A ceremony held on February 25 marked the beginning of construction for the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, according to a feature on the Navy website. A “first cut of steel” ceremony was held at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News in Virginia, before advance construction commenced. The steel plate that was cut during the ceremony will [...]
Naval installations across the country were under attack at different instances during the week of February 21, facing various types of threats: hostage situations, protesters, infiltrators, and bomb threats. Thankfully, however, it was all a drill – in the interest of keeping installations ready to react to these threats. According to a feature on the [...]
This year marks the second anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and the Department of Veterans is observing the anniversary by sharing the major role that the Recovery Act funds are playing in advancing infrastructure for the benefit of U.S. Veterans, according to a feature on the VA website. Eric K. [...]
Last week, Secretary Eric K. Shinseki of the Department of Veterans Affairs visited the Rhode Island Community College, where he sat down and met with student Veterans, according to a post on the VA blog VAntage Point. Secretary Shinseki gave the student Veterans a new mission: to graduate. In a previous post, we had already [...]
In an interview with the Navy Times, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead said: “I think the change is going to be easy.” Within two weeks, the fleet will begin all-hands training on the new rules regarding gays serving openly in the military. The development of the training, and tracking of the completion [...]
The crackdown on the use and possession of the designer drug Spice in the Naval Academy continues, and a feature on the Navy Times shared that a plebe in the Academy has become the 8th midshipman to face expulsion due to charges related to synthetic marijuana. Academy spokeswoman Deborah Goode did not provide specific details [...]
