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  1. New chiefs' training focuses on fleet's real-world problems

    Navy training officials have overhauled the command-delivered Chiefs' Mess Training courses, offering 22 new topics based on some of the fleet's hot-button issues, including sexual assault and suicide prevention.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  2. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert re-enlists Sailors at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Jan. 25. Greenert's mandated changes to the re-enlistment approval system has led to the end of Perform to Serve. MCC Leah Stiles/Navy

    Bye-bye, PTS: Automatic re-up approvals here for most sailors

    PTS is dead. But sailors are more likely to rejoice than mourn the demise of a program long associated with confusion, stress and downsizing.

    • Jun. 3, 2013
  3. Sub base in Groton swears in new commander

    The Navy's submarine base in Groton welcomed a new commanding officer Friday as it said goodbye to the man who led the base longer than any of his predecessors.

    • May. 31, 2013
  4. DoD announces 3-star nomination, assignments

    The Defense Department announced a three-star nominee Friday, while the Navy announced five one-star assignments:

    • May. 31, 2013
  5. Sub base in Groton to swear in new commander

    The Navy's submarine base in Groton is welcoming a new commanding officer.

    • May. 31, 2013
  6. SWOs won't choose 360-review panel under new plan

    It's commonplace for officers undergoing a 360-degree review to pick the sailors who'll gauge their performance — an approach many believe leaves little room for the kind of eye-opening opinions they need most to hear.

    • May. 30, 2013
  7. Coast Guard cutter gets new commander

    The Portsmouth-based Coast Guard cutter Harriet Lane has a new commander.

    • May. 29, 2013
  8. Navy announces 1-star assignments

    Navy leadership announced the following one-star assignments Tuesday:

    • May. 28, 2013
  9. Petty officer third class selectees aboard the amphibious assault ship Wasp undergo leadership training in 2010. About 45 percent of sailors who were supposed to have taken leadership courses at their command before being advanced either didn't do so or didn't have their class completion recorded. MC1 Andrew J. McCord/Navy

    Advancement rules ignored: 67,000 shouldn't have moved up

    Navy rules require commands to hold formal leadership training and document that training in fleet databases before they are allowed to frock or advance any sailors to the next paygrade.

    • May. 28, 2013
  10. Reserve petty officer advancement list released

    Congratulations to the reservists selected to become petty officers first, second, and third class as part of Cycle 092 (February 2013). Click the links below to see the names:

    • May. 28, 2013
  11.  GovMedia

    Tougher screening rules for CO hopefuls

    Getting a shot at command used to be hard. Now, it's even harder.

    • May. 25, 2013
  12. Midshipmen of the class of 2013 are commissioned May 24 during the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. Mike Morones / Staff

    Obama lauds future leaders at USNA graduation

    While the hats being tossed were round instead of square and no one shuffled a tassel from right to left, the Naval Academy’s Class of 2013 had one thing in common with college grads across the country: excitement — and a few nerves — about what comes next.

    • May. 24, 2013
  13. Naval Academy Class of 2013: L-Z

    Name -- Service Assignment

    • May. 24, 2013
  14. Naval Academy Class of 2013: A-K

    Name -- Service Assignment

    • May. 24, 2013
  15. Master chief selectees announced

    The Navy announced the names of nearly 500 master chief selectees Thursday in a fleetwide message, NAVADMIN 136/13.

    • May. 23, 2013
  16. Chances for senior chief soar

    The chance to put on a senior chief's star has increased to 13.62 percent, making this year the best shot at making E-8 since at least 1997, but probably longer.

    • May. 23, 2013
  17. Advancement central: Find out if you moved up

    About 3,700 fewer active-duty petty officers will advance this cycle, with advancement opportunity falling across all three paygrades.

    • May. 22, 2013
  18. Sexual assault prevention workers will not be furloughed

    Hundreds of civilians who provide sexual assault prevention and counseling services will be exempted from the 11-day furloughs that most Defense Department employees will face later this year, a Pentagon official said.

    • May. 22, 2013
  19. Change of command at Maine shipyard Friday

    The next commander of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is about to take charge.

    • May. 22, 2013
  20. Navy strike fighter wing to undergo command change

    The Navy's Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic is undergoing a change of command.

    • May. 22, 2013
  21. Chance to advance drops; names due this week

    More than 80,000 active-duty and full-time support sailors who passed their Cycle 219 advancement exams in March will find out whether they've advanced later this week, though their chance to move up has decreased from last year.

