AUGUST 15, 2024 - The U.S. Navy calls on students across the Southern Maryland region to draw on their innovation and creativity to design Naval Aviation’s next jet in an inaugural competition by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). “The aviation pros of Southern Maryland are the foundation of what makes America’s Navy the most capable and dominant force … [Read more...]

AUGUST 15, 2024 - As the United States observes National Navajo Code Talkers Day on August 14, a significant moment of remembrance and tribute unfolds at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic. In a quiet office at NIWC Atlantic’s headquarters in Charleston, South Carolina, Mathew Daugomah immerses himself in his work as a software engineer, developing critical … [Read more...]

AUGUST 15, 2025 - USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) is scheduled to change its homeport from Naval Station Norfolk, Va. to Rota Naval Base, Spain, in the fall of 2024. Oscar Austin is the first of two additional Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers to join the current Forward Deployed Naval Force-Europe (FDNF-E) force – adding additional capabilities to the U.S. European … [Read more...]

AUGUST 14, 2024 — The Navy’s Senior Enlisted Marketplace is celebrating one year of success since its start in March 2023. SEM was the introduction of Billet-based Advancement to senior enlisted in the Navy and has screened over 500 Sailors to date. “The original advancement system that we had in place did not align advancements to billets,” said Enlisted Incentives … [Read more...]

LITTLE CREEK, VA (Aug. 2, 2024) Mr. Peter I. Belk, performing the duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness, delivers a speech during a visit with East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) to present the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Expeditionary Safety Award, Aug. 2, 2024. The CNO Expeditionary Safety Award recognizes outstanding support and … [Read more...]