By Rear Adm. Richard Breckenridge Director, Undersea Warfare, OPNAV N97 Ohio-class SSBN – On watch for 50 years. The USS Ohio ballistic missile submarine submerged into the icy waters of the Puget Sound on its first deterrent patrol in 1981. Five decades later, in 2031, the first Ohio replacement SSBN will deploy on …

By Vice Adm. Michelle Howard Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3/N5) We, citizens, want to be treated equally. The concept is at the heart of Women’s Equality Day. We understand that we are all born into this world with different attributes, but in terms of our …

Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of Recruit Training Command’s graduation, Pass-In Review. It is a formal military ceremony that honors a Sailor’s hard work and dedication to a new way of life. Pass-In-Review also ties together the future of the Navy with our long-held naval traditions and customs. Read how Recruit Training Command transforms civilians …

By Cmdr. Lyn Hammer Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program Manager, U.S. Naval Academy Program manager for sexual assault prevention and response is a really unique role and a great opportunity for me. I get to focus on what we do to bring light to this issue; how we train …

Vice Adm. Bill Moran assumed the duties as the 57th chief of Naval Personnel Aug. 2. By sharing experiences and lesson learned from his travel around the fleet, the admiral seeks to create an ongoing dialogue with Sailors, Navy civilians, families and retirees. Feedback or personal sea stories that agree or take …

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike Stevens recently took a moment to answer questions from the fleet about executing the first year of CPO 365. CPO 365 is a year-round training initiative that Chiefs Messes throughout the Navy take on to prepare first class petty officers to become …

By Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs On August 14, 2013, the Department of Defense announced the plan to extend benefits to same-sex spouses of uniformed service members and Department of Defense civilian employees. A NAVADMIN will be released soon with details on Navy-specific guidance on these changes.  In the …

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus furthered his commitment to improve the Department of the Navy’s sexual assault response on July 18 by announcing additional resources for investigators and a new initiative designed to enhance accountability and transparency across the Department. To increase transparency of the department’s criminal proceedings, SECNAV …

Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of Recruit Training Command’s graduation, Pass-In Review. It is a formal military ceremony that honors a Sailor’s hard work and dedication to a new way of life. Pass-In-Review also ties together the future of the Navy with our long-held naval traditions and customs. Read how Recruit Training Command transforms civilians …

By Rear Adm. Herm Shelanski Director of Assessments, OPNAV N81 The Chief of Naval Operations’ Reducing Administrative Distractions Team website has been active now for more than a month. We’ve made a lot of progress collecting thousands of our Sailors’ (Active and Reserve) and civilians’ comments on what distractions exist. …