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Navy Recruiting Gives Up To $50,000 In Shipping Bonuses

Posted on January 21, 2022

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) – The Navy has today announced its updated FY22 enlistment incentive bonuses in an effort to recruit the highest quality of recruits and to ensure Fleet readiness. View this article at...

Q: What are we doing in a gun pit of Battleship IOWA's Turret 3? A: Lowering the guns… manually! We take you inside with us …

Posted on January 21, 2022

Q: What are we doing in a gun pit of Battleship IOWA’s Turret 3? A: Lowering the guns… manually! We take you inside with us and show you the whole fascinating process – from unpinning the gun, to moving it by hand, to laughing at some unusual sounds...

$200,000 in state funds proposed for USS Iowa's launch, furnishings – Radio Iowa

Posted on January 21, 2022

The USS Iowa is a nuclear powered submarine that's under construction in Connecticut. Captain Quintin James, commander of the USS Iowa, … View this article at...

Underwater Construction Team 2 Completes the Inaugural Multinational Underwater Repair Exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy Underwater Construction Team

Posted on January 21, 2022

APRA HARBOR, Guam – Divers from the U.S. Navy’s (USN) Underwater Construction Team TWO (UCT 2 ) Construction Diving Detachment ALFA (CDD/A), Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit ONE (MDSU-1), and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) Underwater Construction Team (UCT)...

We lowered the 16″ guns on Turret 3 for a film shoot last year. With no power to move them the conventional way, how did we do i…

Posted on January 20, 2022

We lowered the 16″ guns on Turret 3 for a film shoot last year. With no power to move them the conventional way, how did we do it? Brute force and a big pipe wrench. What does that mean? You’ll see when video from the gun pit premieres tomorrow at NOON...

NPS Student’s Award-Winning Thesis Helps Naval Station Newport Prepare for Hurricane

Posted on January 20, 2022

MONTEREY, Calif. – When an extreme weather event hits, emergency preparation and procedures get put to the test, and so does the cohesion of multiple areas’ evacuation plans. A lack of communication between cities, or between military bases and their local...

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