SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 - Selected Reserve (SELRES) Sailors assigned to various Navy Reserve units across the United States recently concluded testing efforts of a pilot program for eNavFit, the Navy’s new performance evaluation interface, scheduled to replace NAVFIT98A. Reserve Component (RC) testing of the program, which began earlier this summer, aimed to examine the … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 - The Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation (PMA-268) program completed its first aerial refueling of an F-35C Lightning II aircraft by the Boeing-owned MQ-25 test asset, known as T1, as part of the Navy’s broader initiative to field unmanned systems that transform and enhance the fleet’s capability, capacity and lethality. “Every T1 flight with another … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 - Remembered as a man who faithfully served his country and was a devoted father and a man of faith, Lt. Col. Richard "Dick" Cole, the last of the Doolittle Raiders, was honored and posthumously promoted to the rank of colonel during a Sept. 7 ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Golf Course ballroom. Family members and distinguished … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 – Capt. William Perkins, commanding officer, Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, hosted Marc and Torben Vraciu, the son and grandson of the late WWII Navy fighter ace, Cdr. Alexander Vraciu, during a summer tour onboard NAF El Centro, 2021. A legendary pilot in naval history, Cdr. Alexander Vraciu was a ‘Top Gun’, Navy Cross recipient, and Medal of Honor … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 – Department of the Navy (DON) civilian employees who are killed or sustain serious injury through considerable personal sacrifice in the performance of their duties are now eligible to receive the Angela M. Houtz Medal for Fallen Civilians. The award honors the fidelity and essential service of civilian employees who were killed or sustain serious injury … [Read more...]