    • May. 21, 2013
  22. The Navy's re-enlistment system is too bureaucratic, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert says. Pictured, sailors aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson re-up. MC2 James R. Evans / Navy

    PTS needs overhaul, CNO says

    If you've got problems with Perform to Serve, you're not alone. The Navy's top officer has his own issues with the re-enlistment system — and he wants them fixed.

    • May. 20, 2013
  23. Rear Adm. Robert Thomas Jr. Navy

    New commander nominated for 7th Fleet

    A submarine officer is in line to become the next commander of 7th Fleet, the Defense Department announced Friday.

    • May. 17, 2013
  24. DoD makes final push for 1 percent raise

    The Defense Department is making a final plea to Congress to cap the 2014 military pay raise at 1 percent.

    • May. 17, 2013
  25. Congrats, senior chief! E-8 Reserve, FTS names released

    The Navy released the names of reservists selected for advancement to senior chief Thursday in a fleetwide message, NAVADMIN 130/13.

    • May. 16, 2013
  1. 2 female pilots among six service members selected to be astronauts

    NASA has eight new astronauts — its first new batch in four years....

      5:25 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  2. Report criticizes West Point superintendent

    The top official at the U.S....

      12:34 PM, Jun. 15, 2013
  3. Active, former Navy aviators among 8 new astronaut trainees

    Two Navy aviators — one active, one former — are among NASA's latest astronaut trainees, a group of eight individuals selected from more than 6,100 applicants, the agency announced Monday....

      5:25 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  4. Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

    Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in elite special operations forces....

      4:53 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  5. Commanding officer, XO and senior enlisted firings

    A list of commanding officers, XOs and senior enlisted leaders who have been fired, sorted by year....

      11:14 AM, Jun. 13, 2013
  6. Fired San Diego-based XO's emails released

    The Navy has released a San Diego commander's flirtatious cellphone texts and emails that were sent to female sailors under his command....

      7:37 PM, Jun. 13, 2013
  7. 2 female pilots among six service members selected to be astronauts

    NASA has eight new astronauts — its first new batch in four years....

      5:25 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  8. Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

    Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in elite special operations forces....

      4:53 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  9. Bye-bye, PTS: Automatic re-up approvals here for most sailors

    PTS is dead. But sailors are more likely to rejoice than mourn the demise of a program long associated with confusion, stress and downsizing....

      1:27 PM, Jun. 4, 2013
  10. Commanding officer, XO and senior enlisted firings

    A list of commanding officers, XOs and senior enlisted leaders who have been fired, sorted by year....

      11:14 AM, Jun. 13, 2013
  11. 1-star assignment announced

    Rear Adm. Brett Heimbigner will be assigned as deputy director, National Clandestine Service for Community Human Intelligence, Langley, Va., Navy leaders announced Thursday in a Defense Department news release....

      3:38 PM, Jun. 16, 2013
  12. Advancement central: Find out if you moved up

    About 3,700 fewer active-duty petty officers will advance this cycle, with advancement opportunity falling across all three paygrades....

      12:23 PM, May 24, 2013
  13. Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

    Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in elite special operations forces....

      4:53 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  14. ‘We are hiring': Navy wants you to stay in

    To a fleet wracked with deployment and funding uncertainties, the Navy's top officer has a message: We want to keep you. ...

      8:27 AM, Apr. 1, 2013
  15. 2 female pilots among six service members selected to be astronauts

    NASA has eight new astronauts — its first new batch in four years....

      5:25 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  16. Fired San Diego-based XO's emails released

    The Navy has released a San Diego commander's flirtatious cellphone texts and emails that were sent to female sailors under his command....

      7:37 PM, Jun. 13, 2013
  17. Bye-bye, PTS: Automatic re-up approvals here for most sailors

    PTS is dead. But sailors are more likely to rejoice than mourn the demise of a program long associated with confusion, stress and downsizing....

      1:27 PM, Jun. 4, 2013
  18. Active, former Navy aviators among 8 new astronaut trainees

    Two Navy aviators — one active, one former — are among NASA's latest astronaut trainees, a group of eight individuals selected from more than 6,100 applicants, the agency announced Monday....

      5:25 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  19. 1-star assignment announced

    Rear Adm. Brett Heimbigner will be assigned as deputy director, National Clandestine Service for Community Human Intelligence, Langley, Va., Navy leaders announced Thursday in a Defense Department news release....

      3:38 PM, Jun. 16, 2013
  20. Navy announces 20 flag assignments

    Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert announced the following flag assignments Thursday:...

      10:47 AM, Jun. 8, 2013

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