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Creative Sailors Needed for Video Contest
As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month Navy is seeking creative and tech savvy Sailors to promote an important message through a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response(SAPR) Public Service Announcement (PSA) video contest, officials said March 25.
Freedom Arrives in U.S. 7th Fleet
The Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) March 20, marking a key milestone in Freedom's eight-month deployment to Southeast Asia.
USS Ronald Reagan Wraps Up Availability, Heads Back To San Diego
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) wrapped up more than a year's worth of maintenance and overhaul Monday and headed back to her traditional homeport of San Diego.
Navy Lays Keel for PCU John Warner
The Navy celebrated the keel laying of Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John Warner (SSN 785) at Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding (HII -NNS) in Newport News, Va., March 16.
Director of Navy Staff Talks LCS with Industry Partners
The director of the Navy staff talked at the most recent Navy Now Forum March 14 in Washington, D.C., about the future of the program for the littoral combat ship (LCS), one of the Navy's newest warship platforms.
Navy Suspends Early Career Transition Program
The Navy announced suspension of the Early Career Transition Program (ECTP) in a Navy message released March 14.
CNP Discusses Sailor and Family Budget Impacts with Congress
The Chief of Naval Personnel joined personnel chiefs from the other services and Department of Defense civilian leadership March 13 in testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on the impacts of the current budget environment on military personnel and family related programs.
Vice Chief Speaks at International Conference on Gender in Defense and Security
The U.S. Navy Vice Chief of Naval Operations joined more than 200 representatives from the Australian Defence Force and the national security community at the inaugural Gender in Defence and Security Leadership Conference in Canberra March 12-13.
Navy Identifies Three Officers Killed in EA-6B Crash in Eastern Washington
All three crew members aboard a Navy EA-6B Prowler jet assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 129 (VAQ-129) at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., were killed when the aircraft crashed Monday morning in an unpopulated area approximately 50 miles west of Spokane, Wash.
Shore-Based Support Assists USS Freedom Abroad
As USS Freedom (LCS 1) pulled in for its first port call in Hawaii March 11, Sailors and civilians assigned to Navy Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) San Diego were standing by to provide the ship with critical, innovative logistics support.
Navy's First Littoral Combat Ship Visits Pearl Harbor
The Navy's first littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam March 11.
Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group Deploys
More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines from the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26 MEU) departed from Norfolk and Little Creek, Va., and Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11.
Navy EA-6B Crash Kills Three in Washington State (Updated 2 p.m. PST)
All three crew members aboard a Navy EA-6B Prowler jet assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 129 (VAQ-129) at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., were killed when the aircraft crashed this morning in an unpopulated area approximately 50 miles west of Spokane, Wash.
DESRON 15 Ships Visit Republic of Korea
Four U.S. Navy forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers and their crews arrived in Donghae and Pyeongtaek to support exercise Foal Eagle 2013.
USS Monitor Unknown Sailors Honored at Arlington National Cemetery
The U.S. Navy honored two unknown Sailors, found inside the sunken USS Monitor during an expedition to recover artifacts in 2002, with an interment ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, March 8.
Guardian Decommissioned After 23 Years
Avenger Class Mine Countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5) concluded 23 years of service to the Navy during a decommissioning ceremony March 6 at Naval Base Sasebo, Japan.
USFF Provides Fleet Guidance on Sequestration Implementation, Reinforces Safety
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) released a message March 6, reminding commanders that safety underpins all other lines of operations even as they execute plans to reduce costs in accordance with across-the-board spending cuts known as "sequestration."
Monitor: A Naval Warfighting First
On March 8, 1862, a dark shape emerged from Gosport Shipyard: the beast that was the CSS Virginia was on the prowl, surrounded by smaller Confederate ships like a pack of wolves trailing after the alpha wolf.
USNS Montford Point Christened in San Diego
The Navy's first Mobile Landing Platform ship, USNS Montford Point (T-MLP 1), was christened at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, March 2.
Navy Announces Response to Sequestration
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced March 2 that the Navy will go ahead with reductions in spending in order to meet the fiscal restraints required by sequestration.





