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Boxer Sailors, Marines make Hawaiian Port Visit
PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII (NNS) -- After a nearly seven-month deployment, Boxer Amphibious Ready Group/13th Marine Expeditionary Unit m...
Boxer Sailors Bid on Gift Boxes
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) participated in a shoe box ...
Search, Rescue Swimmers Ready To Take Plunge
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Search and Rescue (SAR) swimmers aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) continually train ...
Iron Men: Boxer's Machinery Repairmen Mold Metal to Make Materials
HORN OF AFRICA (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) is one massive machine, with myriad moving parts and pieces that work cohesively t...
Boxer Boosts Morale with Dance Classes
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer's (LHD 4) Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) offers dance classes as a way to relieve st...
Parachute Riggers Work to Save Lives
GULF OF ADEN (NNS) -- Aviation aircrew survival technicians (PR) aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) supply, maintain and repair the ...
Pirate Hunter HDMS Absalon to Return Home Following CTF 151 Stint
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Following an eight-month deployment, Sailors aboard HDMS Absalon (L-16) are returning home to Denmar...
Boxer Supports International Counterpiracy Effort in Gulf of Aden
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- In a show of international sea power in the Gulf of Aden, seven nations representing three task forc...
Boxer Celebrates Women's History Month, Navy's Diversity
USS BOXER, At sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors and Marines celebrated Women's History Month March 21 with a ceremony on t...
Boxer Dental Team Aids Turkish Shipmates During Counterpiracy Ops
GULF OF ADEN (NNS) -- USS Boxer's (LHD 4) dental team provided care to its Turkish allies from Combined Task Force 151 Mar...
Boxer ICs Maintain Ship's Communications
GULF OF ADEN (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) interior communications electricians work to keep Boxer's many communications syst...
Boxer Post Office Delivers Goods
GULF OF ADEN (NNS) -- Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) rely on postal clerks to...
Patient Safety Top Priority for Critical Member of Surgical Team
GULF OF ADEN (NNS) -- The certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) is a critical member of USS Boxer's (LHD 4) surgic...
Deployed Sailors and Marines Prepare for Easter Season
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- In preparation for the Lenten season, Sailors and Marines aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) attended Catholic...
Deployed Sailors, Marines Prepare for Easter Season
USS BOXER At sea (NNS) -- In preparation for the Lenten season, Sailors and Marines aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) attended Mass in ...
Boxer Sailors and Marines Donate Time, Learn Culture in Phuket
PHUKET, Thailand (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors and Marines helped renovate the Thalong National Museum Feb. 19 during a c...
Damage Control Training Key to Safety, Survivability
SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- "General Quarters, General Quarters, all hands man your battle stations." This call brings USS Boxe...
Boxer Sailors Bring History to Life with Ceremony
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors and Marines celebrated African-American History Month Feb. 16 with a cerem...
San Diego Chargers Cheerleaders Visit Boxer Sailors and Marines
NAVAL BASE GUAM (NNS) -- Members of the San Diego Chargers cheerleading squad visited with Sailors and Marines aboard USS Box...
Boxer Forecasters Predict Safety First
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer's (LHD 4) aerographer's mates contribute hourly weather informatio...
Heavy Metal: Boxer Sailors Forge Ahead
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Ten HTs work aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) use their versatile skills to solve pr...
Boxer Welcomes New Fit-Boss
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) recently added a new member to their Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) team to ...
Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group Deploys
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and the six othe...
Marines Maintain Proficiency with New Orleans' Indoor Weapons Trainer
USS NEW ORLEANS, At Sea (NNS) -- Marines aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) have the unique opportunity t...
Third Fleet Admiral Speaks to Deckplate Leaders Aboard Boxer
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- As Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group (BOXESG) neared completion of its final certification exercise (...
New Communication Balloon Capabilites Tested Aboard USS Boxer
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Members of the Arizona Air National Guard embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) demonstrated an advanced...
Boxer Employs ORM, Successfully Loads Ammo
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 Detachment (Det) 3 completed a low-vis...
Marines Evaluate Amphibious Capabilities Aboard Boxer
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is conducting its certification exercise (CERTEX) aboard US...
Marines from Boxer Train with State Department, Increase Interoperability
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (NNS) -- Forward command element (FCE) Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted simula...
Realistic Training Preps Marines on Boxer for Real-World Scenarios
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (NNS) -- Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted humanitarian assistance operations (...
Boxer Shines During Pre-Deployment Readiness Inspection
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer's (LHD 4) Medical Department earned the highest rating possible during a Medical Readiness...
BOXESG Readies for Deployment with Anti-Terrorism Exercise
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4), in conjunction with the ships of Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group (BOXESG), parti...
Boxer Sailors Train to Expand ESG Capability via Refueling Evolution
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer's (LHD 4) Deck Department Sailors carried out a rare evolution Oct. 15, as USS Chung-Hoon ...
Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group Completes First Stage of Work Ups
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- The ships and units of Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group (BOXESG) completed their Expeditionary Strik...
New UH-1Y Huey Takes Flight During Boxer ESG Exercise
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Marine Medium Helicopter (HMM) Squadron 163 (Reinforced), embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), is amon...
Boxer's Blue, Green Medical Team Preps for Deployment
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer's (LHD 4) Medical Department, Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 5 and the 13th Marine Expeditionar...
Boxer Scores "Direct Hit" with New Missile Guidance System
USS BOXER (LHD 4), At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) returned from an underway period Sept. 19, during which the crew conducted traini...
Boxer Conducts Change of Command
ABOARD USS BOXER, San Diego (NNS) -- A change of command ceremony was held aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) in San Diego Sept. 13.
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Boxer Sailors Help Communicate Maritime Strategy to Business Leaders
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Eight USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors represented U.S. Naval Surface Forces at the 2008 American Society o...
Boxer Completes Pacific Phase of Continuing Promise 2008
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4), along with various embarked units, returned to San Diego June 26, concluding near...
Continuing Promise Brings Peruvian Minister of Defense to Boxer
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) hosted Peru's Minister of Defense, Antero Flores Araoz; the United States Ambassad...
