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CNO, MCPON Visit Essex
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Vern Clark and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) (SS/AW) Terry Scott spent time aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) Oct. 11, giving crew members the opportunity ...
Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas 2004 Begins in Europe
The open season for the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas (CFC-O) has arrived. From Oct. 4 through Dec. 3, Sailors and Department of Defense (DoD) employees have the opportunity to make a charitable ... Malabar 04 Exercises Conclude Successfully Off Indian Coast
About 2,000 U.S. and Indian navy personnel took part in Malabar 04, a training exercise off the southwest coast of India Oct. 1-9.
Malabar was designed to increase interoperability between th... CNO Sees New Operational Concept in Action, Thanks Service Members
Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), visited USS Essex (LHD 2) Oct. 11, the flagship for Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 on station in the Northern Arabian Gulf (NAG).
During ... Child Care Rates Increase 1.5 Percent for Navy Region Europe
Childcare fees in the European theater will increase by an average of $1.33 per week beginning Nov. 1.
The increase of 1.5 percent reflects the regional state of inflation and continues to k... Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Deploys
Nearly 7,600 Sailors left their homeports as the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) deployed Oct. 13 in support of the global war on terrorism.
The strike group wrapped up Sum... CNO, MCPON Praise Service Sailors in the Middle East
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Vern Clark and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) (SS/AW) Terry Scott met with Sailors assigned to USS Spruance (DD 963), USS Juneau (LPD 10), and tena... Navy Recruiting Successful in Manning the Fleet
Navy Recruiting Command (CNRC) closed out another successful year of recruiting active-duty and Reserve Sailors Sept. 30, marking the 38th month of meeting active-duty enlisted accession and new contr... USS Mahan Gets Underway To Support STANAVFORMED
More than 300 Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) sailed east Oct. 13 to support Standing Naval Forces Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED).
The Mahan crew completed requ... USS Cheyenne Deploys to Western Pacific
USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) departed for a Western Pacific deployment from its homeport of Pearl Harbor Oct. 8.
According to Cheyenne's commanding officer, Cmdr. Richard Testyon, the crew worked ...
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Friday, October 15, 2004
Chaplain Corps News
Sailors Reach Out to Special Needs Kids
MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- During a port call in Bahrain, Sailors from USS Vicksburg (CG 69) spent the day moving playground equipment, leveling the ground and cleaning at the Regional Institute for Active Learning (RIA) School in Bahrain Sept. 12.
The volunteer effor ...
Duty Day Care: Ike Sailors Help Local Children
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (NNS) -- Seven Sailors from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) volunteered a full day refurbishing old spaces at the Agape Early Learning Center, a nonprofit day care in Hampton, Va., Sept. 3.
Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class (AW) Khadijah Hajjaj ...
Stennis Sailors Build Playhouse for Children in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (NNS) -- Sailors aboard the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) spent two days at the Ampang Society for Special Children outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 3 and 4, building a playhouse and garden shed. In addition, Stennis do ...
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Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group To Deploy
NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- Nearly 7,600 Sailors will leave their homeports when the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) deploys Oct. 13 in support of the global war on terrorism.
The strike group wrapped up Summer Pulse ‘04, a groundbreaking exercise inv...
Surface Community Launches 360 Degree Feedback Program
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Starting Oct. 12, selected officers from the surface warfare community will participate in a new multi-rater feedback pilot program in an effort to enhance individual leadership, career and professional development under the Navy’s Human Capital Stra...
COM JFC Naples/COMUSNAVEUR Holds Change Of Command Ceremony
NAPLES, Italy (NNS) -- Adm. Michael G. Mullen succeeded Adm. Gregory G. Johnson as commander, Joint Forces Command Naples (COM JFC Naples) and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (COMUSNAVEUR) during a ceremony Oct. 8 at Bagnoli, Naples. Mullen became the second commander ...
Crew Members Safe After Helicopter Mishap in Kuwait
MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- An HH-60H Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 15 based in Jacksonville, Fla., crashed immediately after takeoff Oct. 7 at approximately 9 a.m., local, while conducting a routine logistics mission at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
Navy Retires AIM-54 Phoenix Missile
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (NNS) -- After 30 years of highly accomplished service, the U.S. Navy retired its first long-range air-to-air missile, the AIM-54 Phoenix, Sept. 30.
One of the world's most technologically advanced tactical missiles, the AIM-54 Phoenix was the first...
Navy's Top Three Recognize Navy's 229th Birthday
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Gordon England, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Vern Clark, and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry Scott (SS/AW) joined more than 100 Sailors, Marines and Department of the Navy civilian employees to commemorate t...
USS Taylor Sailors Safely Recovered
WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Five Sailors from the guided-missile frigate USS Taylor (FFG 50) went into the water at 7:30 p.m. approximately 50 miles off the coast of northern Florida, while lowering Taylor’s rigid hull inflatable boat Oct. 6.
The crew rescued all five ...
2004 Fleet Week San Diego Begins
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- A fleet of U.S. Navy ships sailed into San Diego Harbor as part of the Sea and Air Parade to kick off Fleet Week, Oct. 2.
Fleet Week San Diego is a three-week tribute to military members and their families who make San Diego and Southern Cal...
New Cryptology Rating Defends Information Threats
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- To face the new threat of cyberspace and warfighting through information operations, the Navy established the new Cryptologic Technician (Networks), or CTN rating Oct. 1.
The new rating will focus not only on protecting the Navy computer ne...
Iraqi Coastal Defense Force Joins Maritime Security Operations
MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- The Iraqi Coastal Defense Force (ICDF) integrated with coalition forces in the Northern Arabian Gulf, following a brief ceremony in Umm Qasr, Iraq, Sept. 30.
The ICDF began performing maritime security operations in Iraqi territorial water...
Maritime Security Conference Begins
NAPLES, Italy (NNS) -- Leaders of 17 navies from West Africa, Europe and the United States met Oct. 3-5 to discuss opportunities for cooperation and enhanced maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea region.
The conference gave the naval leadership of these nations...
U.S., Russian Navies Complete Northern Eagle 2004
STAVANGER, Norway (NNS) -- Crews aboard USS Hue City (CG 66) and Russian ships RFNS ADM Levchenko and RFNS Severomorsk completed the first bilateral exercise between the Russian Northern Fleet and U.S. warships Oct. 4.
Northern Eagle 2004, a four-day exercise in the...
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