Navy News for the week of 02 NOVEMBER 2009

WH Afghan Decision 'Weeks' Away
A senior White House adviser says President Obama would announce an Afghanistan war strategy "within weeks," while another official said that Obama still has not yet decided what to do, and it remains unclear whether he will decide before he goes to Asia on Nov. 11. ...More


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Five Resume Mistakes You Should Avoid
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Video: Shooting the Barrett 50-cal
Shooting the barrett 50-cal in Afghanistan, 2009....More

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Fort Bragg TRX Suspension Training
More than 100 soldiers and unit fitness leaders from the 82nd Airborne Division were chosen to receive the TRX orientations to get familiarized with the proper set-up and use of the TRX -- Suspension Trainers....More

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Navy to Commission New Destroyer
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus approved Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif., as the commissioning location of Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Dewey, the Navy's newest and most technologically advanced guided-missile destroyer....More

Navy Closer to Flying 'Green Hornet'
The Navy is one step closer to flying the "Green Hornet." Members of the NAVAIR Fuels team recently made a small, but very vital step toward changing the source of jet fuel the U.S. Navy uses....More

'Green Ship' Brought to Life
The ship dubbed the "Prius of Navy warships," arrived in San Diego in mid-September, three years after her christening. She brought more than 1,000 Sailors and their families to the San Diego community....More

Government Reform Key to Afghanistan
Two million troops could be sent to Afghanistan and not make a difference unless the government there reforms, a globally recognized authority on counter-insurgency told a standing-room-only Pentagon audience....More

Shots Fired From US Ship in Polish Port
A U.S. official says an American Sailor fired three accidental shots from a machine gun aboard a Navy ship moored in a Polish port. No one was injured....More

Rules for Permanent Makeup Released
An updated Navy cosmetics policy effective Nov. 1 defines requirements for female Sailors who wish to undergo permanent cosmetic procedures....More