Continuing Promise Completes Medical Operations in Peru
BARRANCA, Peru (NNS) -- Sailors embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), completed the last day of medical operations at Guillermo...
Continuing Promise Completes Work in Peru, Boxer Heading Home
BARRANCA, Peru (NNS) -- Peruvian officials bid farewell to USS Boxer (LHD 4), June 15, during a closing ceremony in the town...
Continuing Promise Seabees Camp On-Site to Get the Job Done
BARRANCA, Peru (NNS) -- Seabees from Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303 and Naval Mobile Construction Battal...
Continuing Promise Reinforces Peru's Preventive Medicine Program
JUARA, Peru (NNS) -- Continuing Promise (CP) 2008's preventive medicine team held a public health and sanitation seminar ...
Continuing Promise 2008 Delivers Project Handclasp Donations to Peru
PROVINCE OF JUARA, Peru (NNS) -- Continuing Promise (CP) 2008 mission leaders, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), delivered several p...
Continuing Promise Seabees Begin School Renovation in Peru
HUACHO, Peru (NNS) -- Seabees from Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion...
Continuing Promise Preventive Medicine Team "Amazed" in Peru
HUACHO, Peru (NNS) -- The Continuing Promise (CP) 2008 preventive medicine team, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), spent ...
Continuing Promise Begins Medical Work in Peru
HUACHO, Peru (NNS) -- Medical professionals embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) opened the doors of Peru's Salon Parochial m...
Ceremony Kicks Off Continuing Promise Operations in Peru
HUACHO, Peru (NNS) -- Peruvian officials welcomed USS Boxer (LHD 4), to their country, June 10, with a ceremony in the tow...
Boxer Extends Maritime Strategy to Peru with Continuing Promise 2008
CALLAO, Peru (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) along with various embarked units began operations in Peru, June 10, the ship's fi...
Boxer Arrives in Peru, Enjoys Culture Before Continuing Promise Operations Ashore
CALLAO, Peru (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) along with various embarked units and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) arrive...
Fleet Survey Team Clears the Water for Boxer During Continuing Promise Mission
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- The Expeditionary Survey Division of the Fleet Survey Team from the Naval Oceanographic Office, emba...
Continuing Promise 2008 Concludes El Salvador Visit
SONSONATE, El Salvador (NNS) -- Salvadoran officials hosted a ceremony in Sonsonate, El Salvador May 31 to commemorate the completio...
U.S. Public Health Service Changes Crews on Boxer During CP Mission
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Ten uniformed members of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps, embarked aboard ...
Marines Provide Guatemala Mission Support for Continuing Promise 2008
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- The Reserve Special Purpose Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) 24, embarked aboard USS Box...
Seabees Begin Renovations at Second El Salvador Site
MIRAVALLE, El Salvador (NNS) -- Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) May 26, and be...
Continuing Promise Brings Medical Aid to El Salvador, Reunites Families
ACAJUTLA, El Salvador (NNS) -- Continuing Promise (CP) 2008 health care providers, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), worked with p...
CP Preventive Medicine Team Keeps El Salvador Environment Strong
SONSANATE, El Salvador (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors and medical professionals from the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) team...
Continuing Promise Seabees Complete Renovations on Salvadoran School
ACAJUTLA, El Salvador (NNS) -- Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), completed rep...
Salvadoran President Visits Boxer, Continuing Promise Site Ashore
EL SUNZA, El Salvador (NNS) -- Salvadoran President, Elias Antonio Saca, and U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, Charles L. Glazer, vis...
CP 2008 Veterinarians Provide Medical Care for Salvadoran Livestock
SONSONATE, El Salvador (NNS) -- A team of U.S. Army and U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) veterinarians, embarked aboard USS Boxer ...
HSC 23 Conducts Search and Rescue Training with Continuing Promise 2008
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), conducted search and res...
Continuing Promise Med Techs Save Lives Through Equipment Repair
SONSONATE, El Salvador (NNS) -- Biological medical repair technicians (BMT), embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), visited El Salvador'...
CP 2008 Preventive Medicine Team Ensures Work Site Health and Safety
SONSONATE, El Salvador (NNS) -- Preventive Medicine (PREVMED) Team 2, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), surveyed Salvadoran work si...
El Salvador CNO, Midshipmen Visit Boxer
ABOARD USS BOXER, El Salvador (NNS) -- Salvadoran Chief of Naval Operations, Capt. Walter Rivera and a group of midshipmen from El Salvador...
Continuing Promise Shares "Vision" with El Salvador
SONSONATE, El Salvador (NNS) -- Optometrists from Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 5 and the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) embarked th...
Continuing Promise Seabees Begin Renovations in Salvadoran School
ACAJUTLA, El Salvador (NNS) -- Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), began renovat...
Continuing Promise Medical Educators Visit Sonsonate Regional Hospital
SONSONATE, El Salvador (NNS) -- The Continuing Promise (CP) 2008 medical education team taught basic life support and advanced cardi...
El Salvador Welcomes Continuing Promise 2008
SONSONATE, El Salvador (NNS) -- Salvadoran military leaders ceremoniously welcomed USS Boxer (LHD 4) to the country's Sonsonate regi...
Boxer Ends Work in Guatemala, Extends Maritime Strategy to El Salvador
USS BOXER, Guatemala (NNS) -- United States Ambassador to Guatemala, James M. Derham, visited USS Boxer (LHD 4) May 16 to attend a...
Boxer Soccer Team Takes to the Field in Guatemala
PUERTO DE SAN JOSE, Guatemala (NNS) -- Sailors comprising USS Boxer's (LHD 4) soccer team tested their mettle against the home team from th...
Boxer Exemplifying Maritime Strategy, Arrives in El Salvador
ACAJUTLA, El Salvador (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) along with various embarked units and non-governmental organizations (NGO) arrived...
Continuing Promise Offers Surgeries Aboard Boxer
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Civilian and military medical professionals, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), performed nearly 40 ...
Preventive Medicine Team Improves Guatemala Public Health
PUERTO DE SAN JOSE, Guatemala (NNS) -- Medical professionals, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), shared their public health and sanitation ...
