Francis Smith joined the U.S. Navy when he was 17. The high-school-football player turned down a scholarship to an out-state-university so he could join the military and see the world. But his firs… ...

Capt. Jeff Yackeren, commanding officer of Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL), Cmdr. James Gallager, executive officer of NBPL, and chief petty officers pose for a group photo at the Roncador Memorial ...

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea has taken over for now-retired Master Chief Russell Smith. ... Smith had served as the master chief petty officer of the Navy since 2018.

Forty-three sailors from throughout the Navy Pensacola Region were inducted as chief petty officers in a trio of pinning ceremonies this past ... Thomas A. Santos, Viron T. Smith, Rodolfo J. Tapia ...

A U.S. Naval recruitment officer is accused of violently killing the family dog after a fight the man had with his wife. Thomas J. Knowlton, 39, of 11 Morton Station Road is charged with assault an… ...

Crowell, a Chief Petty Officer, was assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic at Naval Station Norfolk from December 2022 to September 2024. He had access to and was responsible for ...

Master Chief James Honea, right, became the 16th master chief petty officer of the Navy Thursday during a ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy. At left is outgoing MCPON Russell Smith, and at center ...

Loretta Walsh made history in 1917 as the first woman to enlist in the U.S. Navy, becoming the first female Chief Petty Officer. Her enlistment paved the way for women in the military. She served ...

Master Chief Petty Officer Steven Giordano, who spent almost two years in the job prior to Smith, retired in 2018 after a Naval Inspector General’s report found he created a “toxic leadership ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A former Navy Chief Petty Officer was sentenced to 17 years in prison for the attempted sex trafficking of a minor. According to a release, 38-year-old Daniel Alan Puff ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - 38 Chief Petty Officers were honored early Friday morning at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport. The chiefs represented all major commands of the base ...