Click here for a Father’s Day shout out from a sailor in Virginia Beach. MilitarySpouseFest offers advice on how to celebrate Father’s Day from afar. How to Celebrate Father’s Day From Afar#fathersday2020 #fathersdaygiftideas #Military #militarylife #milspousefesthttps://t.co/Bez7jmhpKA pic.twitter.com/SzM4NM6L60 — MilSpouseFest (@milspousefest) June 16, 2020… Read More
The USS George Washington crew has achieved another significant milestone in her refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) period… Read More
John Brown, a native of Newport News, Virginia, was recently awarded the Navy Civilian Service Commendation Medal on Joint Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia.… Read More
The U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band performed “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I to brighten people’s day while reminding them to follow guidelines to help fight COVID-19. Musician 3rd Class Marshall Wacker, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, played keyboard during the performance. Wacker represents the dedicated men and women around the world serving in the Navy…… Read More
Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class Thomas Thompson, from Newport News, Virginia, uses a bore-scope to inspect an engine on an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Sunliners” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean May 13, 2020.…… Read More
Story by Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) — Navy Diver 1st Class Thomas Gerace, from Chesapeake, Virginia, was recently recognized as the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) Sea Sailor of the Year. This award allows Navy commands to highlight their top Sailors and reward them for their hard work and…… Read More
ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) – A Chesapeake, Virginia, native and certified registered nurse anesthetist was serving aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during National Nurses Day, observed in the U.S. on May 6. Lt. Melissa Richling plays a critical role in patient care for Truman. “A friend of mine was…… Read More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jasper Galang, a native of Norfolk, Virginia, reenlisted in the U.S. Navy during a ceremony held onboard USS James E. Williams, a guided missile destroyer, currently deployed in the Persian Gulf. Galang, who has served in the Navy for over eight years, is an electronics technician (ET) responsible for the maintenance…… Read More
200411-N-QR679-3566 NEW YORK CITY (April 11, 2020) – U.S. Navy Hospitalman Kaylah Jenkins, from Virginia Beach, Va., a member of the patient transport team, is responsible for testing patients of unknown COVID-19 status to determine correct unit placement before transporting them onto the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort cares for…… Read More
200415-N-TB080-0128 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 15, 2020) Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Shameika Mutee, from Newport News, Virginia, sorts mail in the hangar bay during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean April 15, 2020. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) remains at…… Read More