WELCOME TO DAILY NEWS UPDATE, I'M PETTY OFFICER DUSTIN DIAZ, AND THESE ARE YOUR HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE FLEET. FINDING WAYS TO HELP CONSERVE THE EARTH'S NATURAL RESOURCES CONTINUES TO BE A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE NAVY. SENIOR LEADERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DISCUSSED THE ISSUE AT THE FIRST NAVAL ENERGY FORUM IN VIRGINIA. "BUT I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT ENERGY IS SECURITY. AND THAT WE SHOULD NOT DILUTE OURSELVES INTO BELIEVING THAT THE ACCESS TO THOSE ENERGY SOURCES THAT WE USE TODAY, PRIMARILY OIL AND GAS IS IN ANY WAY GUARANTEED FOR THE FUTURE." COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS GENERAL JAMES CONWAY TALKED ABOUT THE D-O-N'S FUTURE GOALS TO HELP CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES. "WE WANT TO REDUCE OUR ENERGY COMSUMPTION BY 30 PERCENT BY 2015. IN TERMS OF OUR WATER CONSUMPTION WE WANT TO REDUCE THAT 16 PERCENT BY 2015, AND WE WANT TO INCREASE OUR RENEWABLE ELECTRIC POWER BY SOME 25 PERCENT " THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ALSO OUTLINED FIVE GOALS FOR THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS TO BE MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT IN COMING YEARS. THESE INCLUDE INCREASED USE OF NUCLEAR, RENEWABLE, AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES. A CREW MEMBER ABOARD PRE-COMMISSIONING UNIT NEW YORK IS BLOGGING ABOUT HER EXPERIENCES, AS THE SHIP APPROACHES ITS COMMISSIONING IN NEW YORK CITY NOVEMBER SEVENTH. O-S-TWO CECILIA FOSU IS WRITING ABOUT HER EXPERIENCES FOR THE NEW YORK POST. FOSU IS A NATIVE OF THE TRI-STATE AREA WHO JOINED THE NAVY AFTER THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. YOU CAN READ WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY ON THE PAPER'S WEB SITE THROUGH NOVEMBER SEVENTH. FROM WASHINGTON, I'M PETTY OFFICER DUSTIN DIAZ.