APRIL 17, 2015, MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) - The fiscal year 2016 (FY-15) performance-based Senior Enlisted Continuation Board will convene Aug. 3 according to a Navy message released April 15. As outlined in NAVADMIN 088/15, active component (AC) and Full Time Support (FTS) E-7 to E-9 Sailors with at least 19 years of active service computed from their active duty service date … [Read more...]
SECNAV Announces Department of the Navy Innovation Vision
APRIL 17, 2015, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (NNS) - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus unveiled the Department of the Navy's (DoN) Innovation Vision during remarks delivered at the annual Sea, Air and Space Exposition April 15. "The superiority - in technology and concepts - the Navy and Marine Corps have on, over, under and coming from the sea did not just happen," said Mabus. "There … [Read more...]
NRD San Diego Sailors Inspire Women to Join STEM Career Fields
APRIL 16, 2015, SAN BERNARDINO (NNS) - A team of female Sailors from Navy Recruiting District San Diego encouraged more than 200 female high school and college students to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics April 10. Recruiters and command support personnel participated in San Bernardino Valley College's 10th annual female STEM event. The … [Read more...]
SECNAV Directs Navy to Expand Use of LEDs
APRIL 13, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus recently directed that brighter, longer-lasting and more energy-efficient lighting be installed in U.S. Navy ships under construction as part of a strategy designed to help increase these ships' time on-station, decrease time spent on maintenance, and prevent shipboard injuries. Program managers for all new … [Read more...]
Navy, Air Force Collaboration Benefits Babies, Taxpayers
APRIL 13, 2015, PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) - By combining resources in a joint initiative between Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and the 633rd Medical Group at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, more than $1.5 million of taxpayer money has been saved in less than a year. This joint venture means Air Force service members have Navy doctors caring for their children in an Air Force … [Read more...]