MILLINGTON, Tenn. (5/17/2013 - NNS) -- Results from the Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) performance-based board for continuation of senior enlisted (SECB) were posted in Bupers Online (BOL) for individual Sailor access, according to NAVADMIN 129/13, released May 16. More than 8,000 active and Reserve senior enlisted Sailors reviewed by the FY13 SECB were selected for … [Read more...]
Obama Emphasizes Concern About Sexual Assault in Military
5/17/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The crime of sexual assault undermines the trust needed for the U.S. military to do its missions, President Barack Obama said after meeting with his military leaders May 16. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, the service secretaries, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and the rest of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met with the president at the White House … [Read more...]
Motorcycle Mentorship Program Required at All Commands
NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- The most recent change to the Navy's Traffic Safety Instruction, OPNAVINST 5100.12J, requires commands to set up mentorship programs for motorcycle riders. These programs are designed to give experienced riders the opportunity to teach new riders how to be successful on their bikes. "Mentors are those who have been through it," said Stan Jones, the Naval … [Read more...]
U.S. Launches Drone From Aircraft Carrier
USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH, at sea (NNS) -- The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) completed its first ever carrier-based catapult launch from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of Virginia today. "Today we saw a small, but significant pixel in the future picture of our Navy as we begin integration of unmanned systems into arguably the most complex … [Read more...]
Navy Surgeon General Delivers Keynote Address at World Congress for Brain Mapping
BALTIMORE (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy's surgeon general delivered the keynote address at the 10th Annual World Congress of Society of Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), May 13. Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy and chief of the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, encouraged the audience to renew their enthusiasm for exploring medical advances of the … [Read more...]