WELCOME TO DAILY NEWS UPDATE, I'M CORPORAL SYDNEY PURSCHWITZ, AND THESE ARE YOUR HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE FLEET. THE COAST GUARD ANNOUNCED SUNDAY THAT SEARCH EFFORTS FOR SURVIVORS OF THE AIRCRAFT CRASH OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA WAS SUSPENDED. A COAST GUARD C-130 HERCULES COLLIDED WITH AN A-H ONE SUPER COBRA HELICOPTER THURSDAY EVENING. MORE THAN 20 SEARCH AND RESCUE ASSETS FROM THE NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND COAST GUARD SEARCHED FOR THE NINE CREW MEMBERS. THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. P-C-U NEW YORK ARRIVED OFF THE COAST OF ITS NAME-SAKE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE CREW HOSTED NEW YORK CITY'S MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG AND SEVERAL DISTINGUSHED VISITORS SUNDAY. THE MAYOR MET WITH SAILORS AND TALKED ABOUT EFFECTS OF THE 9/11 TERRORSITS ATTACKS. P-C-U NEW YORK WILL HOST TWO RECEPTIONS FOR 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS AND THIER FAMILIES BEFORE ITS COMMISIONING NOVEMBER 7TH. IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT TRANSFERRING YOUR POST NINE ELEVEN G-I BILL BENEFITS NOW IS THE TIME TO DO IT. THE NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND IS CONCERNED THAT SAILORS ARE CONFUSED ABOUT THIER TRANSFER OPTIONS. "NPC DID A POLL, A QUICK POLL AND THEY ASKED MEMBERS IF THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD TRANSFER THEIR G.I.BILL BENEFITS TO THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AFTER THE RETIREMENT AND ALMOST 62 OR 63 PERCENT SAID THAT THEY COULD. " BENEFITS CAN ONLY BE TRANSFERRED TO DEPENDENTS WHILE YOU'RE ON ACTIVE DUTY. "AND BASED ON THE CALLS THAT WE'RE RECEIVING, WE'RE WORRIED THAT THE PERCEPTION IS OUT THERE THAT YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL YOU RETIRE TO TRANSFER YOUR BENEFITS AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE. YOU HAVE TO DO IT BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE ARMED FORCES." FOR MORE INFORMATION READ NAVADMIN TWO ZERO THREE SLASH ZERO NINE OR LOG ON TO N-P-C DOT NAVY DOT MIL. FROM WASHINGTON I'M CORPORAL SYDNEY PURSCHWITZ.