Boxer Sailors Give Back to Guatemalan School and Church
ALDEA El HIGUERAL AND SAN FRANSISCO, Guatemala (NNS) -- Sailors and Marines embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) helped add finishing touches on repair project...
Continuing Promise Seabees Wrap Up Work in Guatemala
PUERTO SAN JOSE, Guatemala (NNS) -- Seabees with Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303 and Navy Mobile Construction Battali...
Army Helos Expand Capability with Boxer
USS BOXER, At sea (NNS) -- The Army's 1-226th Aviation Regiment conducted deck landing qualifications (DLQ) aboard USS Boxer (L...
Guatemalan Vice President Visits Boxer
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Guatemalan Vice President, Dr. Jose Rafael Espada, visited USS Boxer (LHD 4), May 13, to tour the me...
Marine Task Force Provides Critical Aid to Continuing Promise
USS BOXER, At sea (NNS) -- The Reserve Special Purpose Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) 24, embarked aboard USS Box...
Project Hope and U.S. Public Health Service Team Up for Education
CENTRO DE SALUD PUERTO SAN JOSE, Guatemala (NNS) -- The U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) teamed up with Project Hope volunteers to provide health educ...
Nurse Corps Celebrates 100 Years of Navy Nursing During CP 2008
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- U.S. Navy nurses deployed on the humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) mission Continuing Promise (CP)...
Continuing Promise, Boxer Bring Medical Aid to Guatemala School
ALDEA EL HIGUERAL, Guatemala (NNS) -- Members of USS Boxer's (LHD 4) medical staff and embarked units traveled to Aldea El Higueral, May ...
Continuing Promise Seabees Save Guatemalan Church
IGLESIA SAN FRANSISCO DE ASIS, Guatemala (NNS) -- Seabees assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303, embarked aboard USS Boxer (L...
Boxer, Seabees Begin Work on Second Guatemalan School
ALDEA EL HIGUERAL, Guatemala (NNS) -- Seabees from Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303 and Naval Mobile Construction Battal...
Continuing Promise Seabees Begin School Renovation in Guatemala
LINARES, Guatemala (NNS) -- Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), began renovat...
Continuing Promise Civil Affairs Visits Sites, Assesses Progress
PUERTO DE SAN JOSE, Guatemala (NNS) -- Sailors attached to Maritime Civil Affairs Squadron (MCAS) 2, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), vis...
Project Handclasp Delivers Generational Partnerships During Continuing Promise 2008
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- The Navy worldwide outreach program Project Handclasp, delivered a medical sonogram machine April 28...
Guatemalan Military Welcomes Boxer, Kicks Off Continuing Promise
PUERTO DE SAN JUAN, Guatemala (NNS) -- Guatemalan military leaders ceremoniously welcomed USS Boxer (LHD 4) to Puerto de San Juan on May 7 ...
Continuing Promise Brings Guatemalan Navy Sea Cadets to Boxer
PUERTO DE SAN JUAN, Guatemala (NNS) -- Thirty members of the Guatemalan Navy Sea Cadet Academy toured USS Boxer (LHD 4) May 7 as part of th...
Continuing Promise Medical Repair Technicians Visit Centro De Salud Guatemala
PUERTO DE SAN JUAN, Guatemala (NNS) -- Several biological medical repair technicians (BMT), embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), visited Cent...
Continuing Promise Brings Medical Care to Guatemala
ESQUELA DE SANTA ISABELLA, Guatemala (NNS) -- Health care providers embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) worked together May 8 with partner nation me...
Continuing Promise Seabees Set for Success in Guatemala
PUERTO DE SAN JUAN, Guatemala (NNS) -- Sailors from Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303 and Naval Mobile Construction Battal...
U.S. Public Health Service Joins Boxer on Continuing Promise 2008
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Thirteen members of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps are sailing with USS B...
Boxer Arrives in Guatemala with Relief Capabilities
QUETZAL, Guatemala (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) along with various embarked units and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) arrive...
Vanguard MEDEVAC Boxer Sailor, Exemplify Continuing Promise 2008 Mission
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- The Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14 "Vanguard", embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), ...
Boxer Sailors Return to Their Roots in Continuing Promise 2008
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- As USS Boxer (LHD 4) sailed south for Guatemala, El Salvador and Peru May 3 as part of Continuing Pr...
Boxer, Continuing Promise Ready for Guatemala Surgeries
ABOARD USS Boxer (LHD 4), At Sea (NNS) -- Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 5, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), is completing preparations May 3 for...
FST 5 Leads Expeditionary Medical Contingent to Guatemala
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 5, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) began making preparations May 2 to pa...
Army Veterinarians Aboard Boxer for Continuing Promise 2008
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- An Army veterinarian and a team of veterinarian technicians are embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), e...
Continuing Promise Seabees Preparing for Guatemala
ABOARD USS BOXER, At sea (NNS) -- Seabee Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), is pre...
Boxer Surgical Team Techs Poised for Guatemala, Continuing Promise 2008
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- The Biological Medical Technicians (BMT) of Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 5, embarked aboard USS Boxer (...
Project Hope Joins Continuing Promise Aboard Boxer
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- The volunteer medical organization Project Hope is sailing with USS Boxer (LHD 4) and assisting the ...
Boxer Deploys to Latin America for Continuing Promise 2008
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) along with various embarked units and non-governmental organizations (NGO) departe...
Boxer Promotes Peace and Goodwill with Project Handclasp
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- Sailors and Marines aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) began loading more than $139,000 of "Project Handclasp"...
Boxer Teamwork Ensures Ammo Onload Safe and Successful
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors conducted an ammunition onload March 31 – April 1 to prepare the ship for ...
Boxer Makes Retention Honor Roll
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) was recognized for making Commander, Pacific Fleet's Retention Honor Roll for the ...
Boxer CIC Painting Tactical Picture During Assessments
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer's (LHD 4) Combat Information Center (CIC) has engaged in multiple training scenarios durin...
