Sept. 17, 2015 - WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert delivered remarks to family, friends and chief petty officers as 44 new chief petty officers were pinned at an official pinning ceremony held at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sept. 16. "Today you joined the Chiefs Mess," said Greenert. "It is the foundation of our warfighting and … [Read more...]

September 16, 2015 - INCHEON, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- 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...]

ARABIAN GULF (NNS) - September 14, 2015 -- Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) Vice Adm. Bill Moran visited Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as part of a tour to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Sept. 10 - 11. "We're here to hear from you," Moran said at a luncheon with enlisted Sailors, "We want to hear feedback - good and bad. Tell us … [Read more...]

MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) - September 10, 2015 -- The Navy's top personnel officer is visiting Sailors this week assigned to Bahrain as well as those units deployed to the Navy's U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in the Middle East. "This visit is important for me to hear what's on Sailors' minds and listen to their concerns," said Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Bill Moran. … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 9, 2015) -- Exercise Rising Thunder kicks off for the 22nd time today at Yakima Training Center, Washington. The exercise annually brings Japanese soldiers to the United States to train alongside U.S. Soldiers. This year, the exercise runs Sept. 8-25, and involves about 300 soldiers from the 10th Division of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense … [Read more...]