WASHINGTON, March 12, 2014 (NNS) - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert sat down this week to film another episode of "Conversation with a Shipmate" discussing aspects of Navy's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal. The Department of the Navy released its proposed $148 billion budget for fiscal year 2015 (FY15), March 4. The budget is part of the $495.6 billion … [Read more...]
Dietary Supplements: Potentially Unsafe Unless Informed
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2014 (NNS) - March is Navy Nutrition Month and the Navy's Nutrition Office, part of the 21st Century Sailor Office, is committed to spreading the word on healthy eating. A recent article in Nutrition Journal suggests that people looking to take a dietary supplement already have somewhat of a healthy eating pattern with regular exercise in their routine. … [Read more...]
USS Kidd Joins USS Pinckney in Search Efforts of Flight MH370
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...]