The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) announces the 2026 CNO Naval History Essay Contest, commemorating the enduring legacy of America’s Navy and the 250th anniversary of our Nation.
Details: https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Messages/NAVADMIN/NAV2026/NAV26074.pdf?ver=7YnyyGTAf9y6IFFdzu1iQA%3d%3d
Please correct me if I’m wrong, but for a Cryptologic Technician Sailor seeking a commission as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer (1810), there is a very narrow window of opportunity—one that effectively excludes most second class (PO2) and first class petty officers (PO1). Sailors who are no longer eligible for the U.S. Naval Academy or Officer Candidate School often find themselves waiting until they reach Chief Petty Officer (E-7) with at least 14 years of service before another pathway becomes available. Reestablishing the Limited Duty Officer (LDO) program would help close this gap, providing deserving Sailors a viable path to a commission while also strengthening technical expertise within the 1810 wardroom.
Below are the current requirements:
Continue reading “On April 6, 2021, the U.S. Navy officially disestablished the LDO for the Cryptologic Warfare Community (1810).”
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $334.4 million contract modification to produce up to nine additional Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 electronic attack (EA) systems, including the first shipset for installation on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN).
Continue reading “Northrop Grumman to deliver first SEWIP Block 3 system for CVN under contract modification”
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, family and friends, love ones and teammates. My name is Senior Chief Angie Quackenbush, or Quackers as she insisted on calling me when we first met nearly 15 years ago. As a young sailor at my first duty station, she had become my first friend, which turned into forever friends, adventurers, and soul sisters. A friendship that remained strong through the trials and tribulations of deployments, duty stations, time, and distance. A friendship that was truly a gift that cannot be explained through words.
Continue reading “Eulogy for CTRCS Leslie Allison Bruner, USN”
Whiz Wheel used to calculate the employment of Mk214 (Seduction) and Mk216 (Distraction) decoy chaff rounds in a tactical environment, nearly obsolete today.
So what are Mk214 and Mk216 decoy chaff rounds?
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