Time flies so fast; it has been all of 12 months since the news that the elusive terrorist leader Osama bin Laden has been killed in his hideout in Pakistan as a result of a raid conducted by the US Navy SEALs. The New York Daily News looked back at that iconic event it described [...]
Sailors, Marines, and their families stationed at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain were visited by Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) on April 25 to 26. During his visit, the Navy Secretary reenlisted six Sailors and presented awards to six Sailors during an all-hands call on April 25. He then met with family members [...]
On April 26, kids ruled Naval Support Facility Arlington, as it hosted more than 25 children aged 4 to 12, during the nationwide observance of “Bring Your Child to Work Day.” The staff of the Chief of Naval Personnel has been hosting the annual observance for three years running. As with previous years, it was [...]
Photos and videos taken of the late terrorist leader Osama bin Laden during and after the raid that killed him will not be released, after a federal judge denied a request for their release on Thursday. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg rejected a lawsuit filed by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch to have [...]
An executive order will try to limit deceptive or misleading practices of schools catering to service members, Veterans, and their families. The order will make it mandatory for schools receiving GI Bill or other Defense Department-funded Veterans education benefits or tuition assistance to provide more information to students who are availing of military tuition assistance. [...]
There will be new billets opened to Navy women as a result of assignment policy changes in the Department of Defense (DoD). The policy changes, which will affect the assignment of Navy women to positions that were previously closed, will be implemented on May 14. This will result in the opening of an additional 14,325 [...]