March 10, 2014, Gulf of Thailand (NNS) - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) has joined USS Pinckney (DDG 91) in the search efforts of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, March 10. Kidd brings the same Arleigh-Burke Class capabilities as Pinckney with its two MH-60R Seahawk helicopters which are designed for search and rescue, as well as … [Read more...]
Secretary of the Navy Announces Career Sea Pay Increases
WASHINGTON, 03/05/2014 (NNS) - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus today announced an increase in Career Sea Pay (CSP) and Career Sea Pay Premium (CSP-P) for eligible Sailors and Marines serving aboard ships whose primary mission is conducted at sea. "Those Sailors and Marines on sea duty, deployed away from home around the world, are the backbone of the Navy and Marine Corps, … [Read more...]
Tuition Assistance Program Funds Awaiting Sailors’ Use
3/04/2014, VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) -- The Center for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD) is asking Sailors to submit their Navy Tuition Assistance (TA) requests - and now would be good -- said the director of Navy Voluntary Education (VOLED) March 3. According to Ernest D'Antonio, CPPD's VOLED program director, the expenditure rate for TA funding is currently below … [Read more...]
NMCB 1 Sailors Awakened by 6.6. Magnitude Earthquake in Okinawa
3/03/2014, OKINAWA, Japan (NNS) -- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake shook the island of Okinawa Japan during the wee hours of the morning, March 3. Sailors from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 were preparing to attend their morning physical training (PT) session when the tremor rocked Camp Shields. "I have never experienced an earthquake before," said Information … [Read more...]
MCPON Testifies Before Congress on Quality of Life
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2014 (NNS) - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(AW/NAC) Michael Stevens testified before Congress Feb. 26. MCPON appeared before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies. MCPON, along with the enlisted leaders from the Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force, discussed the current … [Read more...]