The 5th Biennial Maritime Security Challenges 2012 Conference will be held in Victoria, B.C., Canada from October 1 – 3, presented by Royal Roads University in cooperation with Maritime Forces Pacific of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. This year’s program will consist of five security-related panels, namely: Developments in [...]

U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) has a new fleet master chief. The announcement came on Aug. 27 following the appointment of Command Master Chief Chuck Clarke, who is currently serving in the top enlisted job at U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain. Clarke is replacing Fleet Master Chief Mike Stevens who is slated to become 13th [...]

Despite having lost both legs and arms, a Sailor remains a picture of a true hero as he accepts a Bronze Star Medal awarded to him on Aug. 27 in a ceremony at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Rear Adm. Frank A. Morneau, deputy director for Expeditionary Warfare Division (N95B), awarded Explosive Ordnance Disposal [...]

Women’s Equality Day was observed in several amphibious ships to remember the struggles and sacrifices of women to gain the right to vote. In USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), an ice cream social was hosted on Aug. 24 on the ship’s mess decks. NAVADMIN 251/12 announced the observance of Women’s Equality Day to be Aug. [...]

Marine officials are taking the issue of alcohol abuse in the Corps seriously by putting together a new plan that will get troops to drink less. In September, a draft version of the new alcohol abuse campaign  program will be presented to Assistant Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford who heads the Executive Force Preservation Board meets. [...]