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Chairman Identifies ‘Tough Questions’ Facing U.S.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2007 – In his first public speech as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen last night identified pressing questions the United States faces as it attempts to counter emerging threats while maintaining a position of leadership. (full text)
CNO's Guidance - Executing Maritime Strategy
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations Guidance for 2007-2008, was released Oct. 26, by Adm. Gary Roughead, the Chief of Naval Operations. (full text)
Defense Official Calls Wildfire Response ‘Awe-Inspiring’
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2007 – Thousands of servicemembers have been aggressively and selflessly fighting deadly wildfires this week, a top defense department leader said today. (full text)
USS Halyburton Crew Helps Rescue Five Civilian Sailors at Sea
USS HALYBURTON, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Halyburton (FFG 40) helped rescue five mariners at sea Oct. 25 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean while underway for its current Counter Narcoterrorism (CNT) deployment.(full text)
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Status ofthe Navy: (most up-to-datestats)
Rhumb Lines: California Wildfires / CNO Guidance 07-08
Department of the Navy Posture Statement (fulltext)
CJCS Guidance for 2007-2008
Current Readiness
GWOT:
Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Scores of Taliban During Six-Hour Fight
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2007 – Afghan and coalition forces engaged and killed more than six dozen Taliban fighters near the Musa Qaleh Wadi region of Afghanistan’s Helmand province yesterday, officials reported. (full text)
Ramadi Unity Parade Marks Key Event in Iraqi Reconciliation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2007 – A remarkable parade in Iraq’s Anbar province, openly attended by citizens from all walks of life, demonstrates that Iraqi reconciliation efforts are working, a coalition commander said today. (full text)
Mullen Pledges Best Effort ‘To Prevent Forces From Breaking’
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2007 – U.S. ground forces are not broken, but they are capable of breaking, the military’s highest-ranking officer said last night, while vowing to make relieving strains on troops a top priority. (full text)
Gates Calls U.S. Offers to Russia on Missile Defense Enough
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT OVER THE ATLANTIC, Oct. 25, 2007 – The United States has given Russia sufficient concessions regarding a proposed missile defense system in Eastern Europe and supports diplomatic and economic measures to rein in the Iranian missile threat, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today. (full text)
Pacific:
BHR ESG Culinary Specialists Trade Talent Down Under
PERTH, Australia (NNS) -- Culinary specialists (CS) assigned to Bonhomme Richard (BHR) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) were given a unique opportunity during their port visit in Fremantle and Perth Oct. 16-20. (full text)
Russell Sailors Help Victims in Need
ABOARD USS RUSSELL (NNS) -- On Oct. 23-24, more than 60 Sailors assigned to the Pearl Harbor based USS Russell (DDG 59) donated their time helping with relief efforts directed towards the victims of the California wildfires that raged throughout Southern California. (full text)
Ronald Reagan Sailors Make Room for Families Displaced by Fire
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Sailors have given up their lodging in the barracks enlisted quarters on NavalStationNorthIsland to support families who are evacuating their homes due to the fire storm raging across southern California. (full text)
HCC Coordinates Naval Helicopter Operations During San Diego Wildfires
NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. (NNS) -- Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific officially established the Helicopter Coordination Center (HCC) here, Oct. 22, to coordinate Navy and Marine helicopters flying in support of firefighters battling the San Diego wildfires. (full text)
Middle East:
Hispanic Heritage Ceremony on Board Big E
USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea (NNS) -- Enterprise Carrier Strike Group hosted a Hispanic Heritage ceremony in the ship's foc'sle Oct. 24 to recognize the roles and contributions the Hispanic community has played in America's society in the past and how they continue to influence culture today.(full text)
Chief of Naval Operations Visits Sailors Throughout Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead met with Sailors in Baghdad's International Zone on Oct. 27. (full text)
