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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 [...]

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

Buffalo Navy Week got underway Aug. 24 when more than 150 participants took part in a Navy—sponsored 8K run Aug. 24.

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The Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Middle School, named in honor of the Navy’s first African—American flag officer, held a ribbon—cutting ceremony Aug. 21 in Haymarket, Va.

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School Honoring Navy Pioneer Opens Doors

A search—and—rescue (SAR) crew from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island assisted in the rescue of two boys trapped under snow and ice on Snoqualmie Pass, Aug. 21.

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NAS Whidbey Island SAR crew joins rescue efforts

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps paid a visit to the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) Aug. 20.

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Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter announced the Aug. 19 2008 Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Safety Excellence Award winners.

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2008 DON Safety Excellence Award Recipients Announced

Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Installations and Environment, BJ Penn departed Naval Station (NS) Rota, Spain, Aug. 22 after a five—day visit to the Commander, Navy Region Europe (CNRE) area of responsibility.

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Secretary Penn Completes European Installation and Engagement Visit

The crew of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) mans the rails as the ship departs Naval Air Station North Island. George Washington will replace the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier operating from Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist [...]

Seabees from Construction Battalion Mobile Unit (CBMU) 202 and engineers from Air Force Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) 5’s Prime Based Engineer Emergency Force (BEEF) are working together to construct two shelters at the Regional Government Compound as part of Continuing Promise (CP) 2008.

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