By By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elliott Fabrizio, Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs At the conclusion of battle stations-the final test in boot camp-new Sailors remove their recruit ball cap, having earned the right to don a new…
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Retirement of Navy cruisers meets resistance, congress questioning motive
The Navy claims it wants to save $4.7 billion by retiring eleven guided missile cruisers for up to ten years. Afterwards, they will modernize them and bring them back into service. WVEC reported that House Seapower Subcommittee Chairman Randy Forbes…
Navy Shows Off New Electromagnetic Railgun
Wednesday, July 09, 2014 SAN DIEGO, CA (KTRK) — A $250 million Navy project could change the way the U.S. fights wars. The Navy is showing off its new electromagnetic railgun. The long-range weapon fires projectiles using electricity generated by…
Adm. Michelle Howard becomes first four-star woman in Navy history
ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) — The United States Navy promoted Michelle Janine Howard to the rank of four-star admiral July 1 during a ceremony at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.Secretary of the Navy Ray…
PHOTO: Ships Test Anti-Missile Smoke
The guided-missile destroyers USS Mustin (DDG 89) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), center, test anti-missile smoke south of Guam on June 25th, 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication…
Navy’s Future LHA to Include the Joint Strike Fighter
The keel laying and authentication ceremony for the amphibious assault ship, the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7), was held at the Huntington Ingalls Industries Pascagoula shipyard on June 20th, 2014. Fabrication of Tripoli started in July 2013. Like the recently…