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Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs led a “Tweet About” with Navy’s roughly 60,000 Twitter followers on June 7 to discuss personnel policy issues and the 21st Century Sailor and Marine initiative. Assistant Secretary Juan Garcia, tweeting from his office in the Pentagon, opened the conversation …

A plankowner for the future USS Mississippi (SSN 782) and native of the state for which she is named, Sonar Technician 1st Class Joshua Bordelon is a third generation Sailor to serve in the U.S. Navy. His father served in the Submarine force and his grandfather served during the Korean War. A Sailor for more than 13 years, STS1 Bordelon talks about what it means to him to be serving aboard this new submarine. A ship whose pedigree includes a sidewheel frigate that saw action in the Civil War and a World War II battleship that earned eight battle stars.

“I was a little bit surprised, but I had a feeling when I got caught my life was going to change,” said Joel, who was caught in possession of Spice.  In February 2012, two Hawaii-based Sailors, Joel and his girlfriend, Bridgette, were arrested after a routine traffic stop when a …

As with most things in life, education is key to success. The military – Navy specifically – is no different. This blog post, written with the help of Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Salt Cebe, tells how a Sailor from Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville is taking advantage of the …

“Mission first. Sailors always.” – CNO This post, written with the help of Petty Officer Alexander Tidd of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), proves that although mission accomplishment is our military duty, professional and personal development is part of who we are. Airman Apprentice Marti Gardea wandered into …

An active duty course manager and lead instructor at the Center for Information Dominance (CID) Unit Corry Station, Fla., recently obtained two certifications through the Navy Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) program. CT1 Jessica Gaukel talks about the program and what it has offered her. Navy COOL is a centralized, Web-based …

“Faces of the Fleet” takes a look at YOUR Navy operating forward. These images represent the greatest Sailors in the greatest Navy in the world leading from the deck plates, and completing missions around the globe. This is your fleet and these are your Sailors! Hooyah, Navy!!       …

“Faces of the Fleet” takes a look at YOUR Navy operating forward. These images represent the greatest Sailors in the greatest Navy in the world leading from the deck plates, and completing missions around the globe. This is your fleet and these are your Sailors! Hooyah, Navy!!       …

On March 5, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus held an interactive, worldwide All Hands Call onboard USS Bataan in which he answered questions both from Sailors present as well as those submitted through the Internet and Navy social media properties. The highlight of the All Hands Call was his …

On any given day, in your Navy, our team of more than 600,000 professional Sailors and Civilians are working together around the globe to perform our mission: deter aggression and, if deterrence fails, win our Nation’s wars. It is not possible to share every aspect of this global team but, through this …