NMCRS needs your support

Every year, the Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society (NMRS) holds a fundraiser on base and all the collected funds go towards assisting personnel in the Navy or Marines and eligible family members to help them in times of financial need. This year's fundraiser is now coming to a close and if NMRS does not receive any more support, they will miss their projected command goal by more than 50 percent. [ More ]

USS North Carolina joins the Fleet
The Navy's newest nuclear-powered submarine, USS North Carolina (SSN 777), was brought to life May 3 during a commissioning ceremony held in its namesake state at the Port of Wilmington.

What's in your credit report?
Are you thinking about borrowing money to buy a home or car? Do you need a line of credit to make home repairs? Have you applied for a new credit card? If your answer to any of these questions is "yes," it is now more important than ever to make sure information on your credit report is accurate and up to date.

Kings Bay hosts Special Olympics
More than 800 kids and 500 Sailors, Marines, DoD contractors, base employees, and other volunteers took part in the 12th Annual Georgia Area 16 Special Olympics Games held aboard Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay April 29.

The burden of tobacco use in our community
Each year tobacco kills more than 11,000 Georgians and drains 1.8 billion dollars from our economy in health care expenses. According to the 2004 Georgia Tobacco Surveillance Report, twenty-four percent of adults, nine percent of middle school, and twenty-four percent of high school students in Georgia smoke cigarettes. Nicotine is frequently the first experimental drug used by youth. Smokeless tobacco can contain up to five times as much nicotine in one chew as in one cigarette.