The five aircrew members and 25 special operations personnel killed in a Chinook helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Aug. 6 -- and their fellow U.S. service members -- embody the qualities America needs most for its future, President Barack Obama said Aug. 8.

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The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations extended condolences to family, friends and fellow service members of the American and Afghan forces lost in an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan.

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The Navy took delivery of PCU California (SSN 781) from Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS), Aug. 7, more than eight months earlier than the scheduled contract delivery date.

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A series of subject matter experts provided San Diego-area Sailors with current information on a variety of Navy issues during a personal readiness summit Aug. 8-9.

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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta announced Aug. 10 that the President has made the following nominations:

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The Navy Surgeon General was recognized by the Japanese Ministry of Defense Aug. 9 for his work in supporting the Department of the Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) and for his contributions to improving global public health.

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The fast attack submarine PCU Minnesota's (SSN 783) commanding officer and several crew members attended a Minnesota Twins game to officially kick off a contest for students in their namesake state to design the sub's logo Aug. 8.

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The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted 20 Thai military chaplains to participate in a "ministry at sea" workshop Aug. 7.

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Sailors assigned to the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 41 "Seahawks" recognized a milestone of 160,000 operational hours without a Class A mishap Aug. 8.

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The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and her crew of 5,500 Sailors arrived in Laem Chabang, Thailand, Aug. 6 for a port visit after 56 days at sea.

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USS John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) ships commenced an undersea warfare exercise (USWEX) in the Hawaiian operating area Aug. 8, as part of the strike group's final test and evaluation before arriving in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) and western Pacific Ocean.

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Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) welcomed Thailand's Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana for a tour Aug 8.

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More than 70 people, including the prospective vice chief of naval operations, hit the links Aug. 8 at the inaugural Navy Safe Harbor Foundation Golf Tournament in Springfield, Va., to support seriously wounded, ill and injured Sailors and Coast Guardsmen as well as their families.

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Area Sailors kicked off Fargo's first-ever Navy Week, Aug. 8, by helping the Fargo Parks and Recreation staff improve playgrounds in Mickleson Park and Island Park.

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More than 6,000 local Yokosuka residents, friends, and family members waited in a line stretching more than a mile to tour the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), during the 35th Friendship Day at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Aug. 6.

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