At approximately 9:20 a.m. PST, USS Essex (LHD 2) collided with USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) during an approach for a routine underway replenishment approximately 120 miles off the coast of Southern California due to an apparent steering malfunction aboard Essex.

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Center for Surface Combat System (CSCS) announced May 16 that it received a citation for training excellence from the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD).

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Sailors assigned to USS Constitution, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 74) and Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Spokane gave Navy ball caps to children during a Caps for Kids event at Shriners Hospital for Children in Spokane, Wash. May 15.

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Sailors and officers from Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Peruvian naval academy in Callao, Peru, May 15.

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Sailors and DoD civilians assigned to commands within Navy Region Northwest celebrated Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month at the Navy Exchange (NEX) on Naval Base Kitsap May 14.

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Navy Week Spokane 2012 kicked off May 14 with a Mayoral proclamation at Spokane's city hall.

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to its homeport of Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka May 16, after completing sea trials.

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The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) announced May 15 the re-certification of its East Coast industrial hygiene and biological detection laboratories, both located on Naval Station Norfolk.

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The Naval Academy freshman class endured 14 continuous hours of rigorous physical and mental challenges during the Academy's annual Sea Trials training exercise May 15 as part of the culmination of their freshman year.

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U.S. Navy divers take on dangerous tasks every day and starting this week, they will be part of a multinational effort near Estonia to help clear the Baltic Sea of underwater mines left over from as long ago as the First and Second World Wars.

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Sailors assigned to USS Constitution are participating in Spokane Navy Week, May 14-20.

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Service members, civilian employees and Department of Defense (DoD) personnel working at Navy Medicine Support Command celebrated the 104th birthday of the Navy Nurse Corps May 14 with a cake-cutting ceremony at the command's headquarters at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla.

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Five Sailors assigned to Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) visited Jacksonville, Fla., May 9-14, during a namesake visit sponsored by Navy League Jacksonville.

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U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Sea Sailor of the Year (SOY) will be meritoriously advanced to chief petty officer by the chief of naval operations (CNO) in Washington May 17.

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The amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), along with embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU), arrived in Phuket, Thailand May 14, for a scheduled port visit.

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