DECEMBER 5, 2016, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - A team from the Navy's Undersea Integration Program Office (PMW 770) was selected for the 2016 Innovation Excellence Acquisition Team of the Year award by Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN RD&A). The team was recognized Nov. 18 and 28, 2016. The award acknowledges PMW 770's Model Based Systems … [Read more...]
NEXCOM to Distribute Free Phone Cards to Deployed Sailors, Marines This Holiday
DECEMBER 2, 2016, VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) - This holiday season, the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) is again giving away free $10 phone cards to Sailors and Marines away from their homeports and those forward deployed to overseas ports during the holiday season. "NEXCOM is honored to be giving free phone cards to Sailors and Marines deployed and away from home this … [Read more...]
Fort Benning Graduates First Women Armor Officers
DECEMBER 2, 2016, FORT BENNING, Ga. - Capping off 19 weeks of intense training on tank platoon weapon systems, combined arms maneuver and security tactics, 65 officers, including the first 13 women armor officers, graduated Thursday from the Army Armor Basic Officer Leader Course. "Today's gender-integrated graduation represents an important personal and organizational … [Read more...]
S.O. Team Conducts Decontamination Training
DECEMBER 2, 2016, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, IWAKUNI, Japan - The Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic hazardous materials, or hazmat, team conducted decontamination training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 1, 2016. The hazmat teams train so they can appropriately handle people who have been exposed to chemical waste or any hazardous material. When … [Read more...]
Naval Station Rota Advances 22 Sailors to Next Higher Pay Grade
DECEMBER 2, 2016, NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (NNS) - Twenty-two Sailors from Naval Station Rota advanced to the next higher pay-grade during a frocking ceremony held in the base chapel, Dec. 2, 2016. Frocking is a Navy tradition that enables selected Sailors to wear the uniform and take on the responsibilities of their new pay grade before they are formally … [Read more...]