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USS Montgomery LCS 8 Completes Combat System Ship Qualification Trials
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Sailors aboard the Independence variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) successfully completed Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT), July 1.
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USS John Finn Anniversary Celebration
This post originally appeared on https://www.kusi.com/uss-john-finn-anniversary-celebration/ on July 14th, 2018.
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USNI News Video Avengers Assemble
This post originally appeared on https://news.usni.org on July12, 2018.
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RIMPAC Mine Warfare Operations Underway in SOCAL
Commander Task Force (CTF) 177, led by U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) and the Navy’s Global Mine Warfare Commander, kicked off the Southern California (SOCAL) portion of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) with mine warfare training operations which run from June 27 to Aug. 2.
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Milestone MQ-8C Fire Scout Initial Operational Test and Evaluation Complete
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- USS Coronado (LCS 4) and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VX-1) completed the first comprehensive Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) for the MQ-8C Fire Scout, June 29.
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The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) holds a ceremony to commission Chief Machinist’s Mate (SW) Dwayne Cascen as a chief warrant officer.
SAN DIEGO (May 1, 2018) The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) holds a ceremony to commission Chief Machinist’s Mate (SW) Dwayne Cascen as a chief warrant officer.
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USS Ralph Johnson Holds Change of Command Ceremony
EVERETT, Wash. (NNS) –USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) held a change of command ceremony July 3 at Naval Station Everett.
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CNO Recognizes USS Champion For Environmental Stewardship
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- USS Champion (MCM 4) was presented the award for the Afloat Category, Littoral or Amphibious Warfare ships when the Fiscal Year 2017 CNO Environmental Awards were presented across the Navy on June 13.
Surface Force Joins Air Force in Stressing Safety During at Sea Helo Ops
In a joint message this week, Vice Adm. Richard Brown, commander, Naval Surface Forces and Vice Adm. DeWolfe Miller, III, commander, Commander, Naval Air Forces promulgated operational safety and risk mitigation expectations for air-capable ships during flight deck operations.
CNO Recognizes USS Champion For Environmental Stewardship
USS Champion (MCM 4) was presented the award for the Afloat Category, Littoral or Amphibious Warfare ships when the Fiscal Year 2017 CNO Environmental Awards were presented across the Navy on June 13.
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Commander US Pacific Fleet to hold RIMPAC 2018 Opening Press Conference
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Adm. John C. Aquilino, and Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Vice Adm. John D. Alexander will announce the beginning of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 28 to Aug. 2, during a press conference June 28 at 10:30 a.m. on pier S-1A, located on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
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Midshipman Has Eye-Opening Experience Aboard Mine Countermeasures Ship
Mine countermeasure ship USS Ardent (MCM 12) recently welcomed Midshipman Charlie Bobbs, a physics student from the University of California, Berkeley, on board the ship from May 29 to June 17.
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Vice Adm Richard A. Brown Presents an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Certificate
Vice Adm. Richard A. Brown, from Lowell, Mass., presents an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist certificate to Mineman 3rd Class petty officer Cole Sanders during a visit aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Ardent (MCM 12).
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Navy’s Newest Littoral Combat Ship USS Manchester Arrives in San Diego
The newest littoral combat ship, the Independence variant USS Manchester (LCS 14), arrived at her San Diego homeport, June 19, after completing her maiden voyage from the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.
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USS Russell Ends SRA Period Completes Sea Trials
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- For the first time in nearly two years, USS Russell (DDG 59) departed Naval Base San Diego under her own power.
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USS Higgins Returns to San Diego After Deployment
SAN DIEGO– The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) returned to its homeport of San Diego following a successful seven-month deployment to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility June 21.
The Legacy of William P. Lawrence: Toughness
On June 28, 1967, flying his F4B Phantom, naval aviator Cmdr. William P. Lawrence, commanding officer of Fighter Squadron 143, catapulted from the deck of USS Constellation (CV 64) on a mission that took him over Nam Dinh, North Vietnam.
William P. Lawrence Sweeps Softball Doubleheader
The USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) Pukin Dogs took care of business with the sweep of a twin bill in the Afloat Division June 9 at Hickam Softball Complex, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
Essex ARG 13th MEU Complete COMPTUEX
SAN DIEGO (NNS) – Sailors of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and Marines attached to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed Composite Training Unit exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California, June 15.
Navy’s Mine Warfare Battle Staff Leads 16-Nation MIW Force in BALTOPS 18
The Navy’s deployable mine warfare (MIW) commander’s staff completed two weeks of underway training with allies and partners during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2018, increasing interoperability, capability, and readiness among participating navies.
 

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