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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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Saturday, November 21, 2009
USS George Washington (CVN 73) News
GW Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, At Sea (NNS) -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) Sailors are celebrating Native American Heritage Month throughout the month of November.
The ship's celebrations will reflect this year's theme, "Pride in Our Heritage and Honor to Our Ancestors."
"I' ...
U.S., Japanese Sailors Strengthen Ties During ANNUALEX 21G
USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, At Sea (NNS) -- George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GW CSG) Sailors and embarked members of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) are working hand-in-hand during the Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 21G to improve interoperability between U.S. and Japanese for ...
GW Challenges Sailors to Quit Tobacco for a Day
USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, At Sea (NNS) -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) Sailors will participate in the Great American Smokeout Nov. 19, which challenges tobacco users to quit smoking for one day.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) sponsors the annual event on the third Thursday in ...
George Washington Stays Mission-Ready with MISSILEX
USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, At sea (NNS) -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) successfully completed a test of its NATO Sea Sparrow Missile System (NSSMS) during an at-sea missile exercise (MISSLEX) Nov. 8.
George Washington launched the defensive, surface-to-air missile at an unmanned T ...
George Washington Begins ANNUALEX 21G
USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, At sea (NNS) -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 began their participation in military exercise ANNUALEX 21G Nov. 10.
A yearly, combined-training exercise between the U.S. military and Japan Self Defense Force, ANNUALEX f ...
GW Sailors Help Hong Kong Home For Blind
HONG KONG (NNS) -- Sailors from USS George Washington (CVN 73) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 gave the residents of Joyful Home: the Hong Kong Society for the Blind an early treat on Halloween as part of a community service project.
Sailors spent the day complet ...
GW Sailors Bring Joy to Hong Kong School Children
HONG KONG (NNS) -- Sailors from USS George Washington (CVN 73) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 provided assistance to the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children (HKSPC) at Whampoa Nursery School Oct. 30 during a community service project.
Sailo ...
GW Sailors Enjoy Meals with Hong Kong Residents
HONG KONG (NNS) -- Eighty-six Sailors from the USS George Washington (GW) (CVN 73) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) participated in the 'Meals in the Home' program with Hong Kong residents Oct. 30 through Nov. 2.
The Sailors were invited by 26 families to homes or l ...
GW Carrier Strike Group Departs Hong Kong Following First Visit
HONG KONG (NNS) -- The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GW CSG) departed Kowloon Bay Nov. 3 following a five-day port visit to Hong Kong.
Joining the more than 5,000 USS George Washington (CVN 73) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 Sailors in the vis ...
GW Makes Historic Visit To Hong Kong
HONG KONG (NNS) -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) anchored out in Victoria Harbor Oct. 29, as the ship made the first port call to Hong Kong in its 17-year history.
Joining the more than 5,000 GW and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 Sailors in the visit, are ...
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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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