DECEMBER 10, 2019 - The Navy announced updates to uniform policy and uniform design improvement in NAVADMIN 282/19, Dec. 9. Navy uniform policies are the result of fleet feedback, command sponsored requests and direction from Navy leadership. Navy uniform policy updates directly support Sailor 2025 goals of attracting and retaining the very best Sailors by finding greater … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2019
DoD Official Cites NATO’s Contributions to World Peace, Security
DECEMBER 10, 2019 - The threat from Russia in its own backyard isn't NATO's only focus, a senior Defense Department official said, noting that the alliance also is globally focused. Speaking Dec. 7 at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California, John C. Rood, undersecretary of defense for policy, said that with its goal of preserving freedom and democracy, … [Read more...]
20,000 Attend PCU John F. Kennedy Christening
DECEMBER 9, 2019 - With more than 20,000 attendees, President John F. Kennedy’s daughter, the Honorable Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, officially christened Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) during a Huntington-Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) division ceremony in Newport News, Dec. 7. Kennedy thanked the … [Read more...]
Navy Osprey Pilot Earns Wings of Gold
DECEMBER 9, 2019 - The U.S. Navy’s first new accession CMV-22B Osprey pilot graduated from flight school after earning his naval aviator designation at Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi Dec. 6. Lt. j.g. Caleb Nicholson completed flight training with Training Air Wing (TRAWING) 4 and received his Wings of Gold during a ceremony at the Catalina Club on base. He … [Read more...]
Bastogne Commemorates Battle of the Bulge’s 75th Anniversary
DECEMBER 9, 2019 - People from around the world will gather in Bastogne, Belgium, Dec. 13 to 16 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. The 42st Bastogne December Historic Walk, which will occur Saturday Dec. 14, will bring participants in the footsteps of the 101st Airborne Division. Many re-enactor groups will participate in the walk or line up … [Read more...]