Boxer Holds Diabetes Prevention Seminar
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- To help promote the U.S. Navy's "culture of fitness," commands are working hard to help ensure the h...
Boxer Working to Certify Damage Control for Deployment
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors conducted a mass conflagration drill March 28 to give Sailors an opportuni...
Boxer Awarded Battle 'E'
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) won the 2007 Battle Effectiveness Battle "E" award announced March 6 by Commander ...
Boxer Certifies Well Deck and Flight Deck
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) completed certifications March 7-13 for flight deck and well deck operations while...
Boxer Trains Makin Island Sailors
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) hosted Sailors from Pre-Commissioning Detachment Makin Island (LHD 8) while underw...
Boxer Begins ULTRA, Tests Training Teams
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) began its Unit Level Training Assessment – Certification (ULTRA-C) Feb. 12-14 whil...
Pro Golfer Visits Boxer, Donates $170K to United Through Reading
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Professional golfer, Rory Sabbatini donated $170,000 to the United Through Reading (UTR) program whi...
Boxer Adopts GSA Detailing
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- As of Jan. 18, USS Boxer (LHD 4) has sent 14 Sailors around the world to fill individual augmentee (...
Boxer Sailors Get ULTRA Ready
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) was back at sea off the southern California coast Jan. 10-16 preparing for its upc...
Boxer Sailors and Family Members Celebrate the Season with Children's Holiday Party
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- Thanks to the combined efforts of USS Boxer's (LHD 4) First Class Petty Officers Association, Family...
Boxer Conducts Sea Trials Following Maintenance
USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) returned from its first at-sea period in nearly five months Dec. 12 after completi...
Boxer Sailors Volunteer in San Diego Fire Relief Efforts
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- Several USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors volunteered their time in support of the ongoing relief efforts fo...
Boxer Sailors Volunteer to Help Injured Sailors and Marines
ABOARD USS BOXER, San Diego (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Command Diversity Team initiated a new program for Sailors to support the Armed Se...
Boxer Kicks Off “Pier 13 Games”
ABOARD USS BOXER, San Diego (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) kicked off a monthlong sports competition, known as the 2007 Pier 13 Games, Oct. 1...
Boxer Begins Post-Deployment Maintenance Period
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) began its Phased Maintenance Availability (PMA) period Sept. 12 to prepare the shi...
Boxer Sweeps Surface Line Week
ABOARD USS BOXER, San Diego (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) received an overall skill award for large commands Aug. 24 for participation in Na...
Boxer’s CPO Selects Visit CPO Medal Of Honor Recipient
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) chief petty officer selectees visited a WWII Congressional Medal of Honor (CMOH)...
Executive Chef Trains Boxer Sailors to Compete
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Executive Chef James Koskiniemi visited USS Boxer (LHD 4) to train the ship’s culinary specialists (...
Boxer Back at Sea to Off-load Ammunition, Train New Sailors
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) returned July 19 from a one-week underway period off the coast of Southern Califor...
CNO Presents Boxer Award for Public Affairs Excellence
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Mullen presented USS Boxer (LHD 4) three first place Rear Adm...
American Idol Finalist Visits USS Boxer
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- “American Idol” finalist Elliot Yamin visited USS Boxer (LHD 4) on June 15 to visit with Sailors and...
Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group Completes 9 Month Deployment
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group (BOXESG) returned from its twice-extended Western Pacific deploymen...
Tigers Roam Decks of USS Boxer
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- “Tigers” roamed the decks of USS Boxer (LHD 4) from May 23 to 31 during the ship’s transit from Pear...
Boxer Sailors Save Burning Man
WAIKIKI, Hawaii (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Religious Program Specialist (SW) 3rd Class Romulo Ancho and Religious Program S...
BOXESG Makes Final Port Call of Deployment
PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Expeditionary Strike Group (BOXESG) pulled into Naval Station Pearl Harbor May 22,...
Boxer Conducts Change of Command At End of Nine-Month Deployment
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Capt. Matthew J. McCloskey relieved Capt. Bruce W. Nichols as USS Boxer's (LHD 4) commanding officer...
Afloat Training Group Pacific Puts Boxer to the Test
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) completed Afloat Training Group Pacific’s (ATGPAC) Unit Level Training Assessment-...
PHIBRON 5 Assesses Comstock, Dubuque Training Teams
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Several Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5 staff members conducted an Immediate Superior in Command Tra...
BOXESG Enters 7th Fleet: Sets Course for Home
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- The Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group (BOXESG) left the Persian Gulf on April 19, entering U.S. 7th F...
Boxer Prepares Sailors for the Wardroom
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Ten USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors took their American College Test (ACT) on April 1 as a prerequisite fo...
“Fun Boss” Arrives On Boxer
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) new Afloat Recreation Specialist (ARS), Gina Bilitz, arrived on board April 9 to...
Boxer Medical Shines Bright With Gold Star
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- In April, USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Medical Department received their second accolade, the “Gold Star” Hea...
Boxer Wraps Up Captain’s Cup
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Commanding Officer, Capt. Bruce Nichols, presented the Captain’s Cup to Boxer’s ...
Boxer Sailors PACE Their Way to a College Degree
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- As of March 30 more than 350 USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors are taking advantage of the Navy’s commitment...
Boxer Supply Department Earns Third Consecutive “Best in Class” Award
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Supply Department received its third consecutive Ship’s Store and Services Excel...
Boxer Sailor Named 'Million Dollar Lady'
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) held a "Million Dollar Lady" competition during a Women’s History Month celebratio...
Boxer Raises Thousands for Homecoming
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) committee, along with the ship’s Family Rea...
Force Commander Awards BOXESG with “Green ‘H’”
ABOARD USS BOXER, At sea (NNS) -- Each ship of the USS Boxer (LHD 4) Expeditionary Strike Group (BOXESG) was awarded the Force Command...
Comedians Bring Laughs to USS Boxer
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Three comedians from “Comics on Duty” (COD) put on a show for USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the ship’s hangar...
Boxer Kicks Off Captain’s Cup During Gulf Deployment
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) kicked off its 2007 Captain’s Cup interdepartmental competition March 1 in the Per...
