These are the Navy News top stories available on www.navy.mil http://www.navy.mil/ 23 May 2012 67361 U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) launched a beta test here May 23, to obtain Fleet feedback that will help determine the most effective approach for implementation of a Navy-wide alcohol breathalyzer program. /search/display.asp?story_id=67361 NORFOLK /management/photodb/ticker/thumb_top_120307-N-EV701-002.jpgThe graphic logo to illustrate the 21st Century and Marine initiative.117053NoneNone 0 67359 Six U.S. Navy ships, three U.S. Coast Guard cutters and 12 coalition ships from around the world sailed into New York harbor to commence Fleet Week New York 2012, May 23. /search/display.asp?story_id=67359 NEW YORK /management/photodb/ticker/thumb_top_120523-N-RJ303-114.jpgThe U.S. Navy Band Northeast performs during a Fleet Week New York 2012 event hosted by the Boys & Girls Club of Harlem at the Frederick Douglas Academy.124565NoneNone 67357 67337 0 67300 The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is taking some of its hottest technologies and hands-on science activities to the city that never sleeps during Fleet Week New York May 23-30, a free event open to the public. /search/display.asp?story_id=67300 ARLINGTON, Va. /management/photodb/ticker/thumb_top_110529-N-PS473-271.jpgService members surround a sand sculpture created for a special taping of the "Sand Masters" television show salute to the Centennial of Naval Aviation during Fleet Week New York 2011.101802NoneNone 67359 67357 0 67330 The Navy's surgeon general and chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery visited the Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12) crew aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) May 22. /search/display.asp?story_id=67330 GUAM /management/photodb/ticker/thumb_top_120522-N-ZZ999-002.jpgThe U.S. Navy Surgeon General and Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery shakes hands with Sailors on the mess decks.124494NoneNone 67056 67297 0 67339 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus held a ship-naming ceremony at USS Constitution in Charlestown, Mass., May 22. /search/display.asp?story_id=67339 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. /management/photodb/ticker/thumb_top_120508-N-AL577-002.jpgAn artist rendering of the next Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116).124197NoneNone 67034 0 67319 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) are scheduled to return to their homeport of San Diego, May 23. /search/display.asp?story_id=67319 At Sea /management/photodb/ticker/thumb_top_120520-N-DR144-525.jpgA helicopter flies by during an air power demonstration for embarked tiger cruise participants.124406NoneNone 0 67310 The U.S. Navy commissioned the latest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during a ceremony in San Diego, May 19. /search/display.asp?story_id=67310 SAN DIEGO /management/photodb/ticker/thumb_top_120519-N-YQ852-097.jpgSailors run aboard the newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) to man the ship and bring her to life during its commissioning ceremony.124264NoneNone 0 67284 NAVADMIN 164/12, released May 18, announced the chief of naval operations' (CNO) approval of a number of changes to uniforms and uniform wear policy. /search/display.asp?story_id=67284 WASHINGTON /management/photodb/ticker/thumb_top_120401-N-UM734-058.jpgDeck department Sailors stand in formation for a seasonal dress uniform inspection aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).120790NoneNone 67078 64142 0 67272 Navy implementation of DoD policy allowing Reservists to carry over leave earned during an active duty period to a later active duty period was announced in NAVADMIN 163/12, May 18. /search/display.asp?story_id=67272 MILLINGTON, Tenn. /management/photodb/ticker/thumb_top_120320-N-EI166-037.jpgNavy Reserve Force Master Chief Chris Wheeler speaks with Reserve Component Sailors at Naval Support Activity Bahrain.117882NoneNone 0 67247 The Navy's 2011 Sailors of the Year (SOY) were meritoriously advanced to chief petty officer during a ceremony held at the Navy Memorial, May 17. /search/display.asp?story_id=67247 WASHINGTON /management/photodb/ticker/thumb_top_120517-N-WL435-390.jpgChief Ship's Serviceman Angela A. Zamora, assigned to USS Wasp (LHD 1), gets her anchors pinned on by her family and a mentor after a meritorious promotion to the rank of chief petty officer.124135NoneNone 67077 66898 0 67290 Commander, Submarine Group 2 visited the Mississippi Gulf Coast May 16-18 in preparation of the commissioning of Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Mississippi (SSN 782), the ninth Virginia-class submarine. /search/display.asp?story_id=67290 PASCAGOULA, Miss. /management/photodb/ticker/thumb_top_120504-N-ZZ999-072.jpgSailors aboard the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Mississippi (SSN 782) take on lines.123445NoneNone 66950 65380 0 67232 USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) received the fleet's highest recognition for superior operational performance and excellence in safety during an awards ceremony in the ship's hangar bay, May 16. /search/display.asp?story_id=67232 NORFOLK, Va. /management/photodb/ticker/thumb_top_120516-N-XE109-056.jpgThe commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command addresses Sailors during an awards ceremony in the hangar bay aboard USS George H.W. Bush.124120NoneNone 0