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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea Meets with Navy Recruiting Nation HQ [Image 2 of 3]
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Feb. 4, 2025) Lt. Cmdr. Robert Terranova, national enlisted programs officer, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, left, meets with Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea in the Recruiting Operations Center during his visit to CNRC. Honea met with senior leadership and Sailors to discuss ongoing recruiting and retention efforts during his visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Ma...[Read More]
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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea Meets with Navy Recruiting Nation HQ [Image 3 of 3]
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Feb. 4, 2025) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea, left, meets with Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Matthew Besinger, from Harrisburg, Kentucky, E-Talent chat recruiter, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, during his visit to CNRC. Honea met with senior leadership and Sailors to discuss ongoing recruiting and retention efforts during his visit. (U.S. Navy phot...[Read More]
Mattis feared Trump would order a surprise nuclear strike, book claims
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis was so worried that former President Trump would order a nuclear strike against North Korea that he slept in gym clothes in case of an emergency overnight call and spent private time at the National Cathedral praying that war could be avoided, according to revelations in a new book by journalist Bob Woodward. The book — which Trump has already publicly decried...[Read More]
Mauritius Wants to Rethink a Deal with the UK over Remote Islands Housing a Key US Base
The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important military base, to Mauritius.
Maya Angelou Memoir, Holocaust Book are Among Those Pulled From Naval Academy Library in DEI Purge
The Navy provided the list of 381 books that have been taken out of its library.
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MCPON and CNO map DC1 Hieptas during ROY week [Image 1 of 5]
WASHINGTON (Dec. 12, 2024) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, left, meritoriously advances Active Component Enlisted Recruiter of the Year (ROY) Rheann Hieptas, from Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Jacksonville, to Damage Controlman 1st Class, at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza in Washington, D.C. ROY week recognizes the nation’s top Navy recruiters for their talent acquisition expe...[Read More]
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MCPON and CNO map DC1 Hieptas during ROY week [Image 3 of 5]
WASHINGTON (Dec. 12, 2024) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, right, meritoriously advances Active Component Enlisted Recruiter of the Year (ROY) Rheann Hieptas, from Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Jacksonville, to Damage Controlman 1st Class, at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza in Washington, D.C. ROY week recognizes the nation’s top Navy recruiters for their talent acquisition exp...[Read More]
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MCPON and CNO map DC1 Hieptas during ROY week [Image 5 of 5]
WASHINGTON (Dec. 12, 2024) (From left to right) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) James Honea, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command Rear Adm. James Waters, and National Chief Recruiter Master Chief Navy Counselor Gerald Allchin participate in a ribbon cutting at the commissioning ceremony of The Strike Group at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza...[Read More]
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MCPON James Honea visits NORU [Image 1 of 4]
241025-N-N0615-1011 PENSACOLA, Fla. (Oct. 25, 2024) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea answers questions from Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit (NORU) students during his visit to NORU’s schoolhouse at Naval Air Station Pensacola. Honea visited NORU to speak with students and answer questions. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Navy Counselor Isabel Guerrero)
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MCPON James Honea visits NORU [Image 3 of 4]
241025-N-N0615-1024 PENSACOLA, Fla. (Oct. 25, 2024) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea, left, poses for a photo with Chief Navy Counselor Roger Givens, from Mobile, Ala., during his visit to the Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit’s schoolhouse at Naval Air Station Pensacola. Honea visited NORU to speak with students and answer questions.. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Navy Counsel...[Read More]
Medal of Honor upgrade for Vietnam-era Recon Marine part of new bill
A bill recently introduced in Congress would upgrade a Silver Star Medal to a Medal of Honor for a recon Marine who fought through severe injuries while under attack on a mission in the jungles of Vietnam in 1967. Retired Maj. Jim Capers received the Silver Star in 2010 for those actions, but supporters believe his valor deserves the nation’s highest military honor. House Resolution 3377, sponsore...[Read More]
Medal of Honor upgrade for Vietnam-era Recon Marine part of new bill
A bill recently introduced in Congress would upgrade a Silver Star Medal to a Medal of Honor for a recon Marine who fought through severe injuries while under attack on a mission in the jungles of Vietnam in 1967. Retired Maj. Jim Capers received the Silver Star in 2010 for those actions, but supporters believe his valor deserves the nation’s highest military honor. House Resolution 3377, sponsore...[Read More]