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Thursday, March 11, 2010

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USS Connecticut Returns from Deployment
BANGOR, Wash. (NNS) -- Sailors aboard the USS Connecticut (SSN 22) returned to Bremerton, Wash., March 10, after successfully completing a six month deployment.

Family members gathered together on the pier to welcome their loved ones home, and for some the moment ...

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News From Around the Fleet

Navy to Commission Guided Missile Destroyer Dewey
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy will commission the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Dewey, March 6, during an 11 a.m. PST ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif.

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will de...

Navy Reservists from all 50 States Reenlist During 95th Birthday Event
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Navy Reservists from across the country gathered at the Russell Senate Office Building March 5 to participate in a group reenlistment as part of a celebration of the Navy Reserve's 95th birthday.

They represented all 50 states, including Gu...

Haitian Minister of Health Thanks Comfort's Crew
USNS COMFORT, At Anchor (NNS) -- The Haitian Minister of Health visited the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) March 4 to express his gratitude for the extraordinary efforts of the crew in response to the earthquake that struck Haiti earlier this year.

Four days after the...

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Speaks with Naval Special Warfare Members
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Naval Special Warfare members San Diego March 4.

Adm. Mike Mullen was briefed on current operations and capabilities, and spoke with several combat-experienced SEALs who recently returned fr...

Navy Offers Four-Year NROTC Scholarships to Winners of Cyber Challenge
NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (NNS) -- The Navy is establishing five annual four-year college Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarships for U.S. high school and college students who demonstrate advanced cyber security skills.

The new cyber-option NROTC scholarshi...

CNO Speaks at Conference of Defence Associations, Meets with Canadian Counterpart
OTTAWA (NNS) -- The chief of naval operations (CNO) was a keynote speaker at the 26th Annual Seminar of the Conference of Defence Associations and met with his Canadian counterpart March 3.

CNO, Adm. Gary Roughead spoke about the ever-changing nature of wa...

Carter Hall Completes Operation Unified Response Participation
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (NNS) -- The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) concluded its participation in the joint humanitarian assistance mission Operation Unified Response and departed from Haiti, Mar. 1. Carter Hall arrived on station in Haiti Jan. 18, f...

NPC Customer Service Center Detailer Pilot Program Answers the Call
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- A detailing pilot program to help Sailors get answers to their detailing questions and reduce detailers call volume will expand March 5.

The pilot program conducted by Navy Personnel Command (NPC) Customer Service Center (CSC) screened all...

Comfort Sailors Host Secretary of the Navy
USNS COMFORT, At Anchor (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited Sailors aboard USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) March 1 to thank them for their continued efforts in supporting Operation Unified Response by providing critical medical care to the people of Haiti.

While aboard,...

SECNAV Visits Bataan, Thanks Crew for Efforts in Haiti
CARIBBEAN SEA (NNS) -- Sailors aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and embarked Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) hosted the 75th Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) March 1, as the ship continues to support disaster relie...

Conservation Efforts on Navy Installations Recognized by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Three United States Navy installations have been nominated for the 2009 Military Installation Conservation Partner Award by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

This award recognizes military installations that have accompli...

NAVFAC Southwest Solar Energy Contract Will Generate 40 Megawatts
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) awarded a $200 million contract on Feb. 24 to construct up to 40 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic power plants at Navy and Marine Corps installations throughout the southwestern United States.
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Praises Comfort Efforts
USNS COMFORT, At Anchor (NNS) -- The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, visited USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Feb. 26 to meet with Sailors there supporting Operation Unified Response in Haiti.

While aboard, Mullen applauded the joint crew of civilian mariners...

Top Pentagon Official Discovers Model of Diversity at Corona Warfare Center, Says Navy's Doing Diversity Right
NORCO, Calif. (NNS) -- As part of its Black History Month celebration, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona hosted the Pentagon's top diversity management and equal opportunity official Feb. 25, marking the first visit by the DoD office to the Navy's command responsi...

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