Category Archives: Military Corner

Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Smith, a native of Newport News, Virginia, is playing a critical role in supporting the U.S. Navy's efforts to maintain a healthy and ready fighting force in the face of ...

On Wednesday, June 24 as a five-person crew aboard VAW-124's E-2C Hawkeye were manning the skies above Hampton Roads they heard a potential Search and Rescue (SAR) distress call announced on the Urgen...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 2, 2020) Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Gabriel Pena helps retrieve the multi-function towed array (MFTA) aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rooseve...

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750) transits to Naval Station Norfolk, July 18, 2020. Newport News returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk after a seven-month d...

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Torrence K. Strothers, a native of Chesapeake, Virginia, has been selected for Junior Sailor of the Quarter aboard the USS Carl Vinson. Strothers is serving as a surgical t...

NORFOLK, Va. - Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Tracy Veltre Riker, a native South Brunswick, New Jersey and current resident of Virginia Beach,Virginia, was promoted to the position of Director, Fleet Install...

Click here for a Father's Day shout out from a sailor in Virginia Beach. MilitarySpouseFest offers advice on how to celebrate Father's Day from afar. How to Celebrate Father's Day From Afar#fathersday...

John Brown, a native of Newport News, Virginia, was recently awarded the Navy Civilian Service Commendation Medal on Joint Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia. Story by Chief Petty Officer Karen Ry...

The USS George Washington crew has achieved another significant milestone in her refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) period, as the Sailors of GW, also known as the ship's force, reached the 75 percent ...