JULY 23, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert spoke at a TEDx Talk inside the grounds of a state prison in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Greenert, a native of Butler, Pennsylvania, discussed accountability and second chances with 250 audience members at State Correctional Institution Pittsburgh Riverside Corrections … [Read more...]

JULY 22, 2015, MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) - This summer, the Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention (NADAP) Office is hosting a contest for Sailors to submit their ideas for a new poster and slogan for the "Keep What You've Earned" (KWYE) campaign. Now is your chance to put your creativity to the test, show the Navy what responsible drinking means to you and help your … [Read more...]

JULY 21, 2015, VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) - The unthinkable happens. Sailors lose their lives. Family members must pick up the pieces, then try to move on. They may not know it, but they are not alone. The Navy started the Gold Star Program to provide long-term support to surviving families of Sailors who pass while on active duty. Launched last year, the Navy Gold Star (NGS) … [Read more...]

JULY 21, 2015, ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) - On July 7-12, 16 teams-from the United States and as far away as Indonesia, Taiwan and South Korea-hit the water with custom-built autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) at the eighth annual RoboBoat Competition, held in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The competition-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research and the Association for Unmanned … [Read more...]

JULY 21, 2015, ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) - On July 14, Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Mat Winter was the Navy keynote speaker at the Sixth Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Maritime and Naval Operations. Winter discussed ONR's investments in Arctic science, stressing the importance of international partnership and science and technology diplomacy. "The … [Read more...]