DECEMBER 30, 2021 - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge (MTB) recently announced the winners of the Artificial Intelligence for Small Unit Maneuvers (AISUM) Prize Challenge. EpiSys Science, Inc. (Episci) took first place and Draper, Inc. (Draper) took second place. According to their … [Read more...]
US Navy Seabees Support Pacific Air Forces
DECEMBER 28, 2021 - U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 built two driveways for the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) onboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia. The Seabees placed a paved driveway and installed bollards for one of PACAF’s warehouses valued at approximately $304,000. “I’m excited to see our project progressing,” said … [Read more...]
Holidays Made Merrier After Layaway Balances Paid
DECEMBER 27, 2021 - Military families at several NEX locations had an early holiday surprise when their layaway balances were paid off. In all, 700 families at NEX Norfolk, Virginia; NEX San Diego; NEX Pearl Harbor; NEX Charleston, South Carolina; and NEX Orlando, Florida, had their layaway balances totaling nearly $133,000 paid by the non-profit organization Pay Away the … [Read more...]
Spreading Holiday Cheer to Sailors at Naval Hospital
DECEMBER 24, 2021 – Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton (NHCP) Pastoral Care Services and C.A.R.E.S. (Caring, Assistance, and Resources in Emergency/Everyday Situations) helped bring some holiday cheer to the Sailors at NHCP with an annual toy and food drive. Each year, for the past 22 years, NHCP’s Pastoral Care Services has partnered with C.A.R.E.S., a private organization that … [Read more...]
Active Duty, Reserve Sailors Encouraged to Get Boosted
DECEMBER 23, 2021 - Vice Adm. W. R. Merz, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, OPNAV N3/N5, released NAVADMIN 289/21 today, encouraging all Active and Reserve Component Navy personnel to obtain a COVID-19 booster shot. The new NAVADMIN indicates that while a booster is not currently mandatory, Navy leadership anticipates that it may become so … [Read more...]