August 1, 2014, NORFOLK (NNS) - Norfolk Ship Support Activity (NSSA) engineers partnered with teachers at Heritage High School for the STEMulating Minds Summer Enrichment Program in Newport News July 21-30. NSSA mentored 22 rising 9th grade Governor's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academy students with the innovative underwater robotics program, SeaPerch, … [Read more...]

July 30, 2014, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Entertainment industry professionals toured Navy commands, July 24-27, as part of the Navy Office of Information West's (NAVINFO West) 'Hollywood to the Navy' (HTTN) program. Hollywood to the Navy works to familiarize entertainment industry professionals with the Navy's assets, capabilities and highly-trained personnel. Tours included the … [Read more...]

July 25, 2014, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a contract to Pacific Energy Solutions LLC, for the procurement of electricity produced from renewable energy generation systems. Pacific Energy Solutions, based out of Boca Raton, Florida, will design, construct, own, operate … [Read more...]

July 23, 2014, EAST CHINA SEA (NNS) - For centuries, smoke has drifted freely through passageways, clouding compartments and common areas of U.S. Navy ships abroad. It wasn't until recent decades that change has brought smoke, and smokers, to more centralized locations called "smoke decks" or "smoke pits." In 2014, the Navy is introducing a new type of smoke deck, and the … [Read more...]

July 17, 2014, SILVER SPRING, Md. (NNS) - Since 1991, the Naval Medical Research Center's (NMRC) Bone Marrow Research Directorate has played a critical role in supporting DoD bone marrow drives and identifying potential bone marrow donors. One little known method of collection, walk-in clinics, guarantees year-around donation capabilities outside of classic DoD bone marrow … [Read more...]