JULY 7, 2015, JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) - Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $33 million contract, June 30, to IMC-Landsouth, LLC, a small business out of Middleburg, Florida, to replace base housing at Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. "We are looking forward to working with IMC-Landsouth, LLC for the construction of the new homes on … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
Trusted Agents: Attending to Army Casualties, Survivors
"Let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan." - President Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address FORT KNOX, Ky. (July 7, 2015) - The order of service is always the same: a eulogy for the deceased, three volleys of rifle fire and the sounding of taps … [Read more...]
NETC Chief of Staff Retires Following 37-Year Career
JULY 7, 2015, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) - The Chief of Staff for the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) was honored at a retirement ceremony July 1 at the National Naval Aviation Museum on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida. Capt. John Jones was honored for his 37 years of naval service, which began shortly after he emigrated from the United Kingdom in … [Read more...]
Troops Open Lines of Communication From Behind Scenes
JULY 7, 2015, NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia - Few plans survive contact with the enemy. No plan survives without a group of men and women standing behind the scenes tying all units together into a cohesive whole. In order for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 to adhere to the commanders’ plans, U.S. Marines with 7th Communication Battalion established communication channels … [Read more...]
George Washington Carrier Strike Group Kicks Off Talisman Sabre 15
JULY 7, 2015, TIMOR SEA (NNS) - Sailors from the George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) began their portion of Talisman Sabre 2015 off the north coast of Australia, July 7. Exercise Talisman Sabre is a biennial training activity aimed at improving Australian and U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. "Talisman Sabre provides a realistic and challenging … [Read more...]