The Navy's first littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrived in Manila April 9, marking her first port visit in Southeast Asia.

As Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) kicked-off, the recent Navy-wide Sexual Assault and Prevention - Fleet (SAPR-F) training for E6 and below Sailors recorded a 97 percent completion rate by April 9, highlighting the Navy's continued focus on this critical issue.

In less than a month, the fourth annual Warrior Games will kick off in Colorado Springs, Colo. On May 11, the 35 members of Team Navy will participate in the Opening Ceremonies - which mark the start of the five-day competition - at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

No one was injured when an F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed into the water while operating near USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the North Arabian Sea, April 8.

With members of Congress continuing to express concern about the impact of sequestration on the military, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus told a congressional panel today that the Navy and Marine Corps will be able to meet their current and future missions only with proper resourcing.

The Navy has issued an order to account for Navy personnel and their families within a defined geographic area of interest near Boston, according to a Navy message released April 16.

The 48th-annual, 2013 Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition kicked off at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. with an official opening ceremony April 8.

Representatives from more than 30 nations will gather May 6-30 in Bahrain and waters of the Gulf region for International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 13.

Nearly 1,000 family members, active and retired submariners, shipyard workers, and members of the community came together to pay tribute to the 129 men who perished aboard USS Thresher (SSN 593) during the 50th Anniversary commemoration at Portsmouth High School's Auditorium.

With an estimated crowd of more than 5,000 on hand here today, USS Arlington (LPD 24) was commissioned and joined the Navy's fleet of 283 warships, in an emotional, patriotic ceremony.

U.S. Pacific Fleet announced the selection of the 2012 Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year during a ceremony held at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki, April 12.

The Navy Equal Opportunity (EO) Office has created the first centralized database within the Navy to track military Equal Opportunity formal and informal complaints.

The Navy is looking for recipes that are easy, healthy and created with Sailors living in bachelor quarters in mind. To inspire a little "healthy" competition, Navy Nutrition is holding a recipe contest to compile an online barracks cookbook officials said March 6.

The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed a scheduled transit of the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea April 5.

The German Sachsen-class frigate Hamburg (F220) is the first German ship to fully integrate and deploy with an American carrier strike group, and April 3 marks her second week of operating in the North Arabian Sea with USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE).

The Navy is recruiting Sailors to become the molders of future Sailors as Recruit Division Commanders (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy's only boot camp, and Officer Training Command (OTC) as announced in NAVADMIN 085/13 April 1.

Navy officials encourage top-performing Sailors to volunteer for Recruit Division Commander (RDC) duty, in a Naval message released April 2.

NAVADMIN 084/13 released April 1 provides a summary on all Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Type I related guidance and announces the authorized wear of the aiguillette and the expanded wear of the 9-inch rough side out and 8-inch flight deck steel toed safety boots with the NWU Type I.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert released a video message to the fleet recently about the passage of a Defense appropriations bill and what that means for the fleet.

On April 1st, the U.S. Navy Chief's mess will celebrate 120 years of the United States Chief Petty Officer. We are not only celebrating another year of chiefs serving the Navy; we are celebrating everything it means to be the Chief.