WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2014 (NNS) - Family vacations often have a profound and lasting effect on children. For some, it's an Instagram or Facebook album of selfies taken at landmark sites with the occasional snarky comment about being dragged to "old" places. For Frank V. Thompson, those family vacations, which predate both Instagram and Facebook, would be the seed that would … [Read more...]

2/26/2014 - MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) - With the semiannual Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) upcoming, Navy Physical Readiness Program officials remind Sailors to verify their results in the Physical Readiness Information Management System (PRIMS). "After each PFA, Sailors need to log into PRIMS and ensure their data is entered and accurate," said Bill Moore, director, Navy … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2014 (NNS) - The Naval War College Library in Newport, R.I. will publicly unveil online the 4,000-page "Gray Book" collection of Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz communications that started in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack and ran right up until the closing days of the war. The event will be held Monday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern. The event, held on … [Read more...]

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 19, 2014 (NNS) - It's a warm February day in San Diego, and a crowd gathers in front of an outdoor stage. A short distance away, the air carries the smell of a barbeque and there are bounce houses, clowns, and face painting. You might think you're at a county fair, but you're actually at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), enjoying the Gary Sinise … [Read more...]

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 12, 2014 (NNS) - The TechSolutions office at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) receives requests for new technologies directly from Sailors on the high seas, or Marines on the front lines-and in answer to just such an inquiry, new footwear could soon be making its way to the fleet, officials announced today. A new lightweight boot with a composite … [Read more...]