March 12, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Navy launched a new app today named eDIVO, designed to provide junior officers and chief petty officers with quick access to information and resources all conveniently located within one mobile application. The eDIVO app is the creation of two junior officers, Lt. Charlie Hymen and Lt. John Harry, who were frustrated with the arduous … [Read more...]

MARCH 11, 2015, JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) - Every 23 seconds traumatic brain injury (TBI) strikes, claiming 1.4 million new American victims each year. It knows no boundaries, and does not discriminate by age, gender, ethnicity or socio-economic status. March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, a time to recognize and support the more than 5.3 million Americans who are … [Read more...]

MARCH 11, 2015, NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) - The Defense Department and U.S. Navy will need to develop new areas of expertise, authorities and planning processes in order to meet key goals and objectives, according to a U.S. Naval War College (NWC) game report prepared for the Pentagon's Air-Sea Battle Office and the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). The report highlights the … [Read more...]

MARCH 9, 2015, VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) - Actors from American Records visited Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort Story to perform the play "ReEntry" during a Reintegration Training Workshop (RTW), March 4. The RTW was attended by various Echelon IV units from Navy Expeditionary Combat Command who have recently returned from deployment. The workshop is designed to … [Read more...]

March 5, 2015, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - New procedures that will aid surface warfare officers and helicopter pilots while increasing safety during flight operations on destroyers have been successfully tested and recently rolled out to the fleet. "Operator polar plots" (OPP) consist of a series of placard overlays that identify limits and safety considerations that take into … [Read more...]