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Ramage Holds At-Sea Change of Command Ceremony
USS RAMAGE, At Sea (NNS) -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) held a change of command ceremony at sea July 24.
STRIKEFORNATO Eyes Future Role in JTFEX
USS IWO JIMA, At Sea (NNS) -- Rear Adm. Chris A. Snow, U.K. Royal Navy, Deputy Commander, Strike Force NATO (STRIKFORNATO), paid a visit to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) July 22-24....
Pacific Partnership Treats Nearly 10,000, Departs Timor-Leste
DILI, Timor-Leste (NNS) -- The Pacific Partnership 2008 team said farewell to the people of Timor-Leste as the hospital ship, USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed the new nation July 25.. ...
Navy, Army Divers Work to Raise Sunken Former Soviet Sub
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (NNS) -- U.S. Navy expeditionary combat salvage divers and a contingent of U.S. Army divers are taking part in a unique real-world training mission that is honing their skills while benefiting the local community in Providence....
Successful Sea-Based Missile Defense Intercept
Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry "Trey" Obering III, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) director, announced the successful completion of the latest flight test of the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) element, conducted jointly with the U.S. Navy off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. ...
USS Russell Assists Vessel in Distress
USS Russell (DDG 59) responded to a vessel in distress between Bossasso, Somalia and the Yemeni coast in the Gulf of Aden June 8....
Second OIF Soldier to Receive Posthumous Medal of Honor
President Bush has announced that Spc. Ross McGinnis will posthumously be awarded the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony June 2, two weeks shy of what would have been his 21st birthday....
USS Kitty Hawk, Navy's Oldest Active Ship, Leaves Japan to Be Decommissioned
The oldest active ship in the U.S. Navy, the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier, made its final departure from Japan on Wednesday to be decommissioned after nearly half a century of service....
George Washington Continues on to San Diego Following Fire
At approximately 7:50 a.m. local time on May 22, a fire was detected in the vicinity of the aft air conditioning and refrigeration space and auxiliary boiler room aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). ...
Carrier Strike Group Commander Stresses Interoperability, Partnerships
Transiting through the Strait of Magellan on board USS George Washington May 9, the commander of Carrier Strike Group 8 explained the importance of interoperability and partnership building in the Southern Hemisphere....Most Commented
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