USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH, at sea (NNS) -- The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) completed its first ever carrier-based catapult launch from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of Virginia today. "Today we saw a small, but significant pixel in the future picture of our Navy as we begin integration of unmanned systems into arguably the most complex … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
National Strategy for the Arctic Region Announced
The Arctic is rapidly changing. While the Arctic region has experienced warming and cooling cycles over millennia, the current warming trend is unlike anything previously recorded. As sea ice diminishes, ocean resources are more readily accessible. This accessibility, along with recent scientific estimates indicating the presence of significant energy and other resources, have … [Read more...]
Prince Harry Visits Troops, Staff at Walter Reed Bethesda
Bethesda, Md. (NNS) -- Staff and patients at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) welcomed Prince Harry of Wales to the Nation's Medical Center, May 10. Rear Adm. (Dr.) Alton L. Stocks, WRNMMC commander, his senior staff and Capt. Frederick Kass, Naval Support Activity Bethesda commanding officer, greeted the prince who was wearing his British Army Air Corps … [Read more...]
Hagel Issues Memo Directing Preparations for Civilian Furloughs
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today that he has signed a memorandum directing defense managers to prepare to furlough most Defense Department civilian employees for up to 11 days between July 8 and the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year. Here is the text of the memo in its entirety: This memo directs defense managers to prepare to … [Read more...]
Navy Surgeon General Delivers Keynote Address at World Congress for Brain Mapping
BALTIMORE (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy's surgeon general delivered the keynote address at the 10th Annual World Congress of Society of Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), May 13. Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy and chief of the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, encouraged the audience to renew their enthusiasm for exploring medical advances of the … [Read more...]