Story by Seaman Thomas Steiner | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 08.16.2024
The worlds largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) holds a ribbon cutting for the opening of new USO spaces in the ship library....
Story by Bobbie Camp | Naval Medical Forces Atlantic | 07.25.2023
ROTA, Spain – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Travis Billow, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota, supported a 65-day temporary assigned duty (TAD) aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51)....
Story by Seaman Christopher Sypert | USS Tripoli (LHA 7) | 02.04.2022
PACIFIC OCEAN – USS Tripoli, the Navy’s newest America-class amphibious assault ship, recently hosted a number of scientists and engineers as part of U.S. Third Fleet’s “Scientist to Sea” program, from Jan. 31 to Feb. 4....
Story by Stephenie Wade | U.S. Transportation Command | 12.09.2020
American maritime community recognized by USTRANSCOM commander
Story by Capt. George McArthur | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 04.27.2020
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group completed a series of sequential operations rehearsing naval expeditionary and Marine Air-Ground Task Force maneuver from Guam to Okinawa, Japan, March 21-28....
Story by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 04.18.2020
SOUTH CHINA SEA – There are few tokens of gratitude within the Marine Corps that carry as much weight as the paddle – a staple of the Reconnaissance community that symbolizes the respect and honor that a unit holds for a specific Marine. A tradition that dates back to World War II, Recon Marines would be issued a paddle at the beginning of their training that they would be required to take......
Story by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 02.21.2020
SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Since its emergence in 1775, mission accomplishment within the Marine Corps has rested on the shoulders of leaders at the lowest levels; namely, its noncommissioned officers. Often said to be the “backbone of the Marine Corps,” NCOs are in the unique position to serve as the vital link between their junior Marines and their higher leadership and ensure mission......
Courtesy Story | Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic | 11.08.2019
Aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), Cmdr. Ray A. Glenn succeeded Cmdr. Christopher J. Schwarz as commanding officer Nov. 8, during a traditional change of command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk....
