 …
USS Illinois Joins U.S. Navy’s Silent Service
Our newest Virginia class submarine, USS Illinois (SSN 786), joined our fleet when it was commissioned Oct. 29 at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. Experience the ceremony below that was attended by more than 2,500 people and learn these five things you need to know about the boat. .@CNORichardson: Around the globe, #USNavy …
10 Things to Know about USS Theodore Roosevelt’s 30 Years of Service
Happy 30th birthday, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)! On Oct. 25, 1986, the ship was commissioned at Newport News, Virginia. Today, CVN-71’s commanding officer Capt. Craig Clapperton shares how the toughness of the ship’s namesake reflects the ship’s crew and its strengthening of naval power at and from the sea. Here are 10 things that you should know about …
USS Detroit (LCS 7) Joins Navy’s Fleet
Welcome to the U.S. Navy’s fleet, USS Detroit (LCS 7)! Our newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship was commissioned during a ceremony Oct. 22, 2016, on the waterfront of the ship’s namesake city. “This ship represents so much. It represents the city of Detroit, the motor city. It represents the highly-skilled American workers of our nation’s industrial …
USS Detroit (LCS 7) Joins Navy’s Fleet
Welcome to the U.S. Navy’s fleet, USS Detroit (LCS 7)! Our newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship was commissioned during a ceremony Oct. 22, 2016, on the waterfront of the ship’s namesake city. “This ship represents so much. It represents the city of Detroit, the motor city. It represents the highly-skilled American workers of our nation’s industrial …
Zumwalt Crew Returning Honor for Namesake’s Long time Aide-de-Camp
Before USS Zumwalt’s commissioning, Peter Spiro, son of retired Col. Michael Spiro, delivered an urn containing his father’s ashes aboard DDG-1000, Oct. 14. Col. Spiro, who was the long time aide-de-camp of Adm. Elmo Zumwalt, escorted Zumwalt’s remains home following his death Jan. 2, 2000. Following the ship’s commissioning, Zumwalt’s crew will return the honor …
These are the Voyages of the U.S. Navy’s Enterprise
For some people, Enterprise is the ship that comes to mind when they think about the U.S. Navy. However, for fans of the TV show Star Trek – Trekkies, Enterprise is synonymous with the […]
Happy 118th Birthday Hospital Corps
By Vice Adm. Forrest Faison U.S. Navy Surgeon General and Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery On behalf of the Navy Medicine family, I would like to thank all of […]
Charting the Course for our Sailors Today, Tomorrow and Beyond
By Vice Adm. Robert Burke Chief of Naval Personnel For more than 240 years, the U.S. Navy has served as America’s first line of defense, strategic deterrent, and protector of […]