PEARL HARBOR, Jan. 7, 2014 (NNS) - More than 100 athletes will gather for first Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational (WWPI) in Honolulu, Jan. 8-10. Members of Team Navy, which includes 40 Sailors and Coast Guardsmen, are preparing for competition by participating in a training camp at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Jan. 5-7. The WWPI is the largest joint-service … [Read more...]

NORFOLK, Jan. 06, 2014 (NNS) - Guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) and embarked air detachment, the "Vipers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 48, returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 5 after completing a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. Monterey deployed April 8 as a ballistic missile defense ship, in … [Read more...]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., December 31, 2013 (NNS) - Unlocking your Non-Resident Training Course (NRTC) online account just got a little easier. NRTC accounts that were inactive for longer then 30 days were locked as a result of network security measures ordered by the Defense Department and U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, which took effect late summer 2013. Because of the large … [Read more...]

MILLINGTON, Tenn., December 31, 2013 (NNS) - As part of a new Department of Defense (DoD) policy, the Navy began testing for synthetic marijuana compounds during random urinalysis Dec. 16. According to NAVADMIN 334/13, testing for synthetic marijuana compounds will be randomly conducted on samples submitted to all drug screening laboratories, and positive results will … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, December 23, 2013 (NNS) - Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus announced today plans to evaluate and redesign elements of the female service dress uniform for both officers and enlisted beginning no later than May 2014. SECNAV approved a proposal by Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Bill Moran to redesign the Service Dress Blue (SDB) uniform worn by female … [Read more...]