Navy News for the week of 26 OCTOBER 2009

USS Anzio Seizes 4 Tons of Narcotics
USS Anzio (CG 68) seized approximately four tons of hashish found aboard a skiff Oct. 15 in the Gulf of Aden, with an estimated street-value of $28 million....More


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Spec Ops Helo Crashes Into Navy Ship
An Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed on a Navy ship during training, killing one servicemember and injuring eight....More

Video: M-40 Sniper in Iraq
Watch these gripping scenes from "Generation Kill" and see a real sniper at work....More

Hill Aides Call for JSF Restructure
A preliminary Pentagon cost estimate that the F-35 could cost as much as $17.1 billion more than currently planned prompted calls from congressional sources for the program to be reassessed and restructured....More

Many Schools Offer College Credit for Service in the Military
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WWII Vet's Widow Awarded Purple Heart
Fireman 2nd Class Statheos "Scotty" Poulos' widow, Georgiana, accepted the medal as their four children, Philip Poulos, Patty Holland, Peggy Chance and Sharon Chance looked on along with numerous other family members and friends....More

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Army Leads Military.com Fantasy Football
For the second week in a row, Army leads the pack in Military.com Fantast Football. But Air Force is right on their heels -- just a hundred points behind! It's not too late to join the competition, win individual prizes, and lead your branch of service to victory. Join the league....More

Fit Tip: 7 Muscle Myths, Busted
The guy lifting beside you looks like he should write the book on muscle. Talks like it, too. He's worked out since the seventh grade, he played D-1 football, and he's big. But that doesn't mean he knows what he's talking about. Starting now, ignore him. The gym is infested with bad information. Forget what you hear around the dumbbell rack. Ponder these truths before you pick up the iron....More

Troops to be Compensated for 'Stop Loss'
The Defense Department will implement a new program to compensate former and current servicemembers for each month they involuntarily served from Sept. 11, 2001 to Sept. 30, 2009....More

Sailors Rescue Civilian Mariner at Sea
A merchant mariner who fell overboard was rescued by coalition naval assets operating as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 152 in the Central Arabian Gulf....More

Navy's Reprimand of Leader Not Enough
The father of a Sailor who killed herself in the wake of an investigation into hazing abuses in a Navy dog-handling unit in Bahrain says the ouster of the alleged ringleader from the Navy is a good start but doesn't go far enough....More

Drill Team Unifies Sailors, Marines
A couple of broken noses and bruises are the typical outcome after long days of practice for the members of Marine Security Force Battalion's (MSFB) Silent Drill Team....More

USS Nimitz Makes Port Visit to Bahrain
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) arrived in Bahrain for a liberty port visit, while on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility....More




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