MAY 26, 2015, R.I. (NNS) - The following is an abridged version of the presentation on professionalism and leader development delivered at the Navy Flag Officer and Senior Executive Symposium in April 2015. My first year as president of the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) has been an incredible experience and a real journey of professional discovery. My first discovery was … [Read more...]

MAY 26, 2015, GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (NNS) - Sitting in a classroom with other service members and a power point presentation is a normal and sometimes dreaded slight when it comes to military training and had an onlooker gazed into the Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay's Chapel Fellowship Hall they would have seen exactly that. However, without sticking around to find out … [Read more...]

MAY 26, 2015, NEW YORK (NNS) - The New York Mets and the USO hosted their annual Military Appreciation Day on Memorial Day at Citi Field, May 25. Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus was on hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch alongside service members from the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Army and Air Force, as the Mets took on the Philadelphia Phillies. The … [Read more...]

WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (NNS) - The U.S. Navy provides an opportunity for Sailors to be exposed to unique experiences in foreign countries all over the world and on the ships they live in while transiting the seven seas. For enlisted Sailors, part of the Navy experience involves taking advancement examinations, feeling the excitement for advancement quotas to be released and … [Read more...]

MAY 22, 2015, NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) - The staff of the Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS) hosted its annual Board of Visitors (BoV) event May 5-7, with a specific focus on material readiness and engineering training. The SWOS BoV is a recurring forum designed to review SWOS curricula and ensure training wholeness and effectiveness, and to maintain alignment with the vision … [Read more...]