More than 30 Navy Misawa Sailors conducted a joint cleanup effort with local Japanese residents at the Hotokenuma Wetlands, May 18.

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The commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and the sailor of the year led Stennis Sailors in the 65th Annual Armed Forces Day Parade in Bremerton, May 18.

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More than 40,000 active-duty service members, retirees and civilians from the Pacific Northwest gathered in Bremerton, Wash. to watch the 65th annual Armed Forces Day Parade May 18.

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Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed Shimoda Harbor, May 19 after the completion of a port visit for the 74th annual Black Ship Festival.

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One of the Navy's newest Seaman was surprised at the weekly pass-in-review (PIR) May 17 when her husband who was deployed to Afghanistan surprised her by showing up at the Navy's only boot camp, Recruit Training Command (RTC).

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Guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), with a crew of approximately 300 Sailors, anchored in Shimoda, May 16 to participate in the city's 74th annual Black Ship Festival.

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The Naval Helicopter Association (NHA) concluded its annual symposium at the Town and Country Hotel in San Diego, May 16.

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Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 and Beaufort County Sheriff's Department SWAT Team divers worked together to increase hurricane and disaster response preparedness during exercise Ardent Sentry 13, May 13-17.

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The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Ford (FFG 54) completed exercise Trident Fury, returning to her homeport of Naval Station Everett, May 14.

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Navy Region Hawaii Recycling Center assisted the Air Force's 735th Air Mobility Squadron (AMS), a group under Air Mobility Command, in providing recycled materials to create a new tool room during a time of limited dollars and helping them meet a short two-month deadline of mid-May.

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The Navy released new guidance to commanders May 16 suspending the expenditure of official funds on presentation items such as plaques, ball caps, coins, etc.

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In conjunction with the nation-wide "May is Bike Month" initiative, "Bike to Work" calendar of events commenced at Naval Hospital Bremerton with a "Roadside Emergencies" workshop on May 16.

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Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783), the nation's newest and most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine, moored May 16 at Huntington Ingalls Industry's Newport News Shipbuilding following its successful completion of Alpha and Bravo sea trials.

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The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMPCHC) announced May 16, that the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) designated May 20-26, 2013 as Recreation Water Illness and Injury (RWII) Prevention Week, marking the ninth anniversary of this observance.

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Chief petty officers and first class petty officers from Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) volunteered during the Hampton Veterans Medical Center "Patient Appreciation Day," May 14.

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