WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Pentagon and the Navy are reviewing security procedures worldwide in the wake of last week's tragic shootings at the Washington Navy Yard, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today, with the aim of enhancing prevention of and response to any future such incidents. Carter offered his sympathies to everyone affected "by this deplorable act of … [Read more...]

EVERETT, Wash. (NNS) 9/24/2013 - Sailors assigned to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Ford (FFG 54) organized and participated in a suicide awareness run on Naval Station Everett's multipurpose track and field Sept. 20. The 15 Sailors who participated in the event ran a cumulative 32 miles, one mile for each suicide in the Navy this year. "It is a problem ... If we … [Read more...]

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS, 9/17/2013) - The Navy has issued an order to account for Navy personnel and their families in response to the events that occurred at the Washington Navy Yard, according to a Navy message released Sept. 16. NAVADMIN 233/13 requires commanders to conduct a personnel accountability muster of all Navy personnel in the following geographic areas, … [Read more...]

USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, At Sea, September 16, 2013 (NNS) - September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), along with the Navy, is using the month to focus on ongoing suicide prevention efforts. Sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt who may be contemplating suicide can seek help through the ship's chaplains, psychologist or … [Read more...]

HOUSTON (NNS, September 13, 2013) - Personnel from the Office of Naval Research and Sailors from Navy Recruiting District Houston instructed teachers from Houston Independent School District how to build underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles Sept. 7 at the Young Women's College Preparatory Academy. SeaPerch is an innovative underwater robotics program that equips teachers … [Read more...]