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May/12

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USS Makin Island Sailors, Marines Volunteer at Malaysian Children’s Home

Sailors and Marines deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD icon cool USS Makin Island Sailors, Marines Volunteer at Malaysian Childrens Home volunteered their time with children at the Bukit Harapan Therapeutic Community children’s home in Kota Kinabalu, May 19.

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May/12

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NAVEUR-NAVAF Hosts Flag Officer Course

Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa hosted the Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Flag Officer course, on the Naval Support Activity Naples in Naples, Italy, May 14-18.

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May/12

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Navy Recruits Players for Online Wargame to Tackle Energy Challenges

The Navy’s Energy and Environmental Readiness Division (OPNAV N45), together with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), invites civic and military collaboration in energyMMOWGLI (Massive Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet) May 22-24.

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May/12

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New Web-Based Housing Early Application Tool

Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) announced the phased Navy-wide release of the Housing Early Application Tool (HEAT) beginning in May.

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May/12

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USS Makin Island Arrives in Malaysia

The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), along with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Sepangar, Malaysia May 18, for a port visit.

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May/12

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Leap Frogs Land in the Inland Northwest

The U.S. Navy Parachute Demonstration Team, the Leap Frogs, touched down at a number of shows in the Spokane, Wash. area May 15 and 16 as part of the city’s ‘Navy Week’ celebration.

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May/12

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Veterinarian Organization Takes Part in Pacific Partnership 2012

World Vets, a non-governmental organization (NGO), embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) May 17, to provide veterinary assistance to host nations of Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia as part of Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12).

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May/12

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CSG8 Successfully Completes COMPTUEX

Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Eight successfully completed a Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) May 17, off the East Coast of the United States from Virginia to Florida, in preparation for their scheduled combat deployment later this year.

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May/12

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No One Injured as USS Essex, USNS Yukon Collide at Sea

At approximately 9:20 a.m. PST, USS Essex (LHD 2) collided with USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) during an approach for a routine underway replenishment approximately 120 miles off the coast of Southern California due to an apparent steering malfunction aboard Essex.

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May/12

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No One Injured as USS Essex, USNS Yukon Collide at Sea

At approximately 9:20 a.m. PST, USS Essex (LHD 2) collided with USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) during an approach for a routine underway replenishment approximately 120 miles off the coast of Southern California due to an apparent steering malfunction aboard Essex.

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