July 17, 2010

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy Tours Region Southeast

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for environment recently took time to tour the Navy Region Southeast area to evaluate environmental issues and concerns July 7-9.

June 29, 2010

Navy's Environmental Restoration Program Promotes a Cleaner Future

WASHINGTON — Through its Environmental Restoration Program, the U.S. Navy is working hard to clean up releases of contaminants to the environment, most of which occurred in decades past.

June 18, 2010

Navy Expands Partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Navy has partnered with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) and Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge at Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek-Fort Story with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) perform patrols for sea turtle activity and marine mammal strandings.

June 15, 2010

USS Mahan Embarks Marine Biologists During SEASWITI

ATLANTIC OCEAN — Marine biologists and scientists working for Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, R.I., embarked USS Mahan (DDG 72) June 4-9 during the Southeast Anti-Submarine Warfare Integration Training Initiative (SEASWITI) 10-3.

May 28, 2010

Navy Hosts Environmental Ship Embark

ATLANTIC OCEAN — The Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division and U.S. Fleet Forces coordinated an environmentally focused ship embark for environmental nongovernmental organizations and federal regulators May 19-20.

May 19, 2010

NRSW's Hazardous Waste Program Provides Environmental Solutions

SAN DIEGO — Improper disposal of waste materials can have serious consequences on military personnel and commands, ranging from impact to health, damage to the environment, as well as heavy fines and penalties.

April 23, 2010

Navy Facility Studies Marine Mammal Behavior

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is sponsoring research that seeks to better understand how marine mammals respond to human-made undersea sounds.

April 2, 2010

Federal Facilities Managers Check Out Base Environmental Accomplishments

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Federal facilities managers from the United States and Guam toured Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Fla., March 9.

March 31, 2010

"Partners for the Planet" Brings Key Stakeholders Together for Environmental Forum

WASHINGTON — The Navy's Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division (CNO N45) hosted "Partners for the Planet," March 31 in Alexandria, Va.

March 19, 2010

Miramar Brig Construction Addresses Environmental Concerns

SAN DIEGO — Environmental concerns are an important priority in the construction of state-of-the-art facilities at Navy Consolidated Brig Miramar (NCBM), scheduled for completion in February 2011.