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NAVAL STATION NEWPORT, R.I.

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby addresses students, faculty, and staff at Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) Oct. 30, 2024, on board Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. SWSC’s mission is to ready sea-bound warriors to serve on surface combatants as officers, enlisted engineers and enlisted navigation professionals in order to fulfill the Navy’s mission to maintain global maritime superiority. Kilby visited the Northeast to engage with Sailors and meet with Navy and industry leadership to discuss Navy readiness, Sailor Quality of Service and the CNO’s Navigation Plan 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by SWSC) Share

NAVAL STATION NEWPORT, R.I.

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby addresses faculty and staff at the Senior Enlisted Academy (SEA) Oct. 30, 2024, on board Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. The SEA is the Navy’s only professional military education institution dedicated to senior enlisted personnel, focusing on management, leadership, national security and physical fitness. Kilby visited the Northeast to engage with Sailors and meet with Navy and industry leadership to discuss Navy readiness, Sailor Quality of Service and the CNO’s Navigation Plan 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Brett Dodge) Share

NAVAL STATION NEWPORT, R.I.

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby, center right, tours a shipboard simulator at Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) Oct. 30, 2024, on board Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. SWSC’s mission is to ready sea-bound warriors to serve on surface combatants as officers, enlisted engineers and enlisted navigation professionals in order to fulfill the Navy’s mission to maintain global maritime superiority. Kilby visited the Northeast to engage with Sailors and meet with Navy and industry leadership to discuss Navy readiness, Sailor Quality of Service and the CNO’s Navigation Plan 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by SWSC) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

Rear Admiral Robert Dodson, director, Warfighting Readiness Naval Sea Systems Command, visits USS Trayer at Recruit Training Command (RTC). Trayer, more commonly referred to as "Battle Stations," is the crucible event that recruits must pass prior to graduation, testing their knowledge and skills in basic seamanship, damage control, firefighting and emergency response procedures. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stuart Posada) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

GREAT LAKES, Illinois (Oct. 17, 2024) – Sailors assigned to the Ford-class aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) pose with recruits from their sponsored division, Division 304, during a visit to Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Oct. 17. The division sponsorship program gives commands the opportunity to support recruits through their boot camp journey to becoming Sailors. John F. Kennedy is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier and is under construction at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division in Newport News, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Darien Kenney) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 07, 2024) After participating in a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the P-39 Ship Handling and Combat Training Facility onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) Western Pacific’s leadership pose for a group photo, Oct 7. The Ship Handling and Combat Training Facility is planned to be a multi-story building to include high bay space for Integrated Navigation, Seamanship and Ship Handling Trainers, a Radar Navigation Trainer, a Multi-Purpose Reconfigurable Training System, and SCSTC’s Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Trainer (CIAT). The CIAT, the third of its kind, will join existing CIATs in San Diego, California and Norfolk, Virginia, which have proven instrumental in enhancing mission readiness. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 07, 2024) Lt. Cmdr. Hung-Chi Lee, Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) Western Pacific’s officer in charge, participates in the traditional Shinto purification prior to a Jichinsai at the site of the P-39 Ship Handling and Combat Training Facility onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Oct. 7. A Jichinsai is a Shinto ritual asking permission to use the land for building and pray for the workers' safety throughout the project's work. The Ship Handling and Combat Training Facility is planned to be a multi-story building to include high bay space for Integrated Navigation, Seamanship and Ship Handling Trainers, a Radar Navigation Trainer, a Multi-Purpose Reconfigurable Training System, and SCSTC’s Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense Anti-Submarine Warfare Trainer. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 07, 2024) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ rendering of the P-39 Ship Handling and Combat Training Facility onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. The Ship Handling and Combat Training Facility is planned to be a multi-story building to include high bay space for Integrated Navigation, Seamanship and Ship Handling Trainers, a Radar Navigation Trainer, a Multi-Purpose Reconfigurable Training System, and Surface Combat Systems Training Command’s Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense Anti-Submarine Warfare Trainer. It is expected to be completed in 2027. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 07, 2024) After participating in a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the P-39 Ship Handling and Combat Training Facility onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, participants pose for a group photo, Oct. 7. The Ship Handling and Combat Training Facility is planned to be a multi-story building to include high bay space for Integrated Navigation, Seamanship and Ship Handling Trainers, a Radar Navigation Trainer, a Multi-Purpose Reconfigurable Training System, and Surface Combat Systems Training Command’s Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense Anti-Submarine Warfare Trainer. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

NEWPORT, R.I.

Naval Chaplaincy School (NCS) leadership, staff, faculty, and students hosted a congressional staff delegation on board Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, Oct. 3-4, 2024. Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

241002-N-GU344-1063 GREAT LAKES, Il. (Oct. 2, 2024) -- Commander, Navy Recruiting Command Rear Adm. James P. Waters, center, greets recruits standing in line for chow at Recruit Training Command, Oct. 2, 2024. Boot camp is approximately 10 weeks long and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their careers at the command. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Suits) Share

New York

NEW YORK (Sept. 22, 2024) Madeleine White, resilience innovation research portfolio manager at Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, demonstrates green concrete, which uses sustainable materials to reduce the environmental impact of traditional concrete, to Sea Cadets and Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment Meredith Berger hosted a climate and energy technology demonstration kickoff event at the U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Station in Times Square as part of the Department of the Navy’ s participation in Climate Week NYC. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Ryan de Vera) Share