FEBRUARY 11, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - At the Naval Future Force Science and Technology (S&T) EXPO in Washington D.C., Department of Navy leaders on Feb. 5 called for investment in new ideas and scientific research to keep the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps technologically superior in increasingly uncertain times. Tight budgets at home and technological advances by other nations … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 10, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - HOMES.mil, the official Department of Defense (DoD) housing website, which was activated on Dec. 14, is dedicated to helping service members, families, and DoD civilians find housing, wherever they choose to live. For the first time, the HOMES.mil website is offering Navy housing listings for those living outside the continental United … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 6, 2015, GULF OF ADEN (NNS) - When most of us picture an amphibious assault, we see waterborne craft loaded with Marines, trundling through the surf as bullets, bombs, and landmines thunder across the beach. This is an exciting scene, and one that Hollywood has shown us many times, but the Marines wouldn't make it far without the dedicated men and women of a Navy … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 5, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert outlined his thoughts Feb. 4 on three science and technology objectives for the Navy and Marine Corps of the future, at the Naval Future Force Science and Technology (S&T) EXPO in Washington, D.C. Speaking before nearly 3,000 attendees from across government, academia and industry, … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 5, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Scientists unveiled a firefighting robot prototype Feb. 4 at the Naval Future Force Science & Technology EXPO, revealing details about its successful demonstrations last fall. The Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot (SAFFiR), sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), walked across uneven floors, used thermal imaging to identify … [Read more...]