 Welcome to our hands-up date, I'm Petty Officer Jessica Bidwill and these are the headlines from around the fleet. The Department of Defense has announced that the Operation Freedom Sentinel is a qualifying operation for the award of the Afghanistan Campaign Medal. The operation-enduring Freedom Campaign concluded December 31, 2014 and the transition to Freedom Sentinel began January 1, 2015. Contact to train a command for additional guidance and visit Defense.gov for more information about qualifying operations and dates. The Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center, or NDSTC, kicked off the year of the Military Diver February 18. NDSTC will recognize 35 years of training and the 100th anniversary of the Mark V Dive Helmet, or Copper Collar, to commemorate the year of the Military Diver. To view the full story, visit navy.mil.