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Watch via Facebook on Friday, 31 July 2020 at 1400 PST Winging Ceremony for the Navy's First Female African American Tactical Jet Pilot Lieutenant J.G. Madeline Swegle's achievement comes 46 years after the Navy got its first female tactical jet pilot. Here’s the link...

Excerpt:  About Leading from the Front: Marines’ Memorial’s monthly video podcast series shares timeless leadership lessons learned by a variety of professionals, thought leaders and experts on the front lines of today’s major leadership challenges in all walks of...

By MC1 Mark D. Faram, OPNAV N7 Public Affairs Washington, DC (NNS) -- The Navy is now calling for applications to a new graduate education program to be piloted this fall, with 80 officers expected to start low-residency opportunities offered by up to eight partner...

On behalf of the National Naval Officers Association: Our hearts are deeply saddened as we have lost a giant in life, one of the original Freedom Riders, civil rights activist, leader of the march from Selma to Montgomery, and a member of Congress representing the...

Hard Conversations and Affecting True Change By Chief of Naval Personnel, Vice Adm. John B. Nowell Jr. Our nation has recently seen thousands take to the streets across the country to protest discrimination and injustice at all levels. There’s no doubt all of you are...

EXCERPT: America relies on the U.S. Coast Guard to preserve our Nation’s maritime safety, security and stewardship. To ensure we remain Ready, Relevant, and Responsive, we must continue to recruit and retain a highly skilled total workforce that reflects the people we...

On Thursday, July 2, 2020, the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two organizations.  Maritime Administrator RADM (Ret) Mark...

How will that happen? I was born in Birmingham, Alabama, 100 years from the beginning of the American Civil War and five generations removed from slavery. Our Heritage: Slavery and More For the United States, slavery remains an albatross: from 1619, when 20 African...

The continuing focus on diversity and inclusion has become more of a “race issue” and a “gender issue” than an “ethnicity issue.” The Hispanic American population has grown to be the largest minority group in this country, and yet, comparatively speaking, our armed...

By Lieutenant Commander Desmond Walker, U.S. Navy June 2020 |  Proceedings  |  Vol. 146/6/1,408 In 23 years of naval service, I have learned that candid and open discussions that welcome dissenting or different opinions can be an effective catalyst for change; it is...