NOVEMBER 22, 2022 - Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and our dedicated culinary specialists (CS) help our Navy family celebrate the holidays no matter where they are around the world. “CSs are at the heart of Warfighter readiness. Our Navy food service teams take professional pride in their quality service and important contributions to fleet health and mission execution,” … [Read more...]
Army Beats Navy in Annual Flag Football Matchup
NOVEMBER 22, 2022 – Army defeated Navy in their annual flag football game 24-15 at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor Nov. 19, to make it two in a row for the Army team, made up with players from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. “Whoa, man!” said Robert Pierce, the Army team’s head coach. “We came out of the locker room like it was our game. I knew we had it, and I’m proud of my … [Read more...]
Navy Cuts Ribbon for New Shipyard Facilities
NOVEMBER 22, 2022 – Navy leadership celebrated two new additions to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Navy’s newest barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 68 as well as a new self-service Navy Exchange (NEX) Micro Mart, Nov. 21. The facilities aim to provide better living accommodations and improve quality of service for Sailors stationed … [Read more...]
Carrier Strike Group 5 Concludes Keen Sword
PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 8, 2022) Lt. j.g. Niles VanTassell, from Marietta, Georgia, and Operations Specialist 1st Class Alexander Polk, from Nashville, Tennessee, monitor surface contacts from the combat information center (CIC) aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during a joint bilateral anti-submarine exercise, part of Keen Sword in the … [Read more...]
Navy Analysis Confirms Iranian Link to Drone Attack
NOVEMBER 22, 2022 – A U.S. Navy lab in Bahrain has confirmed Iran’s connection to a Nov. 15 aerial drone attack on a Liberian-flagged commercial tanker transiting international waters in the Middle East. Two U.S. Navy explosive ordnance technicians boarded M/T Pacific Zircon, Nov. 16, to assess the damage and collect unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) debris fragments for … [Read more...]