AUGUST 1, 2019 - Sailors on sea duty can take advantage of a college funding option still available in FY-19 through Navy College Program for Afloat College Education – Distance Learning (NCPACE DL). NCPACE is for Sailors assigned to Type 2 or Type 4 sea duty commands. Sailors can determine their eligibility for the program and apply through the NCPACE page in the MyNavy … [Read more...]
USNS Spearhead Supports Fleet Experimentation
JULY 29, 2019 - The Military Sealift Command’s expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) recently completed a two-day underway. Spearhead sailed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key West, Fla., to conduct fleet experiments with multiple unmanned aerial and undersea systems, to include the V-BAT vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial … [Read more...]
Warship USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Brought to Life
JULY 29, 2019 - The Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), at Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 27. The ship’s namesake, Paul Ignatius, served honorably as Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon Johnson from 1967 to 1969 and as a commissioned lieutenant during World War II aboard the … [Read more...]
PPV Housing “Out of Cycle” Survey Results Show Navy is Focusing on Correct Areas
JULY 26, 2019 - The Navy’s recently conducted “out of cycle” resident satisfaction survey confirmed that most of the actions recently taken by the Navy and its public private venture (PPV) partners are aligned to the areas of most concern to Service members and their families. The Navy and its PPV partners are employing a multi-layered approach to improve the quality of life … [Read more...]
Navy Modernizing the PCS Move Process
JULY 17, 2019 - Continuing efforts to improve the Permanent Change of Station (PCS) experience for Sailors and their families, the Navy is launching the MyPCS Mobile, July 17. “Sailors executing Active Duty PCS orders will immediately realize a better experience with MyPCS Mobile. We have heard the Sailor and family feedback, and are enhancing the PCS move process through … [Read more...]