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Seventh Fleet Command Ship Changes CommandCapt. Rudy Lupton relieved Capt. Thom W. Burke as commanding officer of 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) at an official change of command ceremony held on board the ship November 24....
Family Care Plan Revisions Include Deployment Deferment OptionNavy officials announced revisions to its Family Care Plan policy Nov. 23 which includes a new deployment deferment option for eligible Sailors. "Under the new policy, Sailors who are requir...
USS Rentz Assists Mariners in DistressUSS Rentz (FFG 46) responded to a distress call Nov. 20 from Motor Vessel Adnan Wahd, which was taking on water while at sea in the Central Arabian Gulf. M/V Adnan Wahd reported a hole in its...
GW CSG Returns from Fall DeploymentThe George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GW CSG) returned to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Nov. 23, completing its second fall deployment since joining the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces last ye...
M/V Maersk Alabama Captain Receives Valor AwardThe captain of M/V Maersk Alabama received the inaugural National Maritime Valor Award from the Nauticus National Maritime Center Nov. 19 at the Nauticus in Norfolk, Va. The ceremony held Thu...
M/V Maersk Alabama Captain Thanks Bainbridge CrewM/V Maersk Alabama Capt. Richard Phillips thanked the captain and crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) for his rescue from Somali pirates in April during a ceremony held on the...
LCS 2 Completes Acceptance TrialsThe future USS Independence (LCS 2) successfully completed acceptance trials this week, after completing a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and S...
Navy Seeks 100 Percent Participation in Electronic Service Records As the Navy moves forward with plans to eliminate the enlisted field service record more than 130,000 Sailors need to establish a self-service account that will allow them to access to their new digit...
Blue Ridge Wraps Up Fall DeploymentMore than 1,200 Sailors and Marines from USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), embarked 7th Fleet staff, and Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Pacific (FASTPAC) returned to Yokosuka, Japan, Nov. 19, completing a t...
Nimitz Squadrons Join Dubai Air ShowTwo squadrons from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 joined hundreds of civilian and military exhibitors Nov. 15 at the International Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Two F/A-18E Super Horne...
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Navy Supply Road Show Arrives in Bahrain MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- The Navy Supply Corps Road Show arrived at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain Nov. 17 to address topics of interest about the enlisted logistic support (LS) community. "We're here to give Sailors tools to use during the time they serve in ...
USS Rentz Assists Mariners in Distress MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- USS Rentz (FFG 46) responded to a distress call Nov. 20 from Motor Vessel Adnan Wahd, which was taking on water while at sea in the Central Arabian Gulf. M/V Adnan Wahd reported a hole in its hull and that the crew could not bring the floodi ...
USS DeWert Sailors Earn Warfare Pins GULF OF ADEN (NNS) -- Rear Adm. Scott Sanders, Commander, Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, participated in an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) pinning ceremony during a visit to USS DeWert (FFG 45) Nov. 15 Sanders pinned three newly qualified DeWert Sailo ...
USS Chosin Sailors Seek to Deter Piracy in Gulf of Aden ABOARD USS CHOSIN, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Chosin (CG 65), homeported in Pearl Harbor, assumed the role as flagship for the counterpiracy task force Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 Nov. 6 after arriving in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations as part of a regularly-scheduled deployment.
M/V Maersk-Alabama Repels Suspected Pirate Attack MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- Four suspected pirates in a skiff came within 300 yards of M/V Maersk-Alabama and used small arms weapons in an attempt to board the ship. The security team embarked aboard Maersk-Alabama responded to the attack by using evasive maneuvers, ...
Bataan ARG/22nd MEU Departs 5th Fleet USS BATAAN, At Sea (NNS) -- The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) officially departed 5th Fleet and entered 6th Fleet's Area of Operations when the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transited the Suez Canal an ...
Commander Naval Safety Center Visits CENTCOM Area MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) played host to Commander, Naval Safety Center (NSC) Nov. 9-12. Rear Adm. Arthur Johnson and a team of subject matter experts from NSC travelled to Bahrain to meet with command leadership and conduc ...
Bahrain DoDDS Students Celebrate Halloween MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- Kindergarten through 12th-grade students at the Bahrain Department of Defense Dependents School (DoDDS) celebrated Halloween during the school's 2nd annual Halloween Spooktacular Event Oct. 29 from 6-9 p.m. Bahrain DoDDS played host to stu ...
Combined Task Force 152 Holds Change of Command MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- Combined Task Force (CTF) 152 held a change of command ceremony in the United Arab Emirates Nov. 9. United Arab Emirates Navy Staff Col. Tareq Khalfan A. Al Zaabi relieved Royal Navy Commodore Tim Lowe as commodore. Lowe stressed t ...
Navy Corpsman Promoted Under New, Rare Recognition Program MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- A Sailor supporting Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) while serving in Afghanistan, often under hostile fire earned a rare promotion for his outstanding service. Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Darsean M. Sharpe, a native of Atlanta, Ga., co ...
DESRON 50 Expands Maritime Security Mission MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- In the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR), the men and women of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 50 play a vital role in providing maritime security by protecting sea lanes, conducting naval presence missions and ensuring freedom of navigation through ...
Coalition Assets Rescue Civilian Mariner at Sea MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- A merchant mariner who fell overboard was rescued Oct. 25 at approximately 8:00 a.m. by coalition naval assets operating as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 152 in the Central Arabian Gulf. USS Benfold (DDG 65) received a distress call at ...
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CNO Visits Egypt, Greece and USS Ponce SANTORINI, Greece (NNS) -- The chief of naval operations (CNO) visited the naval forces of Egypt and Greece Nov. 10-15. The purpose of CNO's visit was to further enhance the global maritime partnerships between the nations and explore possible areas for increased coop...
Ford Keel Laid for Future Carrier, Class NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (NNS) -- A keel-laying ceremony for the Navy's first Ford-class aircraft carrier, Gerald R. Ford, (CVN 78) was held at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va. Nov. 14. The ceremony celebrated not only the building of a new class of ship, bu...
Sailors, Soldiers on Nimitz Work to Avoid Civilian Casualties USS NIMITZ, At Sea (NNS) -- Two Soldiers working deep inside aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) serve as liaisons between the aviators of Carrier Air Wing 11 and coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan. Army Maj. Johnnie Gallegos and Army Sgt. 1st Class Percy ...
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