PEARL HARBOR (NNS) - Every year, millions of people walk through the gates of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to look back on the day that has lived in infamy. The USS Arizona Memorial, alone, draws in more than 1.8 million visitors each year to its majestic site. Above the surface, the protruding remnants of Arizona's rusted … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 27, 2014, PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) - As most people in Hampton Roads are sitting down to dinner, a Naval Medical Center Portsmouth radiologist starts her night shift, reading radiological scans from some of the day's patients. At the same time, a family member in Pensacola, Fla., is involved in a car accident, is rushed to the naval hospital and requires numerous … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 23, 2014, NEW YORK (NNS) - A Navy civilian engineer and two of his Marine Austere Patrolling System (MAPS) colleagues received a Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award at a New York ceremony, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) announced Oct. 22. Popular Mechanics honored Eric South - the NSWCDD lead electrical engineer for MAPS - for his role … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 21, 2014, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Optional wear of the Navy and command ball caps was authorized Sept. 1 with Navy Working Uniforms (NSU) (Type I, II and III) as well as with flight suits, coveralls, Flame Resistant Variant (FRV) coveralls and the Navy physical training uniform. The Uniform Matters Office continues to receive a large number of questions and plenty of … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 20, 2014, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Earlier this year, the Chief of Naval Personnel announced updates to the Command Advancement Program (CAP) for active component (AC) and Reserve component (RC) and a shift from a calendar to a fiscal year timeline for CAP and Navy Recruiter Meritorious Advancement Program (NRMAP), started Oct. 1. These changes are based on Fleet … [Read more...]