JANUARY 10, 2024 – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti released her priorities in a paper titled “America’s Warfighting Navy,” at the Surface Navy Association’s National Symposium, Jan. 9. The text of America’s Warfighting Navy reads as follows: Who We Are. We are the United States Navy, the most powerful navy in the world. We are the Sailors and Civilians who … [Read more...]

JANUARY 9, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has initiated a program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department of the Navy. Called “Running Fix,” the initiative works to address programmatic and organizational issues not aligned with current priorities. It is a proactive approach to listen to Sailors and Marines, hear their concerns and ideas, … [Read more...]

JANUARY 9, 2024 – Sailors can now use personally owned small cooking appliances in all unaccompanied housing rooms on Navy installations. This is a change of a previous rule allowing cooking with authorized small appliances only in designated kitchen areas in unaccompanied housing buildings. The Navy made the adjustment as a step forward to supporting Sailors’ Quality of … [Read more...]

JANUARY 9, 2024 - The Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center (NAVSAFENVTRACEN) is currently seeking breakout session presenters and claimant meeting sponsors for its 32nd annual Joint Safety and Environmental Professional Development Symposium (PDS), which will be held virtually April 22-26, 2024. The Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center (NAVSAFENVTRACEN) … [Read more...]

JANUARY 8, 2024 - Extraordinarily rugged with a melting temperature of several thousand degrees Fahrenheit. That describes the results of research into new ceramic materials sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and recently published in the Journal Nature. A research team, led by ONR’s Principal Investigator, Dr. Stefano Curtarolo, Duke University, developed a … [Read more...]