The Navy needs innovation to maintain superiority, but innovation cannot exist without bold sailors who are willing to embrace risk and face failure. Here, a new chief petty officer is saluted during a pinning ceremony.
U.S. Naval Submarine School students go through surface survival training at the school’s Pressurized Submarine Escape Training facility as part of Basic Enlisted Submarine School in July 2024. Submarine sailors should train with escape systems more frequently to master their last best chance for survival in combat.
A chief boatswain’s mate evaluates recruits during basic seamanship training at Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes, Illinois. Training to develop character and instill technical competence starts at RTC and continues throughout a sailor’s career. Chiefs help to promote sailors by assisting the commanding officer to provide effective documentation of performance.
A lack of investment in naval and commercial shipbuilding after the end of the Cold War has caused the Navy to struggle to rebuild and grow its fleet. But new capacity at the Philly Shipyard (shown here) demonstrate that greater domestic shipbuilding is possible.