Boxer Sailors Answer National Call To Service
USS BOXER, At sea (NNS) -- Four USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors are wrapping up their “National Call to Service” after serving almost...
Boxer Sailors Earn $500,000 to “Stay Navy”
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Since the beginning of USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) deployment in mid-September, more than $500,000 in Select...
Boxer Shaves Clean for "Arrive Alive”
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) commanding officer (CO) and several of the ship's chiefs and officers shaved the...
Gourmet Chef Adopts USS Boxer in Persian Gulf
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- An executive chef visited USS Boxer (LHD 4) to train the ship’s culinary specialists (CS) with gourm...
Damage Control Olympics Help Keep Boxer Sailors Battle Ready
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) hosted a damage control (DC) olympics Feb. 17 to evaluate the skills of the its ei...
Boxer Sailor Tests New Navy PFA Option
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- A USS Boxer Sailor tested the elliptical trainer option for the Navywide physical fitness assessment...
Boxer Sailor Sends “American Idol” Valentine
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Mass Communication Specialist Seaman (SW) Derek R. Sanchez teamed up with an Alb...
Boxer Promotes “Culture of Fitness" While Deployed
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Sailors aboard USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) flight deck participated in a ship-sponsored “fun run” Feb. 11 wh...
Amphibious Squadron 5 Holds Change Of Command
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Capt. Peter K. Dallman relieved Capt. David S. Angood as Commander, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5 ...
Boxer Sailor Selected as Pacific Fleet Air Traffic Controller of the Year
USS BOXER , At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Air Traffic Controller 1st Class (AW) Otto Delacruz was recognized Feb. 2 as Com...
Knowledge Tournament Prepares Boxer Sailors for March Advancement
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer's (LHD 4) Second Class Petty Officer Association (SCPOA) sponsored a Navy knowledge tourna...
Boxer Leaves Clean Water in Wake
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) commitment to keep the oceans clean is being demonstrated by its underway waste ...
Boxer Embraces CNO’s Guidance on Diversity
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Command Diversity Team is emphasizing Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike ...
President of USO Visits USS Boxer
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Edward A. Powell, president and CEO of the United Service Organization (USO) World Headquarters and ...
Boxer’s 2nd Classes Raise Money for “Arrive Alive”
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Second Class Petty Officer Association (SCPOA) raised more than $500 for Boxer’s...
Boxer Visits Jebel Ali
JEBEL ALI, United Arab Emirates (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) visited the port of Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates from Jan. 28 through Feb...
Boxer Forward Deployed Sailors Prepare Taxes
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Sailors W-2 tax forms became available to them via the Navy’s MyPay Web site Jan...
Family Members Serve Together On Boxer
ABOARD USS BOXER, At sea (NNS) -- As of Jan. 25, an uncle, a niece, twin brothers and two sisters are serving together aboard USS Boxe...
USS Boxer Announces Sailors of the Year
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Commanding Officer, Capt. Bruce W. Nichols, honored the ship’s Junior Sailor, Sa...
Boxer Drill Prepares For Newest Navy Test
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) took steps to prepare for its upcoming Afloat Training Group (ATG) assessment with...
Boxer Welcomes New Executive Officer
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer's (LHD 4) new Executive Officer (XO), Cmdr. Paul Shock, checked on board Jan 7.
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Boxer Performs Rare At Sea Surgery
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 5 used special endoscopic instruments to perform an at-sea surgery for the...
USS Boxer Conducts Non-Lethal Defense Training
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Ship Self Defense Force (SSDF) conducted non-lethal self-defense training Jan. 1...
Boxer Reaches “Tipping Point”
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) has reached numerous milestones during its current deployment, achieving what Boxe...
Boxer Tests Search and Rescue Candidates
MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- Three USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors passed a swimming test at Naval Support Activity Bahrain Jan. 6, and...
Boxer Replenishment Demonstrates "1,000-Ship Navy" Concept
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) conducted an underway replenishment with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary support tanker ...
Boxer's 2nd Classes Support Uniting Through Reading
ABOARD USS BOXER, At sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Second Class Petty Officer Association (SCPOA) donated more than 50 DVDs to the ...
Montel Williams Visits Howard
ABOARD USS Howard, At sea (NNS) -- Talk show host Montel Williams made a holiday visit to USS Howard (DDG 83) Dec. 5 to thank Sailors f...
USS Boxer Visits Bahrain
USS BOXER, At sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) revisited Manama, Bahrain, Dec.30 -Jan. 8, following the ship’s longest at-sea per...
Boxer Revamps Trainer Qualification Process
USS BOXER, At sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Damage Control Training Team (DCTT) implemented new procedures on how to be bett...
Boxer Sailor In Gulf Meets Newborn Daughter Via VTC
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class (AW/SW) Steven Flemens met his newborn da...
Boxer Celebrates Holidays in the Gulf
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors celebrated the holiday season Dec. 24-25, while forward deployed to the Pe...
Boxer Sailor Returns From Repairing Iraqi Weather Station
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Aerographer’s Mate 1st Class (AW/SW) Clayton Corbin returned safely to Boxer aft...
Boxer Senior Enlisted Reach Milestone In Naval Career
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- A USS Boxer (LHD 4) senior enlisted Sailor qualified as Officer of the Deck (OOD) while underway, De...
Boxer Sailor Speaks To Commander in Chief on Christmas Eve
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuels) 3rd Class (AW/SW) Rahim Panjwani received a ph...
Boxer Examination Merges Medical, Media
USS BOXER, At sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer's (LHD 4) media division helped Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 5 record a medical examination D...
Boxer Upgrades Weapons Training
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- For the first time, Boxer incorporated U.S. Army and civilian law enforcement technology into weapon...
Boxer 2nd Classes Raise Money To Support Education
ABOARD USS BOXER, At sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Second Class Petty Officer Association (SCPOA) raised more than 2,000 dollars by...
Boxer Celebrates Halfway Point of Deployment
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors celebrated completing the first half of their deployment Dec. 13 with a st...