CNO, MCPON Visit NSA Bahrain
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead visited Bahrain Oct. 26. Bahrain was the initial stop on Roughead's trip to the Central Command area of responsibility. (full text)
Europe / Africa:
USS Forrest Sherman Visits Pointe Noire
POINTE NOIRE, Republic of the Congo – Guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) departed Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo, after a four-day port visit Oct. 24 packed with activities intended to affirm a tone of trust between the U.S. Navy and the Congolese armed forces. (full text)
ETC Sailors Deploy in Support of GFS
NORFOLK (NNS) -- The first group of Sailors attached to Expeditionary Training Command (ETC) boarded USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43), Oct. 24, to participate in a portion of McHenry's seven-month deployment to the Gulf of Guinea and western Africa, the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-led Africa Partnership Station Initiative. (full text)
Atlantic:
ETC Sailors Learn Cultural Survival Skills for Africa Partnership Station Deployment
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) -- The Sailors recently deployed with USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) in support of the Naval Forces Europe-led the Africa Partnership Station initiative, a component of Global Fleet Station the Navy's new maritime strategy designed to provide a way to increase maritime security throughout the world by cooperating with all branches of the U.S. armed forces, other U.S. agencies and foreign partners. (full text)
Expeditionary Warfare Conference Convenes in Panama City
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (NNS) -- The 12th annual National Defense Industrial Association Expeditionary Warfare Conference convened at the Bay Point Marriott Resort Village Golf and Yacht Club Oct. 22-25. (full text)
"Old Ironsides" Celebrates 210th Birthday
CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, Mass. (NNS) -- On Oct. 21, USS Constitution - the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world - turned 210 years old. (full text)
A Navy for Tomorrow
Surface Nuclear Power Trainer Opens at NBK Bremerton
BREMERTON, Wash. (NNS) -- The Navy's second Fleet Interactive Display Equipment (FIDE) Training Simulator of a surface ship's Naval nuclear propulsion plant opened at a new training facility on Naval Base (NB) Kitsap, Bremerton Oct. 19.(full text)
USS Charlotte Returns to Pearl Harbor
ABOARD USS CHARLOTTE (NNS) -- USS Charlotte (SSN 766) returned to Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Oct. 24, after spending almost two years at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va. (full text)
Hydrographic survey data delivered to Vietnamese officials
U.S. scientists from oceanographic survey ship USNS Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS 64) handed a hydrographic survey chart over to their Vietnamese counterparts, Oct. 19. (full text)
Port Security Holds New Training on the Go
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) -- A two-week transportable port security boat training class for visit, board, search and seizure and security personnel was held at Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Little Creek in mid-October. (full text)
People
Whidbey Island Sailors Get "Moneywise"
OAK HARBOR, Wash. (NNS) -- The host of the television series "Moneywise," Kelvin Boston, visited Naval Air Station Whidbey Island to give a presentation to Sailors on how to manage their finances, Oct. 24. (full text)
Current Speeches, Testimony and Interviews
Current materials
Remarks by Donald C. Winter Secretary of the Navy National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Expeditionary Warfare Conference Bay Point Marriott Resort Panama City, Fla., 24 October 2007
Remarks by Donald C. Winter Secretary of the Navy Hall of Heroes Induction Ceremony for Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Pentagon, Washington, D.C., 23 October 2007
Remarks by Donald C. Winter Secretary of the Navy Medal of Honor Flag Ceremony in honor of Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy U.S. Navy Memorial Washington, D.C., 23 October 2007
Remarks by CJCS ADM Mike Mullen at the Center for New American Security October 25, 2007
Department of the Navy Objectives for fiscal year 2008 and beyond PDF .
Veterans Day Speaking resources:
Speech Prepared by: LT Sarah Blansettfor upcoming Veterans Day Speakers:
Remarks by Rear Admiral David A. Gove, Veterans Day Observance, Memphis, Tenn, 11 November 2005 - received March 2006
Veteran's Day Speech by a Veteran for Veterans [2,061 words] — modify as needed, posted 8/30/04
Applicable reference material – NAVCO