SAN DIEGO (NNS) - September 28, 2015 -- The guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) was inducted as the first ship to undergo a modernization effort that will significantly upgrade its capabilities in multiple mission areas, Sept. 25, at Naval Base San Diego. The CG Phased Modernization Program is designed to balance the Navy's long-term requirement for a carrier strike … [Read more...]

NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) - September 23, 2015 -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens held a series of all-hands calls at Naval Station Norfolk and Naval Air Station Oceana Sept. 22. The pair discussed the status of the Navy and took questions from Sailors around the Hampton Roads area in several forums, … [Read more...]

September 23, 2015 - MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Command Pass Coordinators (CPC) are the vital link between Sailors, Commands and Personnel Support Detachments (PSD), but accurate records begin and end with the individual service member, Navy leaders said recently. The Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) is the Navy's single, field-entry, … [Read more...]

Sept. 21, 2015 - WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Adm. John Richardson relieved Adm. Jonathan Greenert as the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in a ceremony, Sept. 18, at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Richardson became the 31st CNO, the Navy's most senior officer and, as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a principle advisor to the Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the … [Read more...]

INCHEON, Republic of Korea (NNS) - September 17, 2015 -- The U.S. and Republic of Korea alliance took center stage as more than 3,000 guests joined both the U.S. and ROK Navy and Marine Corps forces in the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Incheon Amphibious Landing Operation Sept. 15. The landing, codenamed Operation Chromite, occurred Sept. 15, 1950, when General … [Read more...]