Boxer Emphasizes Safety At Sea
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) broke up the routine of its current deployment with safety training for the entire...
Boxer Raises Money with First Class Auction
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) First Class Petty Officer Association (FCPOA) raised money for their organization ...
Boxer Begins Pen Pal Program
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors and Marines received more than 30 letters Dec. 2 from E. Hale Curran Eleme...
BOXESG Chief Teaches Youth While Deployed
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5’s Chief Operations Specialist Thomas L. DeGrand, a volunteer with La...
BOXESG Trains For Mass Casualty Scenario
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Expeditionary Strike Group (BOXESG) tested its medical response capabilities durin...
Boxer Post Office Keeps Morale Up During Holidays
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- As of Dec. 1, USS Boxer's (LHD 4) post office has processed more than 200,000 lbs. of holiday mail, ...
Boxer Damage Controlmen Build Confidence
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) added fun to its damage control training Dec. 1 by running a “confidence course.” ...
Boxer Spearheads New Online Dental Tracking System
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) dental department is improving its ability to support mission readiness with an ...
Boxer Switches to PASCAC
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- During a port visit to Manama, Bahrain Nov. 18-22, USS Boxer (LHD 4) began full use of a new system ...
USS Boxer Stays Connected with Family
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) connected Sailors with family back home for Thanksgiving via video teleconference ...
Boxer “Fun Boss” Keeps Morale High
PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) brought along an activities coordinator during their Western Pacific deployment to...
ESG 5 Visits Hawaii
PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 commanded by Rear Adm. Mark W. Balmert pulled into Hawaii Sept. 2...
Bunker Hill Assumes ESG 5 Sea Combat Command
PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) assumed the role as Sea Combat Commander Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 ...
USS Bunker Hill Deploys
USS BUNKER HILL, At Sea (NNS) -- More than 375 Sailors aboard USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) departed San Diego for a Western Pacific deploy...
Warfare Commanders: Ensuring Strike Group Success
PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 is the first ESG to try a new method of command Sept. 22 during i...
Howard Sails on First Deployment with ESG
USS HOWARD, At Sea (NNS) -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) departed from San Diego Sept. 13 for a deployment a...
ESG 5 Successfully Completes Joint Task Force Exercise
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 successfully completed its Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) off ...
ACU 5 Detachment Foxtrot Readies for Deployment
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 Detachment Foxtrot, as part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5, succes...
ESG 5 Medical Passes Mass Casualty Drill Evaluation
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5’s medical team completed a mass casualty drill Aug. 17 off the co...
ESG 5 Medical Proves Capabilities With Second Surgery at Sea
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 5 surgeons performed an emergency appendectomy on USS Howard’s (DDG 83) Fi...
ESG 5 Provides Real World Training
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 used a combination of Hollywood stuntmen, pyrotechnics and specia...
ESG 5 Completes COMPTUEX
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Sailors and Marines with Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 successfully completed their Composite T...
Dubuque Incorporates with ESG 5, Readies for Deployment
ABOARD USS DUBUQUE (NNS) -- USS Dubuque (LPD 8) completed 17 days of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 incorporation July 28 af...
Sailors, Marines Work Together to Boost Morale
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Supply 3 Division (S-3) and Marines from 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ar...
Mass Casualty Drill Readies ESG 5 Medical for Deployment
USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 5, USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) medical department and medical personnel with the 1...
Boxer’s Aviation Ordnancemen Arm Dubuque
USS DUBUQUE, At Sea (NNS) -- Members of USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) fly-away rocket building team traveled to USS Dubuque (LPD 8) to help...
ESG 5 Surgeons Conduct Emergency Surgery at Sea
ABOARD BOXER (NNS) -- Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 5 surgeons performed an emergency appendectomy on USS Dubuque’s (LPD 8) Ma...
Boxer’s AIMD Tops West Coast Ships
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) was named the number one “L”...
Culora Departs Boxer After Commanding Performance
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Capt. Thomas J. Culora passed command of USS Boxer (LHD 4) to Capt. Bruce Nichols during a ceremony ...
USS Boxer Sailors Volunteer for Food Bank
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Thirty USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors packaged more than 400 boxes of food Nov. 4 at the San Diego Food B...
San Francisco Welcomes USS Boxer to Fleet Week 2005
SAN FRANCISCO (NNS) -- The city of San Francisco welcomed Sailors and Marines from USS Boxer (LHD 4) Oct. 8 during the city...
Boxer Sailors, SFPD Compete in Traditional Softball Game
SAN FRANCISCO (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors took time out for some friendly competition Oct. 11 when they engaged San ...
Boxer Hosts Fleet Week 2005 Reception
SAN FRANCISCO (NNS) -- Rear Adm. Christopher C. Ames, commander, Amphibious Group 3, hosted a reception aboard USS Boxer (L...
Boxer Returns from Surge Deployment
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) (the "Golden Gator") returned from its third deployment in three years Sept. 14 to...
Boxer Participates in Wind Envelope Testing
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- Two CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters, along with eight personnel from Naval Rotary Wing Air Test and...
USS Boxer Departs Hawaii With "Tigers"
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- After stopping in Hawaii for a one-day port visit, USS Boxer (LHD 4), commanded by Capt. Thomas J. C...
Boxer Departs Marshall Islands Following COMREL Projects
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), departed Majuro, the capital of the Republic of the M...
USS Boxer Damage Controlmen Train With Majuro Firefighters
MAJURO, REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS (NNS) -- Members of USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) damage control team hosted training and shared their firefighting exp...
USS Boxer Scores Points With Majuro Citizens
MAJURO, Republic of Marshall Islands (NNS) -- During a five-day community outreach project Aug. 25-29 in Majuro, the capital of the Republic of th...
Boxer Sailors Motivate Marshall Islands Students
REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors visited local school children of the beach community of Majuro, capital of...
Boxer Sailors Host Health Training and Provide Care in the Marshall Islands
REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors, with the help of Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Ministry of Healt...
Boxer Sailors Reach Out to Marshall Islands Children
MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands (NNS) -- Children of Marshall Islands received a special treat Aug. 26 when USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors, decked...
