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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
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe -U.S. Naval Forces Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet News
NAVEUR-NAVAF Commander Approves 2010 Guidance, Maritime Supporting Plans
NAPLES, Italy (NNS) -- The commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) signed his 2010 Commander's Guidance and Maritime Supporting Plans Nov. 17 on Naval Support Activity, Capodichino.
In his guidance and maritime supporting plans, set to be relea ...
Senegal Maritime Professionals Graduate on Netherlands-led APS Platform
DAKAR, Senegal (NNS) -- Fifteen maritime professionals from Senegal concluded five weeks of at-sea training with a graduation ceremony held on the flight deck of the Royal Netherlands Navy Africa Partnership Station (APS) platform HNLMS Johan de Witt (L 801) here, Nov. 8. < ...
Sierra Leone APS Maritime Professionals Graduate on Royal Netherlands Ship
HNLMS JOHAN DE WITT, At Sea (NNS) -- Sixteen maritime professionals from Sierra Leone concluded three weeks of at-sea training with a graduation ceremony on the flight deck of the Royal Netherlands Navy Africa Partnership Station (APS) platform HNLMS Johan de Witt (L 801) Nov. 6.
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San Juan Makes Historic Visit to South Africa
NAPLES, Italy (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS San Juan (SSN 751) pulled into Simon's Town, South Africa, Nov. 4, setting the stage for a series of first-ever, at-sea engagements with the South African Navy submarine force.
"This historic visi ...
HSV Swift Promoting Security Cooperation in Mauritania
NUOAKCHOTT, Mauritania (NNS) -- High-Speed Vessel (HSV) 2 Swift pulled into Nuoakchott Nov. 5, to conduct a series of military-to-military interactions and theater security cooperation engagements.
While in port crew members of the Swift and the commander of the task forc ...
Proper Planning Key to Success During JC10
HATZOR AIR FORCE BASE, Israel (NNS) -- More than 1,000 service members from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines are working together alongside Israeli troops during Juniper Cobra 2010 (JC10).
"This exercise is utilizing hundreds of people from different branches, all working t ...
NAVEUR-NAVAF Fleet Master Chief Speaks to Sailors, Families
NAPLES, Italy (NNS) -- U.S. Naval Forces Europe-U.S. Naval Forces Africa Fleet Master Chief is using radio broadcasts to address the concerns of Sailors and their families.
Fleet Master Chief (SW/AW/NAC) Brad LeVault is addressing these concerns through a weekly ...
Ghana Navy Recognized During Dutch APS Deployment
SEKONDI, Ghana (NNS) -- Fifteen maritime professionals from Ghana concluded three weeks of at-sea training with a graduation ceremony held on the flight deck of the Dutch Africa Partnership Station (APS) platform HNLMS Johan de Witt (L 801) Oct. 26.
The Ghanaian c ...
NAVEUR-NAVAF Sailors Arrive in Israel for Juniper Cobra 2010
HATZOR AIR FORCE BASE, Israel (NNS) -- Approximately 70 Sailors from Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa/ 6th Fleet arrived at Hatzor Israeli Air Force Base Oct. 25 in support of exercise Juniper Cobra 2010 (JC10).
The Juniper Cobra exercises ...
USS Higgins Honors 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing Victims
USS HIGGINS, At Sea (NNS) -- Twenty-six nautical miles off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon, crew members aboard USS Higgins (DDG 76) paused Oct. 23 to remember the lives lost 26 years ago during the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing.
Killed in the attack were 220 Marines, 18 Sa ...
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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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