This weekend you might have heard about the great job our Seabees did when they stumbled upon a major accident in California. Many news reports covered the Hollywood-like event that unfolded when a woman and her two daughters were struck by a truck and ended up teetering on a highway bridge. Listen as Construction Mechanic [...]

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  ““Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines of the United States Central Command, this morning at 0300, we launched Operation DESERT STORM, an offensive campaign that will enforce the United Nation’s resolutions that Iraq must cease its rape and pillage of its weaker neighbor and withdraw its forces from Kuwait. My confidence in you is total. [...]

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“The good news for undersea forces is the significant role we’ll play in the submergence strategy. The assured access we have behind the adversaries’ defense lines is going to be an asymmetric advantage we’ll enjoy for decades to come.” REAR ADM. RICK BRECKENRIDGE, SUBMARINE GROUP TWO COMMANDER [There is a video that cannot be displayed in ]...[]

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In honor of the 2012 Surface Navy Association National Symposium, we highlight recent imagery from some of the Navy’s Surface Warfare community.

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The first (of 3) blog posts is written by Commander John Kochendorfer, prospective commanding officer of pre-commissioning unit Coronado as the ship prepares for her christening, Saturday, Jan. 14, during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony in Mobile, Ala.  This weekend I travel to the Austal Shipyard in Mobile with a few Coronado Sailors to proudly take [...]

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The first (of 3) blog posts is written by Commander John Kochendorfer, prospective commanding officer of pre-commissioning unit Coronado as the ship prepares for her christening, Saturday, Jan. 14, during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony in Mobile, Ala.  This weekend I travel to the Austal Shipyard in Mobile with a few Coronado Sailors to proudly take [...]

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You can read the stories or watch the news coverage, but NO ONE tells the story of leaving for deployment  like our Navy Moms, shown here following the departure of USS Milius (DDG 69) on Jan 11.  Watch as Mrs. Susan Modlin shares her story and wishes her son Kevin and his Milius shipmates farewell. [...]

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Derek Nelson (pictured to the left in the middle of a high-end mud “treatment”) has worked at the Naval Safety Center “forever” and, contrary to what you might think from the picture, is a “safety guy” — check out this, umm, quirky, take on a very serious subject. One of the things that mystifies me [...]

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It’s day two of the 24th annual National Surface Navy Association Symposium, a 3-day event for the Naval Surface Warfare community. Surface warrior LT Scott Cheney-Peters brings us his update of the day’s events.    [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] Interested in finding out [...]

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Beginning January 10th military, government and industry personnel are in Arlington. Va,  for the 24th annual National Surface Navy Association Symposium. The 3-day event brings together Sailors from around the fleet who are part of the Naval Surface Warfare community. 54,712 Surface Warriors make up this dedicated group of professionals who focus on developing one of the [...]

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Forces assigned to the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, rescued an Iranian fishing vessel from pirates in the northern Arabian Sea, Jan. 5. The following is from Rear Admiral Craig Faller, commander of the Strike Group. There is no such think as “routine” in the U.S. Navy, especially when forward deployed conducting the full range of [...]

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Forces assigned to the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, rescued an Iranian fishing vessel from pirates in the northern Arabian Sea, Jan. 5. At approximately 12:30 p.m local time, an SH-60S Seahawk from guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) detected a suspected pirate skiff alongside the Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Al Molai. Simultaneously, a distress [...]

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The Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Leadership Awards, named for the Medal of Honor recipient who epitomized the very essence of leadership during his nearly eight years as a POW in North Vietnam. During that time, Stockdale relied upon his five, self-defined roles of leadership – moralist, jurist, teacher, steward and philosopher – to help [...]

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Today, three carriers are conducting maritime security operations, concurrently, around the world. The imagery below highlights the ability of the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier in providing our nation with power projection by being bases at sea: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).    

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