USS Boxer Provides Humanitarian Relief
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), commanded by Capt. Thomas J. Culora, will visit the M...
Boxer Returns to Sasebo Following JASEX
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) returned to Sasebo, Japan, Aug. 15, after successfully completing Joint Air and Se...
Boxer Wraps up Third Annual JASEX
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- After more than 60 mishap-free flight hours, USS Boxer (LHD 4) wrapped up the third annual Joint Air...
Boxer Takes on Harriers for JASEX Success
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- The sound of five AV-8B Harrier IIs shook the sky as jets landed on USS Boxer (LHD 4) Aug. 2 as the ...
Boxer AIMD Teams With I MAW for JASEX Success
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) teamed up with 1st Marine Ai...
Boxer Begins JASEX with Typical “Golden Gator” Flare
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) began the third annual Joint Air and Sea Exercise (JASEX) Aug. 7 with an armed fli...
Boxer Returns to Okinawa
OKINAWA, Japan (NNS) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), commanded by Capt. Thomas J. Culora, returned to Okin...
Boxer Engineers Save the Day, Earn Medals
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- Two USS Boxer (LHD 4) firemen earned medals for their actions to stop a potentially dangerous steam ...
Boxer Completes CARAT Malaysia
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- Sailors aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) saw the end of the 11th edition Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Tr...
Boxer, FST Provide Health Care in Malaysia
KEMAMAN, Malaysia (NNS) -- Service members from USS Boxer (LHD 4) and Fleet Surgical Team 5 (FST 5) performed a medical civic a...
CARAT Malaysia Forces Continue Sports Tradition
KUANTAN, Malaysia (NNS) -- Sailors from USS Boxer (LHD 4), USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) and the Malaysian ships KD Lekiu (FFG 3...
Malaysians Conduct Amphibious Landing from Decks of Boxer
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- More than 150 Malaysian paratroopers, with the help of Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, stormed Kuala Rom...
Boxer Begins CARAT at Sea
KEMAMAN, Malaysia (NNS) -- More than 150 Malaysian service members began the third phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readine...
Boxer has MIG-29 Encounter at Sea
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- While taking part in the at-sea phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness Training (CARAT) Mala...
Boxer Visits Kemaman, Malaysia
KEMAMAN, Malaysia (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4), commanded by Capt. Thomas J. Culora, departed Kemaman, Malaysia, July 12 after a ...
Boxer Raises Funds to Ensure Sailors “Arrive Alive”
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) First Class Petty Officer Association (FCPOA) led the charge in maintaining the ...
Boxer Completes CMEO Standdown
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) held an annual Command Managed Equal Opportunity (CMEO) stand-down July 2.
DESRON 1 Embarks Boxer for CARAT
SINGAPORE (NNS) -- Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 1 and 14 staff members embarked USS Boxer (LHD 4) July 5 to prepare for ...
Boxer Visits Singapore to Prepare for CARAT
SINGAPORE (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4), commanded by Capt. Thomas J. Culora, completed a two-day port visit to Singapore ...
Boxer Celebrates Independence Day
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) crew celebrated Independence Day while steaming toward Singapore in preparation ...
Boxer Completes Talisman Saber 2005
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4), flagship to Australian Commodore Davyd Thomas, Combined Forces Maritime Component...
HSC-25 Ensures Safety for Talisman Saber
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- Members of the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 provided search and rescu...
Australian Helo Squadron Completes Mission with Boxer
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- Pilots and crewmen from Australia’s 5th Aviation Regiment completed amphibious landings June 22 alon...
Combined Forces Stoke the Fires of Friendship with Authentic Aussie Dishes
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- While transiting to begin the field training portion of Exercise Talisman Saber, Australian service ...
Sailors Lend a Hand in Townsville
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (NNS) -- Thirteen Sailors from USS Boxer (LHD 4) and eight Sailors from USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) particip...
Boxer Has the Right Spirit
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (NNS) -- To help get Sailors into the “right spirit,” USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR...
Boxer, JPJ Visit Townsville
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4), USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) and USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrived June 8 in the he...
Army, Navy Team Up on Boxer
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- The Australian army and the U.S. Navy are working side by side for four intensive weeks during Exerc...
Hundreds Embark Boxer for Talisman Saber
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (NNS) -- Australian army, navy and air force service members embarked USS Boxer (LHD 4) in Townsville, Austra...
Joint Staff Embarks Boxer for Talisman Saber
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (NNS) -- A joint task force of nearly 50 Australian and U.S. service members, known as Combined Forces Mariti...
Combat Cargo Aboard Boxer Supports Australian Embarkation
DARWIN, Australia (NNS) -- The combat cargo team aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) embarked Australian landing force personnel, supplies...
Australian Commodore Visits Future Talisman Saber Flagship
DARWIN, Australia (NNS) -- Australian Commodore Davyd Thomas, commander, Float and Deployable Joint Task Force Headquarters and...
Boxer, John Paul Jones Visit Darwin, Australia
DARWIN, Australia (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) and USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) enjoyed a four-day port visit in the “land down u...
ACU 5 Supports Talisman Saber
DARWIN, Australia (NNS) -- Members of the "Swift Intruders" of Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, from Camp Pendleton, Calif., partici...
Australian Forces Embark Boxer
DARWIN, Australia (NNS) -- More than 80 Australian army, navy and air force service members embarked USS Boxer (LHD 4) in Darwi...
Talisman Saber Ships Stop in Townsville
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4), commanded by Capt. Thomas J. Culora, USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), commanded by C...
Australian Officers Embark Boxer to Prepare for Talisman Saber '05
USS BOXER (NNS) -- Three Australian naval officers from Maritime Headquarters in Sydney and two army officers from 5 Av...
Boxer, John Paul Jones Prepare for Talisman Saber in Darwin
DARWIN, Australia (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4), commanded by Capt. Thomas J. Culora, and USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), commanded ...
Boxer Builds a Strong Defense
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer's (LHD 4) Ship’s Self-Defense Force (SSDF) scored 100 percent during an evaluation conduct...
