Career Waypoints Designed to Further U.S. Navy Sailors’ Careers
From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs This week, we spoke with Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E) Fleet Master Chief April Beldo about Career Waypoints (C-Way), and its design to […]
Secretary Mabus Names Destroyer for Medal of Honor Recipient
Today, in a ceremony at Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, DDG 124, will be named Harvey C. Barnum Jr. in honor of the retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel who received the Med…
Not Your Average 9 to 5
By Sub Lieutenant Jeremie Fraser Canadian exchange officer onboard USS San Diego (LPD 22) It usually takes three or four days before you see the beginning of fatigue in the […]
DDG-124 Ship Naming Ceremony
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the ship naming ceremony for DDG-124. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will announce the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer’s name today, July 28, at 10 […]
Readout of Deputy Secretary Bob Work’s meeting with Republic of Korea Vice Minister of National Defense Hwang In-Moo
Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Gordon Trowbridge provided the following readout: Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work met with Republic of Korea Vice Minister of National Defense Hwang In-Moo on July 26 at the Pentagon. The two discussed the continuing cooperation between the United States and the ROK to address North Korea’s nuclear weapon and
Interoperability Enhances Adaptability in Amphibious Operations
By Capt. Homer Denius Commander, Amphibious Squadron 3 Amphibious warfare is a complex set of capabilities shared between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps that projects an adaptable and versatile […]
Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on U.S.-Russia Video Conference
The Department of Defense today held a video conference co-chaired by Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs Elissa Slotkin and Rear Adm. Michael J. Dumont, deputy director, J-5, Strategic Plans and Policy on the Joint Staff, with Russian Ministry of Defense counterparts. This was a regular session of our dialogue with the
Your Navy Operating Forward – Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Gulf
Right now your Navy is 100 percent on watch around the globe helping to preserve the American way of life. Whether it be operating and training off the coast of […]
Secretary Carter Names Additional Members of Defense Innovation Advisory Board
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter today announced nine additional members selected to join the Defense Innovation Advisory Board, which he established in March, 2016 to help keep the Department of Defense on the cutting edge of innovation. The new additi…
Secretary Carter Opens Second DIUx Location in Boston, Updates DoD Outreach to Tech Community
BOSTON – Today Secretary of Defense Ash Carter formally opened the Boston location of Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental, or DIUx, the department’s ground-breaking effort to strengthen connections to the American innovation economy and speed technologies into the hands of the warfighter. He was joined at the event by state and local officials,