Ten Take-Aways: The Education for Seapower Report by Mr. John Kroger, Chief Learning Officer, Department of the Navy In February 2019, the Department of the Navy issued its landmark Education for Seapower (E4S) Report, calling for major reform and improvement of our system of naval education for commissioned and enlisted …
Read More »Under Secretary Modly’s Remarks at U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2018 Graduation
The following are Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly’s remarks for the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2018’s graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., May 25. Mr. President, members of Congress, Admiral Richardson, General Walters, Vice Admiral Carter, distinguished guests, faculty and staff of this national treasure of …
Read More »Faces of the Fleet
“Faces of the Fleet” is a collection of images of Sailors serving our country in the greatest and most technologically advanced Navy in the world. These fine men and women are leading from the deck plates and completing missions around the globe. This is your fleet and these are your …
Read More »U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2018 Graduation
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2018’s graduation. President Donald Trump will speak at the graduation and commissioning ceremony, May 25. The ceremony is scheduled to begin 10 a.m. EDT. U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2018 Graduation and Commissioning LIVE NOW: Watch United …
Read More »Hopper: Innovation, Transformation, Inspiration
By Rear Adm. Brian Fort Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific During last month’s historic first visit of the voyaging canoe Hokule‘a to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Master Navigator Nainoa Thompson spoke about his father, Myron “Pinky” Thompson, who was 15 years old at the …
Read More »Faces of the Fleet: U.S. Naval Academy Plebe Parents’ Weekend
Starting college can be tough on students as well as their parents. Now, imagine saying goodbye before six weeks of a fast-paced, boot camp-style orientation that begins four years of preparing U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen to become commissioned naval officers. This past weekend, parents and friends of the incoming freshmen …
Read More »Faces of the Fleet
“Faces of the Fleet” is a collection of images of Sailors serving our country in the greatest and most technologically advanced Navy in the world. These fine men and women are leading from the deck plates and completing missions around the globe. This is your fleet and these are your …
Read More »U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2017 Graduation
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2017’s graduation. Vice President Mike Pence will speak at the graduation and commissioning ceremony, May 26. The ceremony is scheduled to begin 10 a.m. EDT. USNA Graduation Watch as the United States Naval Academy's Class of 2017 …
Read More »Why I Love Being a U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer
By Vice Adm. Tom Rowden Commander, Naval Surface Forces Yesterday, midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy found out their service assignment in the U.S. Navy. For those midshipmen who will become surface warfare officers, as well as their comrades who received notification earlier in the academic semester at Naval Reserve …
Read More »40 Years of Women at the Naval Academy – “Ability, not gender”
By Vice Admiral Walter E. “Ted” Carter Jr. U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent The Naval Academy recently hosted its annual Astronaut Convocation, inviting five of our 53 astronaut graduates to the Yard to discuss the future of the space program with the Brigade of Midshipmen. Among them was U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Nicole Aunapu …
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