Story by John Belanger | Commander, Navy Installations Command | 04.19.2024
Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) named Culinary Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) Yvener Plaisimond the command Sailor of the Year (SOY) for 2023....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Victoria Galbraith | Navy Public Affairs Support Element, Det. Northwest | 11.14.2023
Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe Jr., director of U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs presented the fiscal year 2022 Chief of Naval Operations Shore Safety Award to Capt. Keith Fahlenkamp, commanding officer, Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific, on Nov. 14, 2023 at a ceremony held at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor chapel....
Story by John Belanger | Commander, Navy Installations Command | 10.17.2023
Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) reached a significant milestone – 20 years of “Sustaining the Fleet, Enabling the Fighter, and Supporting the Family.” During a ceremony held at the shore enterprise’s headquarters at the Washington Navy Yard on Oct. 5, CNIC leadership and team members reflected on their history and discussed the command’s future....
Story by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero | 1st Marine Division | 02.26.2016
The fumes of diesel and oil surrounded Marines as they sat in the small, dimly lit hull of an Assault Amphibious Vehicle. The massive gate to the USS Essex’s (LHD 2) well deck slowly lowered, disappearing under the surface of the water. The AAV-7 jolted forward as the driver increased the speed as the end of the ramp approached. The Marines felt a brief instant of weightlessness as the AAV-7......
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 03.27.2015
Rear Adm. Robert Girrier, deputy commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, announced Logistics Specialist 1st Class Blanca Sanchez as the 2014 Sea Sailor of the Year (SOY) and Steelworker 1st Class Brenton Heisserer as the 2014 Shore SOY during a ceremony at the Ala Moana Hotel in Waikiki March 27....
Story by Fred Tucker | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 08.23.2012
Quick-thinking, experience and teamwork of individuals at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Center Hill Dam aided in the rescue of two people Aug. 16, 2012 after their boat capsized while fishing in turbulent tail waters during sluice gate releases....
Story by Pfc. Nicholas Rhoades | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 02.01.2012
Navy personnel with Harbor Operations guard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni against any threats coming near the harbor, whether dangerous to fellow service members, or the eco-system. It’s these sailors’ job to protect the water ways....
Story by Cpl. John Robbart III | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 12.02.2011
Marines and sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element again focused on ‘brilliance in the basics’ when they headed out to the field at Camp Pendleton for the second iteration of Command Post Exercise, Nov. 28 – Dec 2....
