VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., December 03, 2013 (NNS) - The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) announced Dec. 2 that Sailors and Marines in 40 ships and submarines deployed away from their homeports and those forward deployed to overseas ports during the holiday season will be given a free $10 phone card to call loved ones back home. "This is just one small way that we can thank … [Read more...]

NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) November 26, 2013 - Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) and other volunteers gathered Nov. 19-21 to prepare Thanksgiving assistance boxes for distribution to military families. In coordination with the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA), the volunteers prepared packages complete with non-perishable foods and a $15.00 … [Read more...]

November 21, 2013 - From the steaming hot days in the summer to the frozen snowstorms in the winter, Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Ill., is home to basic training for all Navy recruits. For a little over two months each recruit will eat, sleep, and live Navy and nothing else, to prepare him or her for A School, or specified training school. The Navy trained more … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 08, 2013 (NNS) - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(AW/NAC) Mike D. Stevens released the following Veterans Day message to the Fleet Nov. 8. "Veterans, Shipmates and Navy Families, Monday, we honor those who have stood the watch, pay respect to those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, and say thanks to those currently in uniform. There … [Read more...]

MEMPHIS, Tenn., November 06, 2013 (NNS) - Navy commands worldwide will soon receive a letter requesting donations of Navy ball caps to support the Navy's Caps for Kids program. Administered by the Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO) in Memphis, Tenn., the Caps for Kids program is entering its 16th year as one of the Navy's most consequential outreach programs. Since … [Read more...]