Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a familiar term, but a commonly misunderstood one. And most Americans probably don’t know how widespread it is — there are currently an estimated 8 million people in the United States suffered from PTSD, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. That means you probably know someone suffering from it,…
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With the latest edition of AUSN’s Navy magazine now out and in mailboxes soon, we’ll be featuring excerpts from the magazine on the website on a regular basis. Here’s an article highlighting our membership in the TEAM Coalition, “AUSN Joins TEAM Coalition to Tackle Toxic Exposure.” Click the link or click the image below to…
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The Association of the United States Navy is a member of the TEAM Coalition, a group of military and Veterans service organizations (MSO/VSOs) pushing for legislation that will tackle the problem of toxic exposure in the military. On June 16, Sen. Thom Tillis, comedian Jon Stewart, and Derek Fronabarger from the Wounded Warrior Project were…
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The destroyer damaged in a 2017 collision off the coast of Japan that claimed the lives of seven sailors departed this weekend for her homeport in San Diego following more than two years of restoration and modernization. The USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) collided with the Philippine-flagged container ship MV ACX Crystal on June 17, 2017, about…
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With the latest edition of AUSN’s Navy magazine now out and in mailboxes soon, we’ll be featuring excerpts from the magazine on the website on a regular basis. Here’s the magazine’s feature piece, “From Sailor to Merchant Marine.” Click the link or click the image below to view it.
Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group have deployed from San Diego in support of global maritime security operations in the Pacific. The Nimitz left on June 8 following a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) that tested the strike group’s ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. “The…
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Seventy-six years have passed since American troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France — a day that will forever be remembered in the lore of the United States Armed Forces. Fewer than 1,000 D-Day Veterans are believed to be alive today, and that number continues to dwindle. It’s an event that seems so distant,…
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June 4th marks the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, one of the finest moments in U.S. Navy history that turned the tide of World War II in the Pacific Theater. During the battle, U.S. Navy Adms. Chester W. Nimitz, Frank J. Fletcher, and Raymond A. Spruance defeated the attacking Imperial Japanese Navy near…
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The Association of the United States Navy had a busy month in May when it comes to legislative and policy action, and we’d like our membership to be kept up to date on our activities. This new monthly update will summarize some of the actions we have taken on your behalf as an organization within…
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The coronavirus pandemic is altering but not stopping major maritime exercises: the 49th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise, which involves the U.S. Navy and 18 allied and partner nations, is getting set to kick off and run from June 7-16 in the Baltic Sea. The exercise, which first took place in 1972, will focus on air…
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