By Captain Jerry Hendrix, USN (PhD) Director, Naval History and Heritage Command It is a curious fact of history that of the first 35 commanders in chief, 23 served in either the Army or in a state militia. Of those men, 12 achieved the title “general” ranging from General of …
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By Rear Adm. Kevin Slates Director, Energy & Environmental Readiness Division Given the current fiscal environment, I’ve been thinking a lot about energy and what I can do, and hoping you and your command have ideas about how the Navy can use energy smarter as we navigate recent budgetary issues. What …
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By Tim McGough Commander, Navy Installations Command Fleet and Family Readiness Programs Communications Liaison The GPS portion of Transition-GPS may remind us of the Global Positioning System, but it actually means goals, plans and success. Just like the GPS capabilities we have in our cars and smart phones, the program …
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“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! Which is …
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The crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely left Naval Station Norfolk today on their first operational deployment. Gravely is en route to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility to participate in ballistic missile defense escort operations. The ship is named after VADM Samuel L. Gravely, the first African-American …
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Right now your Navy is 100% on watch around the globe helping to preserve the American way of life. Whether it be operating and training in the waters off the coast of Virginia or forward deployed to the South China Sea, the flexibility and presence provided by our U.S. naval …
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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, …
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By Lt. Cmdr. Andy Baldwin Palms sweating, heart beating fast, orders in hand, I stepped onto the brow of the mighty warship. “You must be the new SMO?” remarked the Officer of the Deck, rendering a crisp salute. Returning the salute I said, “Yes, my name is Lt. Cmdr. Andy Baldwin, and I’m the …
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“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!! What’s your …
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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, …
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