JULY 25, 2016, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The inaugural Navy Career Development Symposium will be held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Aug.16. The symposium is designed to increase retention by informing Navy personnel of policy improvements and opportunities for making the Navy their career. The theme is "The Navy is 2025." All local area … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2016
Relocating? Make Your Next Move Easier With These 4 Tips
July 25, 2016, by Meghan Belnap - In the military, moves and relocations are expected. But it is also stressful and time-consuming. And more often than not, you are not the only one to consider in the move. Your spouse and children are also going to have to uproot and notify their employers and schools about the change. If you currently find yourself in this tough situation, … [Read more...]
Lab Tests Armored Vehicles with Auto Industry ‘Dummies’
JULY 22, 2016, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - In an unassuming warehouse on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland sit nearly 50 men in uniform, waiting for their mission during an upcoming test event. They're sporting Army Combat Uniforms, standard-issue boots, a crane hook protruding from their heads, and a plethora of color-coded wires spilling out the back of their necks. … [Read more...]
Navy Tests Latest Aegis Weapon System Interoperability with Spanish Navy
JULY 22, 2016, ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) - The U.S. Navy conducted a series of cooperative air defense test exercises with the Spanish navy that culminated in live missile firing events using the latest Aegis Weapon System baseline July 20-21. The event was not only the first interoperability test of the latest Aegis Baseline 9.C1 with a foreign ship, but also the first combined … [Read more...]
EOTG Conducts First Fast Rope Master Course
JULY 22, 2016, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - After nearly two years of planning and testing, Expeditionary Operations Training Group conducted its first week-long fast rope master course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 11-14. Derived from the longer two-week helicopter rope suspension training course, the fast rope masters course focuses on … [Read more...]