The guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Sept. 1 for a seven-month independent deployment to the Western Pacific and U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy completed a visit to the Midwest Aug. 31 meeting with senior enlisted leaders at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma before participating at a petty officer first class symposium.

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The Navy announced a delay in increasing prices for the School Meal Program Aug. 29 in order to give families more time to prepare for the fee increase and to ensure equity across the services.

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The following post was written by CDR Leo Albea, Commanding Officer, USS WAYNE E. MEYER DDG-108 25 AUG, San Bernardino Strait Making the entrance to San Bernardino Strait was so memorable.  Once I sighted Mt Bulosan, I knew we were close to my parent’s home town. Though we were just passing through, I couldn’t help [...]

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The newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Spruance (DDG 111), sailed away from the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine Sept. 1 on its maiden voyage to her commissioning site in Key West, Fla. before heading to her eventual homeport of San Diego, Calif.

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The commander of U.S. 6th Fleet completed a four-day trip to Norway Sept. 1.

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A group of Sailors from the fast attack submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774) helped stitch the National 9/11 Memorial Flag while it visited Portsmouth prior to its arrival in New York, Sept. 11.

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Two waterfront Norfolk, Va.- based submarine commands consolidated Sept. 1 during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk.

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San Diego's top cyber innovators and local government organizations joined together Aug. 31 in an effort to identify opportunities to improve cyber innovation and security needs at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Industry Engagement Network panel.

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A platoon of troops from the Norwegian army toured the guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) Aug. 30.

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Naval Supply Systems Command Global Logistics Support held an assumption of command ceremony aboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego Aug. 31.

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USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) departed Mozambique after a four-day goodwill port visit in support of theater security cooperation efforts in the region, Aug. 29.

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A team of 17 Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 28 and five U.S. Marines from the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C., wrapped up a five-month humanitarian assistance mission with a final project in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Aug. 29.

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The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, is slated to perform their flight demonstration with every aircraft powered by a biofuel blend at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River Air Expo Sept. 2-4.

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The following blog post was written by Commander Brian Taddiken, Director, Undersea Warfare Systems on August 30, 2011.  Commander Taddiken completed the Louisville, Kentucky Ironman on August 28, 2011. 4:30am. The alarm is blaring in my ear, but I am already awake.  I have not slept well.  I’m too excited and nervous.  Today I race [...]

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