NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 30, 2020) – “Fire! Fire! Fire! Class Alpha Fire reported. Cease all hot work. All hands not involved stand clear.” This was the call over the 1 Main Circuit (1MC) on March 20, 2020, when Operations Specialist Seaman Nathan Trotter, a Portsmouth, Virginia native and a security watchstander aboard the Nimitz-class…… Read More
A Hampton sailor serving aboard the USNS Comfort in support of COVID-19 Response explains patient transfer protocol. U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brittany Berkley is the shift team lead with the patient transport team.… Read More
Sailors from the U.S. Navy Band’s Cruisers performed “Rise Up” by Andra Day to stay connected to the citizens they serve. Musician 2nd Class Danlie Cuenca, from Norfolk, Virginia, played sang during the performance. Cuenca represents the dedicated men and women around the world serving in the Navy our nation needs.… Read More
CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI 04.01.2020 Story by Lt. Jennifer K Cunningham Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Master Chief Petty Officer Christy Kieschnick, a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, is a yeoman and the senior enlisted leader for the executive and administrative staff at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Located in an austere environment, Camp Lemonnier is…… Read More
YELLOW SEA 04.01.2020 Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Isaacs USS Rafael Peralta SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 1, 2020) U.S. Navy Chief Intelligence Specialist Anthony St. Thomas, from Hampton, Va., the oldest Chief aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) cuts the U.S. Navy Chief’s birthday cake April 1, 2020.…… Read More
200328-N-PC620-0069 GULF OF ADEN (March 28, 2020) Quartermaster 3rd Class Ronald Brown, from Portsmouth, Virginia, makes an entry into the ship’s position log aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Normandy is part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support…… Read More
ATLANTIC OCEAN, UNITED STATES 03.28.2020 Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rebekah Rinckey Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 9 Airman John Pecsoy, from Norfolk, Virginia, assigned to the “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, performs standard maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) in the…… Read More
Blue Angel #4, Lt. Cmdr. Jim Cox of Chesapeake, explains the Double Farvel maneuver during an episode of The Debrief.… Read More
200316-N-KW492-0444 PHILIPPINE SEA (Mar. 16, 2020) Gunner’s Mate Seaman Spencer Christie, from Virginia Beach, Va., handles a line aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197). Shiloh is forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security…… Read More
The USS Little Rock Gold Crew Ship Handler of the Year is Lt.j.g. Ashley Kiple. The Ship handler of the year award is given to Surface Warfare Officers who demonstrate superior performance while standing Officer of The Deck Underway onboard the Navy’s newest platform, the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship. Kiple is from Virginia and received…… Read More