Story by Telly B. Myles | Supervisor of Shipbuilding Newport News | 04.09.2024
Newport News, VA - The Tidewater Chapter of the Federally Employed Women, in collaboration with the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, USN, Newport News Chief Petty Officer's Association, spearheaded a remarkable effort to tackle food insecurity in the local community. Teaming up with the Peninsula Foodbank, they organized an impactful Food Drive, held throughout the month of......
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Taylor Jackson | USS America (LHA 6) | 05.15.2021
The USS America (LHA 6) Chief Petty Officers Association (CPOA) presented a scholarship check to a student at E. J. King High School, May 11 in Sasebo....
Story by Chief Petty Officer Patrick Gordon | Naval Air Station Patuxent River | 01.30.2019
Operating under the Department of Homeland Security and not the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard was the only branch of the United States military affected by the government shutdown. About 42,000 active-duty Coast Guardsmen – all considered essential personnel – reported for duty and worked without pay....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Charly Tautfest | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 09.18.2017
Fly fishing has a way of healing a person, especially when that person is an active duty or military veteran who has been negatively affected in some way while serving his country. For eight years, the Chief Petty Officers Association of Kodiak has provided a way for veterans to come to Kodiak Island and escape into nature to heal. Volunteers donate their time and resources to coordinate......
Story by Lt.Cmdr. Patrick Evans | Carrier Strike Group Four | 11.20.2015
In time to help those less fortunate this holiday season, the Chief Petty Officer Association (CPOA) at Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 delivered 45 donated coats to the Union Mission in Norfolk, Nov. 20....
Story by Chief Petty Officer Bill Mesta | Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | 07.26.2010
Members of the GTMO Chief Petty Officers Association aboard Naval Station Guantanamo Bay began a project to restore memorials and monuments July 24....
