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The U.S. and Indonesian navies kicked off an annual bilateral Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) with an opening ceremony at Indonesia Eastern Fleet Command in Surabaya July 21.
Rear Adm. Nora W...
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)(TR) is conducting carrier qualifications with members of the French Navy during Operation Brimstone July 21-31.
Pilots from the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter ...
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead officially re-established U.S. 4th Fleet and named Rear Adm. Joseph D. Kernan as its commander during a ceremony at Naval Station Mayport July 12.
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The new E1-E6 Service Uniform (SU) will be available for purchase in Great Lakes and California Navy Exchanges starting July 31, according to NAVADMIN 190/08.
The SU is for year-round wear an...
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Washington (NNS) -- Sailors now have the regulation and manner of wear for the Navy's new Physical Training uniform (PTU) with the release of NAVADMIN 191/08, July 9.
"Every time we roll out a new uniform we actively solicit feedback from the fleet and the exch...
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Readers of Diversity/Careers in Engineering and Information Technology magazine helped the U.S. Navy earn honors as a Best Diversity Company for 2008.
The Navy was one of nine government agencies in a group of 100 honorees selected from a fi...
BETHESDA, Md. (NNS) -- The future of military medicine began a new era July 3 in Bethesda, as President George W. Bush helped break ground for construction of the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
The new medical center comes as a result of the 200...
USS RONALD REAGAN, At Sea (NNS) -- The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departed the Sulu Sea and the waters around the Philippine island of Panay, July 3, after assisting the Philippine government's humanitarian relief operation.
Prior to the group's departure, s...
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SW/FMF) Joe R. Campa Jr. released the following Independence Day message July 1:
"The Fourth of July holiday is traditionally a time best spent with family and friends as we celebrate our nation...
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter released the following Independence Day message to the fleet:
"Two hundred thirty-two years ago in Philadelphia, 56 patriots signed a Declaration of Independence -- a document spelling out their grieva...
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The chief of naval personnel announced the Chief Petty Officer Mission, Vision and Guiding Principles will form the basis upon which chief, senior chief and master chief petty officers will be evaluated.
Vice Adm. Mark E. Ferguson directed v...
NHA TRANG, Vietnam (NNS) -- The crew aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and members of East Meets West (EMW) foundation participated in a multi-national, multi-faceted dental civic action program (DENCAP) at the Dien Khan elementary school June 25 - 28.
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NHA TRANG, Vietnam (NNS) -- For the first time in 32 years, the Vietnamese government allowed its citizens to board a U.S. military vessel, June 20.
"This is the first time a foreign military vessel has visited Nha Trang since 1975, the first time a U.S. military human...
ILOILO, Republic of the Philippines (NNS) -- A USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Sailor, Storekeeper Seaman Grace Geroche, a native of Iloilo City, Republic of the Philippines, returned home June 27 to assist the joint Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and U.S. Navy humanitarian efforts and consol...
ILOILO, Republic of the Philippines (NNS) -- Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and other supporting ships teamed with their counterparts from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to deliver much-needed relief supplies to the victims of Typhoon Fengshen on the isl...
NAPLES, Italy (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead finished a week-long visit throughout the U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) region with a visit to Naval Support Activity Naples, June 23-24.
CNO spoke with Sailors and Navy civilians at an...
ILOILO, Republic of the Philippines (NNS) -- USS Ronald Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships arrived on station near the central Philippine island of Panay June 25 to join the humanitarian assistance mission being led by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the wake of damage caused by Typh...
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SW/FMF) Joe R. Campa Jr addressed the active duty chief petty officer selection board June 23 and outlined his expectations of first class petty officers being considered for selection to chief.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Gary Roughead is visiting Israel from June 21-24 at the invitation of Israel Navy Commander, Vice Adm. Eli Marum, to strengthen and further develop global maritime partnerships and increase maritime security.
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