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Navy parachute team the “Leap Frogs” perform at a pre-game show during Monday night football at Qualcomm Stadium. The Leap Frogs participated in the 20th annual Military Appreciation Day held by the San Diego Chargers. Other events included a joint-service color guard presentation, a performance by the Navy and Marine Corps bands, and a [...]

Chief selectees from the Hampton Roads area man-the-rails of the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB 64) during Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Heritage Day. CPO Heritage Day gives newly selected chief candidates the opportunity to learn about their naval heritage and understand the true meaning behind the Navy’s mission, vision, guiding principals and core values- honor, [...]

Service members spread the American flag across Qualcom Stadium in San Diego during the halftime show of a pre-season “Chargers” game for Military Appreciation Day. The 20th annual appreciation night hosted by the Chargers include 3,000 free tickets for service members and free food and drinks prior to the game. U.S. Navy photo by [...]

Chief petty officer selectees from Naval Hospital Corps School, Naval Health Clinic Great Lakes and Naval Medical Clinic Portsmouth wait outside the office of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Joe R. Campa Jr. with their charge books in hand. The selectees are on a four-day tour to the Washington, D.C., area. [...]

The U.S. Public Health Service, Project Hope and medical personnel from USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) conducted a medical workshop Aug. 20 at Nancy Bach Hospital to exchange professional knowledge with the hospital staff as part of Continuing Promise (CP) 2008.

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More than 100 children from military families around the Pacific Northwest attended “Operation Purple,” a free summer camp at Island Lake Camp, in Silverdale Aug. 17—23.

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The commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Commander Allied Joint Force Command Naples, addressed Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella Sailors during an “all hands” call during a visit to the operational side of Sigonella Aug. 25.

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Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe Visits NAS Sigonella

Machinist’s Mate Fireman Zach Vineski, from Riverview, Mich., prepares to execute evening colors aboard the attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) at Naval Station Norfolk. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Xander Gamble (Released) 080822-N-7668G-029

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NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 22, 2008)

The guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) delivers more than 80 tons of needed humanitarian assistance supplies to the people of Georgia. At the request of the Government of Georgia, the United States is working hand in hand with Georgian leadership to assess the needs of its citizens following the conflict between Georgian and [...]

Chief Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Kathleen Reilly, commander, Navy Reserve Sailor of the Year, assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR 53), hugs her father after being meritoriously promoted to chief petty officer during the 2008 Navy Reserve Sailor of the Year Advancement Ceremony. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Joe R. [...]