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Safety Experts Offer Thanksgiving Driving TipsNSC traffic safety experts offer advice for staying safe on the roads over the holiday weekend. The American Automobile Association is reporting that nearly 40 million Americans will pile int...
Going the Extra Mile to Welcome New SailorsCommand indoctrination is a military tradition but it's also a readiness program designed to give Sailors a good foundation when joining a new command. "Effective command sponsorship and...
7th Fleet Hits Social Media MilestonesWhen Maudy Ramadhani clicked the "Become a Fan" icon on the 7th Fleet's page on Nov. 22, the Facebook user from Indonesia became the 5,000th person to actively follow the 7th Fleet on the world's larg...
Family Care Plan Revisions Include Deployment Deferment OptionNavy officials announced revisions to its Family Care Plan policy Nov. 23 which includes a new deployment deferment option for eligible Sailors. "Under the new policy, Sailors who are requir...
GW CSG Returns from Fall DeploymentThe George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GW CSG) returned to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Nov. 23, completing its second fall deployment since joining the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces last ye...
M/V Maersk Alabama Captain Receives Valor AwardThe 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 CrewM/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 TrialsThe 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 DeploymentMore 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...
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Nimitz Squadrons Join Dubai Air Show USS NIMITZ, At Sea (NNS) -- 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 Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 and one E...
Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group Enters 5th Fleet INDIAN OCEAN (NNS) -- 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 deployed to the region, Sailors and Marines from the Bonh...
M/V Maersk-Alabama Repels Suspected Pirate Attack MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- 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 responded to the attack by using evasive maneuvers, ...
Bataan ARG/22nd MEU Departs 5th Fleet USS BATAAN, At Sea (NNS) -- The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) officially departed 5th Fleet and entered 6th Fleet's Area of Operations when the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transited the Suez Canal an...
CNO Visits Egypt, Greece and USS Ponce SANTORINI, Greece (NNS) -- The chief of naval operations (CNO) visited the naval forces of Egypt and Greece Nov. 10-15. The purpose of CNO's visit was to further enhance the global maritime partnerships between the nations and explore possible areas for increased coop...
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...
Navy Working Uniform Roll-out Accelerated WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Navy Exchange Command is accelerating its distribution schedule of the Navy Working Uniform (NWU), due to sufficient inventory of the most in-demand sizes, as early as next week, according to NAVADMIN 328/09. Beginning Nov. 16, NWU component...
Stennis Strike Group Commences SUSTAINEX USS JOHN C. STENNIS, At Sea (NNS) -- The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group departed San Diego to begin a sustainment exercise (SUSTAINEX) Nov. 6. USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) will participate in the SUSTAINEX with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, guided-missile cruiser US...
Marines Celebrate 234th Birthday USS JOHN C. STENNIS, At sea (NNS) -- Marines from the "Death Rattlers" of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 323 celebrated the Marine Corps' 234th birthday aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Nov. 11. Third Marine Aircraft Wing Commander Maj. Gen. Thomas Conant, made his f...
Postal Service Announces Holiday Mailing Guidelines BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (NNS) -- U.S. Postal Service officials have announced recommended mailing dates for delivery by Christmas to U.S. service members serving in Afghanistan and other overseas locations. First-class and priority mail for service members stationed in Afg...
Ospreys Launch From Bataan to Support OEF USS BATAAN, At sea (NNS) -- The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) launched 10 MV-22B Ospreys from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to fly into Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The aircraft, part of Mar...
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