America's Navy

Honor. Courage. Commitment. Get an inside look at what life is like inside America's Navy.

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Lt. Kellie Orndorff, one of the first Surface Warfare Officers to graduate from the Anti-Submarine/Anti-Surface Warfare Tactics Instructor course, holds up the patch she received upon graduating from the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) course.

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On this date in 1908, the Navy Nurse Corps was established. Just one of the many benefits of being a nurse in America’s Navy is the joy of working to improve the lives of others while vastly improving your own, both professionally and personally. Join us as we celebrate this historical day for Navy Nurses!

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Happy Nurses Week! Do you want to be a nurse? Find out more about the process of becoming a Perioperative Nurse in America's Navy.

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This is how America's Navy takes a selfie!

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To all of the Moms who did their part to shape the Sailors behind the greatest naval force the world has ever known, thank you. 

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Family support is so important, especially to a Sailor. On Military Spouse Appreciation Day, we salute the spouses and families who support the Sailors of America's Navy.

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That isn't a weapon from a galaxy far, far away. It is an America's Navy electromagnetic railgun.

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Getting the job done

Did you know there is an all-female catapult crew aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower?

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Establishment of the Department of the Navy, 30 April 1798

On this date 218 years ago, President John Adams signed a Congressional Act establishing the Department of the Navy.

This act established the Department of the Navy as a separate cabinet department. Previously, naval matters were under the cognizance of the War Department.

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The successful operation of a flight deck on an aircraft carrier is one of the most complex, high-stakes exercises on the planet. It’s no small task to ensure that each aircraft that leaves the flight deck performs its mission successfully and returns home safely. That is the role of a member of the Flight Operations team.

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Earlier this month, USS Sirocco, operating as part of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, intercepted and seized the shipment of weapons hidden aboard a small, stateless dhow. The illicit cargo included 1,500 AK-47s, 200 RPG launchers and 21 .50 caliber machine guns.

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An MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, fires an AGM-114M Hellfire missile near San Clemente Island, Calif., during a live-fire combat training exercise. 

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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Are you a Dentist with experience in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery? We are looking for candidates like you!

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Wondering what you should cook for dinner tonight? How about a pan-seared steak with a red wine reduction sauce? Learn how to make this recipe from Culinary Specialist 1st Class Jason Wulfekuhle.

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Female EOD Officers make up 2.5% of the total EOD Officer population, and Enlisted female EOD personnel make up 1% of the community. Take on a role that defies convention: http://www.navy.com/careers/special-operations/eod.html

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen patrols the eastern Pacific Ocean. USS Lassen is named after Lt. Clyde Everett Lassen, who earned the Medal of Honor for his courageous rescue of two downed aviators while commander of a search and rescue helicopter in Vietnam.