NOVEMBER 29, 2021 - The Office of Naval Research (ONR) continues its 75-year-old commitment to fostering innovation with the sponsorship of a Stanford University-based academic center formally launching next week. The Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation (GKC) will help reimagine how the U.S. government approaches national security innovation, dedicated to … [Read more...]
NEXCOM Supports Students With NEXT Gen Scholars Program
NOVEMBER 29, 2021 - The Navy Exchange Service Command’s (NEXCOM) NEXT gen Scholars Program offers qualified students the opportunity to win $2,500, $1,500, $1,000 or $500 each quarter for earning good grades in school. The next drawing is at the end of December 2021. To enter the drawing, students must be full-time with a “B” grade point average equivalent or better, as … [Read more...]
U.S. Navy Rescues Iranian Mariners in Gulf of Oman
NOVEMBER 29, 2021 - A U.S. Navy vessel rescued two Iranian mariners Nov. 27 from a fishing vessel after it was adrift for eight days in the Gulf of Oman. Dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) responded after the Combined Maritime Forces, and international maritime coalition headquartered in Bahrain, received a distress call from the stranded mariners at 10 a.m. local … [Read more...]
Navy Leaders Serve Students Thanksgiving Meal
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 – Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC) and Navy Medicine Training Support Center (NMTSC) leadership served lunch to students going through medical training at Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) dining facility here for Thanksgiving. NMFSC, NMTSC, and senior leaders from the Army and Air Force took the opportunity to show their support to … [Read more...]
Navy Culinary Specialists Continue Turkey Day Traditions
NOVEMBER 25, 2021 - For more than 100 years, the Navy has included roast turkey in its Thanksgiving menu. This year, operating in a COVID environment, Culinary Specialists across the globe are getting ready with an estimated 79,000 pounds of Roast Turkey, 23,000 pounds of stuffing, 38,000 pounds of mashed potatoes, 18,000 pounds of sweet potatoes, 5,400 pounds of cranberry … [Read more...]