APRIL 22, 2016, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Navy commands worldwide are observing Earth Day in April through events and activities that demonstrate good environmental stewardship among Sailors and civilian personnel. Events range from tree plantings to shoreline and neighborhood base cleanups, nature tours, school presentations and recycling challenges. In many locations, Earth … [Read more...]
Search and Rescue Soldiers Participate in Balikatan 2016
APRIL 22, 2016, CAMP CAPINPIN, Philippines - Balikatan means shoulder-to-shoulder in the Philippines. That is the goal, the theme, and the point of a series of annual exercises that where held during April in the Philippines. Balikatan is a series of preparedness exercises that are staged through-out the country incorporating the Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Army, … [Read more...]
Navy Accepting STA-21 Applications
APRIL 22, 2016, GREAT LAKES (NNS) - The Seaman-To-Admiral (STA-21) commissioning program, which provides an opportunity for qualified Sailors to receive college educations and Navy commissions, is soliciting applications for fiscal year 2017, as announced in NAVADMIN 078/16, March 29. The deadline for submitting application packages is July 1. "STA-21 is a full-time, … [Read more...]
KC-46 Team Wins DOD Environmental Award
APRIL 22, 2016, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) - The KC-46A Pegasus program’s Environment, Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) team was named the Defense Department’s top large program in environmental excellence in weapon system acquisition April 22. The award, which is part of the 2016 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards, recognized the … [Read more...]
#SAAPM: NSTC Hosts Training On the Neurobiology of Sexual Assault
APRIL 22, 2016, GREAT LAKES (NNS) - As part of the Navy's Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM), Naval Service Training Command hosted a brief on the Neurobiology of Sexual Assault in the NSTC main conference room of Building 1 here, April 7. Lynell Boveri, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) and Kimberly Watts, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response … [Read more...]