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Navy's Fourth MCPON Passes AwayRetired Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Thomas S. Crow died Nov. 30, at his home in San Diego following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 74. Crow became the fourth Maste...
Continuing Promise 2008 Mission Complete; Kearsarge Heads HomeUSS Kearsarge (LHD 3), along with various embarked units, departed Georgetown, Guyana Nov. 22 to begin transit back to its homeport in Norfolk, Va., concluding four-months at sea in support of the Car...
USS Theodore Roosevelt Hosts General Petraeus on ThanksgivingUSS Theodore Roosevelt (TR) (CVN 71) hosted Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, U.S. Central Command, Nov. 27-28 to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with the crew. Petraeus, along with ...
Southern Partnership Station Begins Aboard SwiftMilitary Sealift Command-chartered high speed vessel HSV-2 Swift (HSV 2) along with various embarked Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force units departed Louisiana Nov. 25 for a five-month deployment in su...
U.S. Fleet Forces Commander Addresses Motorcycle Safety, Navy EthosThe commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command recorded a podcast Nov. 25 to discuss the most recent Navy message on motorcycle safety and also shared his thoughts on the newly unveiled Navy Ethos. ...
Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Returns Home After DeploymentFive ships and more than 5,500 Sailors of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 7 returned to their homeport of San Diego Nov. 25 after a six-month deployment to the 7th Fleet and 5th Fleet areas of responsibili...
MCPON Holiday Message To The FleetMaster Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Joe R. Campa Jr. released the following holiday message to the fleet Nov. 25: I'd like to thank all of you and your families for what you do in support...
Secretary of the Navy Visits BahrainThe Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy, visited Bahrain Nov. 24 to meet with U.S. and Coalition leaders and Sailors at the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Headquarters. Winte...
Motorcycle Safety Rules Aimed at Protecting Sailors EnforcedNew personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements for motorcycle riders are being enforced at Naval Base Bremerton. The measures are due to the rise in motorcycle fatalities and accidents ...
USS Greeneville Undocks One Week EarlyPortsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, successfully undocked USS Greeneville (SSN 772) one week early on Nov. 14 by returning to "back-to-basics" work practices. "Back to basics", one ...
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Fall 2008 Petty Officer Advancements Released; Opportunity Holds Steady WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) released the Cycle 200 active-duty advancements Nov. 19 for the fall 2008 exam cycle. Overall advancement opportunity held steady for the fourth straight exam cycle, with total opportunity decreasing by onl...
Storekeeper, Postal Clerk Ratings to Merge into Logistic Specialist Rating MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Gary Roughead, has approved the merger of the storekeeper (SK) and postal clerk (PC) ratings to the logistics specialist (LS) rating, according to a Navy message released Nov. 17. The conversion from SK and PC...
CNO Releases Holiday Safety Message WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) released a holiday safety message to Sailors and their families Nov. 19. Adm. Gary Roughead, CNO, reminds Sailors that operational risk management, on and off duty, is essential to preventing mishaps at ho...
Navy Introduces Paternity Leave Policy to Sailors WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy announced the implementation of a paternity leave policy authorized Oct. 14 which is part of the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Act. The paternity leave policy provides Sailors another tool designed to help balance...
Navy Announces Preference To Homeport Aircraft Carrier In Mayport WASHINGTON (NNS) -- As part of an environmental impact statement (EIS), the Navy announced today its "preferred alternative" is to homeport a single nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport, Fla. The EIS examined potential con...
Supreme Court Rules For Navy WASHINGTON (NNS) -- On Nov. 12 the Supreme Court ruled for the Navy on the challenge to Navy's use of sonar for the 14 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) combat certification training exercises off the coast of Southern California (SOCAL). In a strongly worded opin...
NAVSUP Announces 2008 Holiday Season Mailing Dates MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (NNS) -- According to the Naval Supply Systems Command's (NAVSUP) Postal Policy Division, which just announced holiday mailing dates, it is not too early to start planning the mailing of the 2008 season's cards and packages. To ensure delivery by Dec...
Navy Seeks Nominations for MCPON MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- The Navy is seeking nominations for candidates to be considered for selection as Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), and Sailors from the fleet are sounding off on what they feel is important for the senior enlisted Sailor who represents ...
Sailors, Marines Celebrate Veterans Day, Intrepid Rechristening NEW YORK (NNS) -- Nearly 5,000 service members, veterans and civilians attended the official Veterans Day ceremony and rechristening of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space museum, one of America's leading historic, cultural and educational institutions, in New York Nov. 11...
Veterans Day Parade Recognizes Sailors, Veterans AUBURN, Wash. (NNS) -- Sailors, active and retired, throughout the Pacific Northwest received cheers and fanfare from thousands of spectators Nov. 8, during the 43rd annual Auburn, Wash., Veterans Day parade and observance. "Today means we're free and we survived,...
Continuing Promise Mission Arrives in Guyana USS KEARSARGE, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), along with various embarked units, began humanitarian/civic assistance (HCA) operations Nov. 9 in Guyana, the ship's fifth and final stop in the Caribbean Phase of Continuing Promise (CP) 2008. CP's HCA mission to Guya...
USS Freedom Commissioned in Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, Wisc. (NNS) -- The crew of USS Freedom (LCS 1) ushered in a new era in naval warfare, Nov. 8 as the ship was brought to life at Milwaukee's Veterans Park before a crowd of nearly 10,000. The ship was officially placed in commission by Secretary of the Nav...
Navy's Virginia Class Program Recognized for Acquisition Excellence WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Virginia Class Program Office received the 2008 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award during a Nov. 5 ceremony at Fort Belvoir, Va. The award recognizes Department of Defense civilians and military organizations, groups or team...
Growler Instructors Get Familiar with Navy's Newest Aircraft EL CENTRO, Calif. (NNS) -- The first detachment from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 completed two weeks of familiarization training on the new EA-18G Growler aircraft at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro Oct. 29. VAQ-129 "Vikings" is a fleet replacement squadro...
Top Naval Officer in Europe Explains Importance of Navy Ethos NAPLES, Italy (NNS) -- Following several months of a worldwide, Web-based survey of Sailors and civilians, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead announced, Nov. 5, the creation of a new United States Navy Ethos. The Oxford English Dictionary defin...
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