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Marine’s Award-Winning NPS Thesis Explores Mixed-Reality for Training Naval Aviators
As the naval aviation enterprise moves to fully integrate emerging virtual, augmented, and mixed-reality technologies into the spectrum of aviaton training, understanding the impact of these technologies on training effectiveness is paramount.
Maritime Dominance at Symposium
Hosted by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE), the symposium enabled attendees across the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, industry and academia to meet, discuss and learn about “Naval S&T: From Idea to Maritime Dominance,” particularly focus areas crucial to the Department of the Navy
Maritime Industrial Base Program Holds Change of Office
ARLINGTON, Va. — Mr. Matthew D. Sermon relieves Mr. Frederick J. “Jay” Stefany as the Direct Reporting Program Manager for Maritime Industrial Base (DRPM-MIB) during a change of office ceremony January 28 in Arlington, Virginia.
MARLIN Training Prepares Reserve Sailors for the Fight
Twice a year, Reserve Sailors from the Navy’s numbered fleets and commands at the operational level of war (OLW) meet at the Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island, for MARLIN OLW training — a fast-paced “power drill weekend,” according to Capt. Kyle Powers, commanding officer, Navy Reserve Commander U.S. 5th Fleet Current Operations.
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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea Meets with Navy Recruiting Nation HQ [Image 1 of 3]
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Feb. 4, 2025) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea, center, discusses his leadership expectations within the chief’s mess during his visit to Commander, Navy Recruiting Command. Honea met with senior leadership and Sailors to discuss ongoing recruiting and retention efforts during his visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thaddeus Berry...[Read More]
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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea Meets with Navy Recruiting Nation HQ [Image 2 of 3]
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Feb. 4, 2025) Lt. Cmdr. Robert Terranova, national enlisted programs officer, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, left, meets with Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea in the Recruiting Operations Center during his visit to CNRC. Honea met with senior leadership and Sailors to discuss ongoing recruiting and retention efforts during his visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Ma...[Read More]
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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea Meets with Navy Recruiting Nation HQ [Image 3 of 3]
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Feb. 4, 2025) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea, left, meets with Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Matthew Besinger, from Harrisburg, Kentucky, E-Talent chat recruiter, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, during his visit to CNRC. Honea met with senior leadership and Sailors to discuss ongoing recruiting and retention efforts during his visit. (U.S. Navy phot...[Read More]
Mattis feared Trump would order a surprise nuclear strike, book claims
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis was so worried that former President Trump would order a nuclear strike against North Korea that he slept in gym clothes in case of an emergency overnight call and spent private time at the National Cathedral praying that war could be avoided, according to revelations in a new book by journalist Bob Woodward. The book — which Trump has already publicly decried...[Read More]
Mauritius Wants to Rethink a Deal with the UK over Remote Islands Housing a Key US Base
The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important military base, to Mauritius.
Maya Angelou Memoir, Holocaust Book are Among Those Pulled From Naval Academy Library in DEI Purge
The Navy provided the list of 381 books that have been taken out of its library.
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WASHINGTON (Dec. 12, 2024) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, left, meritoriously advances Active Component Enlisted Recruiter of the Year (ROY) Rheann Hieptas, from Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Jacksonville, to Damage Controlman 1st Class, at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza in Washington, D.C. ROY week recognizes the nation’s top Navy recruiters for their talent acquisition expe...[Read More]
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MCPON and CNO map DC1 Hieptas during ROY week [Image 3 of 5]
WASHINGTON (Dec. 12, 2024) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, right, meritoriously advances Active Component Enlisted Recruiter of the Year (ROY) Rheann Hieptas, from Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Jacksonville, to Damage Controlman 1st Class, at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza in Washington, D.C. ROY week recognizes the nation’s top Navy recruiters for their talent acquisition exp...[Read More]