Boxer Renovates Gym
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) made fitness more accessible by completing the replacement of old workout equipmen...
Boxer Stays in Touch Through Reading
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- Sailors and Marines aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) will have a unique opportunity to remain in contact wit...
Boxer: Fleet Response Plan in Action
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- For the third time in three years, USS Boxer (LHD 4), commanded by Capt. Thomas J. Culora, left on d...
Crowley Passes Along Legacy of Success
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Capt. Thomas D. Crowley turned over the reins of USS Boxer (LHD 4) to Capt. Thomas J. Culora in a ch...
Boxer Earns Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The hard work and dedication that earned USS Boxer (LHD 4) the 2003 Battle Efficiency award was agai...
Boxer Sailors Host Desert Springs Middle School Students
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) opened its brow to 120 Desert Springs Middle School Students June 2.
Bo...
Boxer Returns to San Diego After Supporting OIF
ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) will be returning to its homeport of San Diego April 29, after completing a three-...
Boxer Gets First Visit to Japan
SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) arrived in Sasebo March 30 for its first visit to Japan. In addition to exchanging...
Boxer Sailors Volunteer in Singapore
SEMBAWANG, Singapore (NNS) -- Sailors from USS Boxer (LHD 4) and its embarked units got an opportunity to serve others during a Co...
Boxer Receives 5th Battle “E” in Nine Years
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) was recognized Feb. 27 for all the hard work from the past year and through two de...
Boxer Sailors Hit the Beach In Goa, India
GOA, India (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Sailors shopped for exotic treasures, dined on good food and visited five-star res...
Boxer Hosts Reception in Goa, India
GOA, India (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) held a reception aboard the ship March 9 during the first night of a four-day visi...
Boxer Hosts U.S. Embassy Kuwait
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- U.S. Embassy officials from Kuwait, led by Capt. Jim Pound, visited USS Boxer (LHD 4) Feb. 27, a few...
Boxer Celebrates Supply Corps Birthday
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) celebrated the 209th Supply Corps birthday with a cake-cutting ceremony Feb. 24. K...
Boxer Hosts Kuwait Deputy Chief of Naval Forces
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- The Deputy Chief of Naval Forces, Kuwait, Brig. Gen. Marzook Al-Babber, visited USS Boxer (LHD 4) Fe...
Boxer Hosts Visit by Deputy MARCENT
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- During USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) offload operations in support of troop rotations in Iraq, Brig. Gen. Jerr...
Boxer Sailors Train to Save Lives
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Shortly after departing San Diego in January to support troop rotations in Iraq, USS Boxer (LHD 4) b...
Boxer Starts Marines Off Right for Operation Iraqi Freedom
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- A little more than a month after leaving San Diego for the second time in less than a year, USS Boxe...
Boxer Sailors Help Marines Prepare for OIF
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- The spirit of cooperation between services is alive and well aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4). During the mo...
USS Boxer Stops in Singapore
CHANGI, Singapore (NNS) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4), currently on its second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, arrived...
Boxer Completes CMEO Sunday
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Off the Philippine Islands, USS Boxer (LHD 4) held a Command Managed Equal Opportunity (CMEO) stand-...
Boxer Culinary Specialists, More than Just a Name
USS BOXER (NNS) -- Jan. 1, the mess management specialist rating changed to the culinary specialist rating, a name chan...
Boxer Surge Deployment Demonstrates Enhanced Flexibility
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Jan. 14, six months after returning from an accelerated deployment that began in January 2003, USS B...
Aerographer Reenlists in the Clouds
ABOARD USS BOXER (LHD 4), At Sea (NNS) -- Aerographer’s Mate 1st Class (AW) Michael Duke loves his job. Leading forecaster on USS Boxer (LHD 4...
Boxer Sailors Get a Taste of Home
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- The Chaplain’s Office and First Class Petty Officer Association (FCPOA) aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) rec...
USS Boxer Completes Longest Deployment in Ship’s History
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- July 26, USS Boxer (LHD 4) completed its longest deployment ever, spending 190 days away from its ho...
Future Navy Pilot Joins Boxer's Tiger Cruise
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- When high school junior Adam Smith jumped into the water to assist with a rescue, he had no idea tha...
Brothers Reunited Aboard Boxer
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- When USS Boxer (LHD 4) started onloading Marines from 1st Tank Battalion and the 11th Marine Regimen...
Navy Mission, Common Goal for New York Sailors
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- It takes all kinds of Sailors, from a multitude of races, beliefs, backgrounds and hometowns, to car...
Boxer CWO Promotes Son
ABOARD USS RUSHMORE, At Sea (NNS) -- When an officer or enlisted person in the U.S. Navy gets promoted, it’s common for family and friend...
Plankowners Return to Boxer for New Tour
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- With the recent arrival of Chief Journalist Jack L. Chirrick on USS Boxer (LHD 4), the number of Box...
Boxer Sailor Instrumental in POW Rescue
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Last month, Sailors aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) observed Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Re...
Husband and Wife Reunite After Iraqi Freedom
ABOARD USS TARAWA, At Sea (NNS) -- Over the last few months, military spouses all over the world have followed the news with fear of th...
Boxer Sailors Enjoy Liberty in UAE
JEBEL ALI, United Arab Emirates (NNS) -- Sailors aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) pulled into Jebel Ali for some much needed “R&R” after spending 100...
ACU 5: An Exciting Alternative To Shipboard Life
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- “I love life at sea.” Those words can be heard every day aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) by Sailors who ven...
Boxer Crowned with Green
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- From March 18 to April 24, USS Boxer (LHD 4) assumed the Greencrown title for Commander, Task Force ...
Message in a Bottle Travels Far
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- ‘Some people say that the eyes are a window to a person’s soul. I can tell you the look in the eyes ...
Massachusetts Naval Officers Lead the Way
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Two Massachusetts natives are a long way from home right now. World events have called the two, and ...
5th Fleet Force Master Chief Visits USS Boxer
ABOARD USS BOXER, At Sea (NNS) -- Be ready.
That was the message Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (COMUSNAVCENT) ...
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