Capt. Bruce Boynton, commanding officer of hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) and the oldest crew member, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, and Fire Controlman Seaman Christian Demarzio, the youngest crew member, celebrate the Navy’s 232nd birthday with a traditional cake-cutting ceremony on the ship’s mess deck on October 12. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Karsten.

On the eve of its 232nd birthday, the United States Navy launched a new website which will better serve its sailors, their families and the public. Navy.mil offers a variety of new multimedia capabilities, allowing visitors to browse through content more easily. One noticeable change is the new site design, which is now focused on rich media content instead of electronic print media. The media port logo button gives instant access to all Naval Media Center products, which include All Hands Radio, All Hands Television, Daily News Update, Podcasts, Photo Gallery, Every Day in the Navy and All Hands Magazine.

“Our goal in this redesign is to provide the US.Navy and its public the type of site they’ll not only like but use regularly as a source of reliable information,” said William Spencer, the Interactive Media Program Manager for Navy.mil. “The feedback we’ve received in beta testing has been extremely positive and people think the site’s high-speed, cutting-edge look and feel better reflects our high-tech Navy.”

The Navy turned 232 on October 13, 2007. Birthday messages from the Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy and Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations can be viewed at the following links:

http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=32524
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=32488

See the Navy’s new website at http://www.navy.mil.