DECEMBER 7, 2016, GREAT LAKES (NNS) - The first female Sailors at Recruit Training Command graduated boot camp with the new female enlisted dress blue jumpers uniform, marking another historic moment for the Navy, Dec. 2. Previously, the uniform traditionally known as the dress blue "Crackerjack" has only been worn by males, but as part of the Navy's efforts towards … [Read more...]
The 75th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and Remembering the Tragedy
DECEMBER 7, 2016, BY DAVID VERGUN, WASHINGTON (Army News Service) - In the decades that followed World War II, the attack on Pearl Harbor had faded somewhat in the American public's memory. The attacks of 9/11 changed all of that. "All those bad memories surged forward again," said James C. McNaughton, who served as command historian for U.S. Army Pacific from 2001 to 2005. … [Read more...]
Onward to Opportunity Program Offers Employment Opportunities to Transitioning Service Members
DECEMBER 7, 2016, NORFOLK (NNS) - Service members of the Hampton Roads community participated in an orientation session Dec. 6 for Onward to Opportunity (O2O), a no-cost training and certification program for service member transitioning to civilian careers. The program is offered through the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University, in … [Read more...]
Historic Vestal Bell Helps Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor
DECEMBER 7, 2016, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Director of Navy Staff hosted the Pentagon's 75th anniversary commemoration ceremony of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 6. Helping to connect the ceremony's attendees to the day of infamy 75 years ago was a display featuring the bell, on loan from the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC), from USS Vestal (Collier No. 1) -- a … [Read more...]
Civilian Tuition Assistance Increases to $1M, Expands Eligibility
DECEMBER 6, 2016, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - The Air Force has received an additional $400,000, for a total of $1 million, for its 2017 civilian tuition assistance program, and all permanent, full-time appropriated fund employees, including those in wage-grade positions, are now eligible to participate. Employees are required to have a current acceptable … [Read more...]