SEPTEMBER 18, 2014, USS MESSA VERDE, At Sea (NNS) - Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) participated in a 5 kilometer (5K) run for suicide awareness and prevention, Sept. 14. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and commands throughout the Navy are using this month as a launch pad to focus on the Navy's … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014, NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) - The 21st edition of the International Seapower Symposium (ISS) began Sept. 16 at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, R.I., with more than 170 representatives from 113 nations attending. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus addressed the group with opening remarks and stressed the importance of the conference's theme: Global … [Read more...]

September 16, 2014, MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (NNS) - The Naval Supply Systems Command's (NAVSUP) mail-by dates for pre-Dec. 25 deliveries of holiday cards, letters, and packages were released Sept. 15. For mail addressed to/from: APO/FPO/DPO AE zips 090-098 (except 093); AA zips 340; AP zips 962-966 * Priority Express Mail Military Service: Dec. 17 * First-Class and Priority … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014, SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (NNS) - U.S. Transportation Command's privately owned vehicle fusion cell has recognized that deliveries of vehicles shipped from overseas bases are improving, based on site surveys and a sampling of shipment records, TransCom officials said. Many vehicles that service members and Defense Department civilian employees had … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014, WASHINGTON (NNS) - By the end of 2014 the Naval Enterprise Networks (NEN) program office (PMW-205) expects to provide current approved mobile cellular device users with the option of utilizing iOS and Android devices. This decision resulted from limited pilots to test alternative mobile cellular devices. Capt. Michael Abreu, program manager for Naval … [Read more...]