AUGUST 19, 2021 - The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) departed Naval Station Norfolk to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Haiti in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) led mission, Aug. 17. The mission forms part of an inter-agency framework lending aid to Haiti, including the Disaster … [Read more...]
Defense Cyber Scholars Set Sights on Automation
AUGUST 18, 2021 - Fourteen college students selected for employment at Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC) through the Department of Defense (DOD) Cyber Scholarship Program (CySP), completed a virtual 10-week summer session at NAVSUP BSC, August 13. The summer session served as an opportunity for students to complete a Robotic Process … [Read more...]
Navy Recruiters Go Mobile
AUGUST 17, 2021 – Navy recruiting experienced many challenges this past year and a half while operating under a pandemic. Recruiters needed to be flexible, which meant having the right tools, at the right place, at the right time. As one answer to that need, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, Rear Adm. Dennis Velez, as part of his second year priorities, called for the release … [Read more...]
New Website For Navy And Marine Corps Electronic Health Assessments
AUGUST 11, 2021 - Accessing and completing a Periodic Health Assessment (PHA) or any Deployment Related Health Assessment (DRHA) is now easier with two websites combined into one. The new electronic Health Assessment (eHA) website consolidates the PHA and all DRHAs, including the Pre-deployment Health Assessment (Pre-DHA), Post-deployment Health Assessment (PDHA), … [Read more...]
Navy Uses Underwater ROV Technology for Inspections
AUGUST 10, 2021 - Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s Strategic Framework is a tool to communicate the shipyard’s mission and vision statements, and shows how initiatives executed across the command tie together with why NNSY exists—to deliver warships. In order to bridge the gap between mission and vision, NNSY has identified four critical focus areas—our pillars. These pillars are the … [Read more...]