OCTOBER 28, 2020 - Naval Horizons — a new video educational series from the Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Naval STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education and outreach program. Naval Horizons will officially launch on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at noon EST. This virtual effort is designed to inspire college students by raising their awareness of the real-world … [Read more...]
Marines, America ARG Build an Integrated Blue-Green Team
OCTOBER 27, 2020 - Over the course of a recent deployment, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and America Amphibious Ready Group enhanced interoperability between the Navy-Marine Corps team, challenging old patterns and finding new ways to integrate capabilities. MEUs regularly embark, train and deploy on Navy vessels in order to be prepared to respond to crisis anywhere in … [Read more...]
Navy’s First Interventional Radiologist Moving Vision of Care Forward
OCTOBER 24, 2020 - “Interventional radiology” is a term that personnel and patients will soon be using frequently at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune. “I think for a lot of people, even within the medical and surgical field, a lot of staff members have no idea what Interventional radiology is, or what it is capable of,” said U.S. Navy Commander David Besachio. Besachio, … [Read more...]
U.S. Navy Opens Tech Bridge Network in London
OCTOBER 21, 2020 - Today the U.S. Navy’s acquisition chief announced during the United Kingdom’s Atlantic Future Forum the establishment of the London Tech Bridge—the first in a location outside the United States. “London Tech Bridge makes 13 overall and our first overseas location,” said James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition. … [Read more...]
Navy, Marine Corps reach ‘Unprecedented Milestone’
OCTOBER 20, 2020 - For the first time in recorded naval aviation history, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps closed out the previous fiscal year without a single aviation-related fatality in either service. Even though U.S. Naval Aviation began in 1910, historical recordkeeping on mishaps – including aviation-related fatalities – did not begin until 1922, meaning this is the … [Read more...]