Cisco Castille, a 10-year navy veteran, has musicality coursing through his veins, possibly partially inherited from his distant cousin, Cab Calloway, legendary 1920s, jazz singer and big band leader, and directly from his late father, Eldridge Anderson, a jazz guitarist and classically trai…
With Independence Day fast approaching, the U.S. Air Force Band is hard at work preparing several musical presentations celebrating our nation’s 241st birthday. All six performing flights are busy planning and rehearsing for concerts both big and small as they represent the U.S. Air Force in…
Airmen who were medically separated between Sept. 11, 2001 and Dec. 31, 2009, can have their disability ratings reviewed. Airmen medically separated with a combined disability rating of 20 percent or less and who received separation pay versus medical retirement may request a Physical Disabi…
Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB) hosted the NDW Admiral’s Cup soccer tournament June 25. NSAB came up short, losing to Navy Yard finishing the tournament in fourth place.
While her last day as an employee for the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore (USO-Metro) is July 7, the USO Warrior and Family Center at Bethesda manager said she plans to keep tabs on what’s happening at the USO from her new home in rural Virginia.
The Department of Refractive Surgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) performed its first corneal crosslinking procedure on May 19, making it one of just three military treatment facilities to offer the procedure to service members and their families.
Leslie Smith, a managing editor for Adams Publishing Group and Arthur Mondale, staff writer for the Pentagram, Andrews Gazette and D.C. Military Magazine pose for a photograph June 23 following Mondale's recognition by the Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C. Press Association. Mondale won se…
While Washington, D.C. is home to numerous monuments and memorials honoring members of the American military who died in the line of duty, only one is devoted solely to honoring those who were left with permanent disabilities as a result of their service.
As Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall held its first-ever official observance of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month, a diverse group of current and former service members shared stories of progress along with hopes for an even more inclusive future during a panel discussion on the “…
Six Navy veterans from the Battle of Midway, along with more than 200 active-duty service members, veterans and civilians attended the 75th Anniversary Battle of Midway Celebration, June 5, held at the United States Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen toss their covers in the air during the graduation and commissioning ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The “hat toss,” now a traditional ending to the ceremony, originated at the Naval Academy in 1912 and is a symbolic and vi…
Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) personnel have created a three-dimensional (3D) tie bolt anti-rotation tool for use on a variety of components aboard naval vessels, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced, May 25.
At a meeting of the Dahlgren Yacht Club aboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Dahlgren on June 14, members gathered to get a lesson in raising oysters, quite a different topic for the group, but an important one for the environment.
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The sky above Webster Field was abuzz with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as the year-long efforts of 45 collegiate and high school student teams to design, fabricate and demonstrate an autonomous UAS capable of completing specific tasks culminated in a fierce three-day competition June 15,…
Naval Air Station Patuxent River Commanding Officer Capt. Scott Starkey recognized numerious NAS personnel with awards during the command quarters June 22 at Center Stage Theater. To download these photos and others, visit www.flickr.com/photos/naspaxriver. More photos from June 22 will appe…
In accordance with the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River invites public comment on the Non-Time-Critical Removal Action (NTCRA) at Environmental Restoration (ER) Program Site UXO-001 - His…
