Deployed Sailors and Marines aboard USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) celebrated Christmas with fellow service members while deployed to the U.S. 5th fleet area of responsibility Dec. 24-25.

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Sailors assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 celebrated the holiday at sea with a Christmas dinner Dec. 25.

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While there certainly wasn't snow in the forecast for the local climate, Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) still showed signs of holiday spirit by celebrating the Christmas holiday in Singapore, Dec. 25.

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Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), along with a surprise visitor from the North Pole, brought holiday gifts to children at the "Child at Street 11" care center in Singapore, Dec. 22.

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Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) received more than 77,000 pounds of holiday mail during a vertical replenishment at sea, Dec. 20.

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The Virginia-class submarine USS Texas (SSN 775) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing her maiden Western Pacific (WESTPAC) deployment Friday, Dec. 23.

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The following blog was written by Chief of Naval Personnel, Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk The Sailors in our Navy today are truly the “cream of the crop.” Sailors are increasingly looking at the Navy as a great long-term career choice, and the Navy is committed to retaining the best trained, most capable, and most [...]

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The following post is written by Mike Gooding, the military and political reporter for WVEC TV-13, the ABC affiliate in Norfolk, Va.  An award-winning journalist, Gooding has covered the military in Hampton Roads for more than 20 years. During that time he’s been a primary contributor to WVEC’s annual broadcast holiday salute to the military, [...]

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The following post is written by Mike Gooding, the military and political reporter for WVEC TV-13, the ABC affiliate in Norfolk, Va.  An award-winning journalist, Gooding has covered the military in Hampton Roads for more than 20 years. During that time he’s been a primary contributor to WVEC’s annual broadcast holiday salute to the military, [...]

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Naval administration message (NAVADMIN) 396/11 released Dec. 22 provides important information on credentialing opportunities available through Navy Credentialing Opportunities Online (COOL) for those selected for separation under FY-12 quota-based Enlisted Retention Board (ERB).

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A Commander, Task Force (CTF) 55 ship conducted the first port visit since the end of Operation New Dawn, and the last port visit of 2011 in Umm Qasr, Iraq, Dec. 21.

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As Sailors and their families ready for holiday celebrations, officials stressed Dec. 22 the importance of safe and sober driving during the long holiday weekend.

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Naval Medical Center Portsmouth announced Dec. 20 that the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer re-accredited its Teaching Hospital Cancer Program for three years, the maximum length possible.

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The Naval Safety Center reminded Sailors and Marines Dec. 22 about the dangers of driving fatigued, and how to avoid it.

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As Sailors prepare for the holiday season, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic officials reminded Sailors and their families that they and Lincoln Military Housing (LMH) are continuing their work to resolve housing concerns of LMH residents Dec. 22.

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