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USS Chosin Rescues Three Yemeni Fishermen in the Gulf of Aden
USS Chosin (CG 65), the Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 flagship, rescued three stranded Yemeni fishermen in the Gulf of Aden Nov. 17.
According to the fishermen, they were left stranded in the...
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M/V Maersk Alabama Captain Receives Valor Award
The captain of M/V Maersk Alabama received the inaugural National Maritime Valor Award from the Nauticus National Maritime Center Nov. 19 at the Nauticus in Norfolk, Va.
The ceremony held Thu... M/V Maersk Alabama Captain Thanks Bainbridge Crew
M/V Maersk Alabama Capt. Richard Phillips thanked the captain and crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) for his rescue from Somali pirates in April during a ceremony held on the... LCS 2 Completes Acceptance Trials
The future USS Independence (LCS 2) successfully completed acceptance trials this week, after completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and S... Navy Seeks 100 Percent Participation in Electronic Service Records
As the Navy moves forward with plans to eliminate the enlisted field service record more than 130,000 Sailors need to establish a self-service account that will allow them to access to their new digit... Blue Ridge Wraps Up Fall Deployment
More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines from USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), embarked 7th Fleet staff, and Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Pacific (FASTPAC) returned to Yokosuka, Japan, Nov. 19, completing a t... Nimitz Squadrons Join Dubai Air Show
Two squadrons from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 joined hundreds of civilian and military exhibitors Nov. 15 at the International Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Two F/A-18E Super Horne... Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group Enters 5th Fleet
After transiting the western Pacific Ocean, the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) entered the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Operations this week to relieve the Bataan ARG.
While deploye... M/V Maersk-Alabama Repels Suspected Pirate Attack
Four suspected pirates in a skiff came within 300 yards of M/V Maersk-Alabama and used small arms weapons in an attempt to board the ship.
The security team embarked aboard Maersk-Alabama re...
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Naval Education and Training Command News
Navy Trains NASA Astronaut Candidates
PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- Seven members of the 2009 class of NASA astronaut candidates recently completed water survival, aviation physiology and aviation indoctrination flight training at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Fla.
The initial cadre of NASA astronauts i ...
Navy's Chief Training Officer Addresses S.C. Military and Naval Society
COLUMBIA, S.C. (NNS) -- The high demand for Navy forces and the quality of training provided to American Sailors were some of the messages from Commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) as he addressed the South Carolina Military and Naval Society (SCMNS) Nov. ...
First Group of Navy Chaplains Graduate from NSCS Fort Jackson
COLUMBIA, S.C. (NNS) -- The Naval Chaplaincy School and Center (NCSC), part of the newly established Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center (AFCC), graduated 29 chaplains and chaplain candidates Nov. 6 during a ceremony at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.
The chaplains ar ...
Master Training Specialist Certification Earns College Credits
PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- Attention Master Training Specialist (MTS) certified Sailors – the American Council on Education (ACE) announced Oct. 28, their recommendation of nine college credits for the MTS certification. This follows the ACE review of the course materials and ...
NETC Honored with Navy's Highest EEO Award
PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) was awarded the 2009 Nathaniel Stinson Award for having the best equal employment opportunity (EEO) program in the Navy, during an award ceremony at the Senior Executive Service Leadership Seminar in Arling ...
New Officers Challenged to Lead and Embrace Sea Duty at OCS Graduation
NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) -- More than 200 military staff and family members gathered at Kay Hall on board Naval Station Newport Oct. 30 to witness the graduation of the Navy's newest officers from Officer Candidate School.
The event marked the commissioning of 35 Sailo ...
Navy's Chief Training Officer Tells Business Leaders Open Seas Ensure American Prosperity
PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- "Our Navy exists to provide for the safety, security and prosperity of America." That was one of the messages delivered to more than 500 business leaders by Rear Adm. Joseph Kilkenny, commander, Naval Education and Training Command.
The even ...
Engineering Duty Officer School Changes Command
PORT HUENEME, Calif. (NNS) -- Engineering Duty Officer (EDO) School held a change of command ceremony Oct. 23.
Capt. Mary E. Dexter relieved Capt. Anthony J. Mullarky as commanding officer.
Guest speaker, Vice Adm. Kevin M. McCoy, commander, Naval Sea Systems C ...
SWOS Set to Teach Material Readiness to PCOs
PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- The Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS) in Newport, R.I. is prepared to welcome more than 30 prospective commanding officers (PCO) scheduled to attend the newly created Senior Officer Ship Material Readiness Course (SOSMRC) this January.
Submarine Learning Center Turning Green with New Building
GROTON, Conn. (NNS) -- The soon to be new Submarine Learning Center (SLC) moved from the drawing board to becoming reality during a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 21, aboard Submarine Base New London.
When completed, the new facility will be a modern two-story brick ...
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Ford Keel Laid for Future Carrier, Class
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (NNS) -- A keel-laying ceremony for the Navy's first Ford-class aircraft carrier, Gerald R. Ford, (CVN 78) was held at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va. Nov. 14.
The ceremony celebrated not only the building of a new class of ship, bu...
Sailors, Soldiers on Nimitz Work to Avoid Civilian Casualties
USS NIMITZ, At Sea (NNS) -- Two Soldiers working deep inside aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) serve as liaisons between the aviators of Carrier Air Wing 11 and coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan.
Army Maj. Johnnie Gallegos and Army Sgt. 1st Class Percy ...
Navy Personnel Command Moving Sailors Despite Budget Constraints
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- Navy Personnel Command (NPC) has released Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders to keep the fleet moving, despite the lack of a fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget, Navy officials announced Nov. 16.
"Until the National Defense Appropriations Bil...
Fiscal Year 2010 Seaman to Admiral Results Released
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Navy has selected 226 enlisted Sailors to join its officer ranks through the Seaman to Admiral (STA-21) program and are named in NAVADMIN 329/09.
Seventy-three alternates were also chosen for consideration for the program in the event that ...
Navy Public Health Center Web Site Offers Flu-Related Info
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) -- The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) in Portsmouth, Va., manages a comprehensive influenza Web site that offers up-to-date guidance about influenza infection.
The site provides situational awareness and responses to the co...
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