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NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS- Jul-Aug-Sept 2010 Edition

One Tough Assignment (Part 3) Small Arms: The Lewis Gun

The Battle of Point du Hoc Ships that Pass in the Day, 1956

Recent changes to the Tin Can Sailors Web Site

September 2, 2010
Added patches for: DDG-100, DDG-110, DDG-109, DDG-108, DDG-107, DDG-106, DDG-105, DDG-104, DDG-103, DDG-99, DDG-98, DDG-97, DDG-111
Updated Tributes
Reunions in Review: USS Gainard (DD-706)

August 30, 2010
Updated Call Signs
Poet's Corner: A Tin Can Sailor by Joseph Early
News From Today's Navy: Navy posthumously promotes sailor killed in air hijacking

August 26, 2010
News From Today's Navy: CJCS Admiral Mike Mullen Rallies Naval Postgraduate School; Service Members, Community Welcome 9/11 Steel Beams to Kitsap; Sailors aboard USS Avenger (MCM 1) and USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conduct a leap frog exercise.
Memorabilia: Poster from film "Destroyer" starring Edward G. Robinson

August 24, 2010
News From Today's Navy: A USS Pinckney (DDG 91) Sailor trains for a boxing tournament.; Headlines From Around the Fleet
Updated Tributes

August 20, 2010
News From Today's Navy: USS Halsey Trains for Action with Canadian Navy; PHIBRON 7 Disestablished: Concluding 24 Years of Naval Service

August 19, 2010
Shipmate Registry updated (102 entries added)
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; New seasonal flu vaccine will cover H1N1 strain.; Naval Consolidated Brig Adopts Canines for Veterans Program; New Commander Shares Guidance with Second Fleet Staff; Photo of the Day; Naval Academy College Ranking Announced; Navy Working Uniform Type II/III Website Launched

August 16, 2010: Photo of the Day; USS Carney (DDG 64) earns the Battenberg Cup.; USS Porter Sets Sail for the Arctic and the Future; USS John S. McCain Arrives in Vietnam to Commemorate 15th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations; Enlisted Warfare Qualifications: A Mandatory Requirement; Abraham Lincoln wraps up COMPTUEX, certified ready for deployment; Photo of the Day
Reunions in Review: USS Beale (DD-471)
Poet's Corner: Just a Common Soldier

August 13, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Seamless integration prepares Lincoln and Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups for dual operations; Republic of Korea Navy Officers See US Navy Training Up-Close; Midshipmen Set Sail With Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group; Enterprise Prepares its Sailors for E-leave; Surface Line Week 2010 Kicks off in San Diego; USS Taylor Celebrates 500 Years of Danish Navy in Copenhagen; USS Russell (DDG 59) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.; Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet Changes Leadership; USS Peleliu to Provide Helos for Pakistan Relief; Elimination of Field Service Record Approaches

August 12, 2010
News From Today's Navy: 15th MEU Helicopters Launch from Peleliu in Support of Pakistan Relief Efforts
Patches: Snipes
Updated Tributes

August 10, 2010
Shipmate Registry updated (148 entries added)
News From Today's Navy: Sailors participate in a coxswains academy in Sasebo, Japan; The Navy kicks off the 2010 Seafair Fleet Week in Seattle; USS Russell (DDG 59) returns home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Shoup, Halsey Strengthen Partnership with Canadian Ally; USS Russell Returns to Pearl Harbor from Seven-Month Deployment; Seventh Fleet Kicks off Vietnam Naval Engagement Activities
Ship Photos: USS Shelton (DD-790)
Memorabilia: USS Gainard (DD-706) Unit Commendation Letter

August 6, 2010
Updated Tributes
News From Today's Navy: Headlines From Around the Fleet; Congressional Delegation Meets With US Sailors; Boy Scout Devotes Project to Wounded Warriors; USS Crommelin (FFG 37) departs Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet Area of Operations.; First Gun Mission Module Installed Aboard LCS 2; USS Freedom (LCS 1) heads home to San Diego after completing Rim of the Pacific 2010.; Parade of Ships Kicks off Seattle Seafair Fleet Week

August 5, 2010
Tin Can Trivia: Announced July's winner and posted August's question.

August 2, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Navy to Commission Submarine Missouri; Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Hits COMPTUEX Grand Slam
Memorabilia from the USS Hobby (DD-610)

July 30, 2010
Updated Dispositions
Added recipe to That Good Navy Chow
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; Eisenhower Returns to Homeport; Carrier Strike Group 2 to Hold Change of Command Ceremony; Headlines From Around the Fleet; GTMO's Solar Power, Present, Future; Carrier Strike Group 2 Welcomes New Commander; DOD Identifies Navy Casualty
Added USS Ammen (DD-527) to License Plates
Photos: USS Scott (DDG-995); USS Chandler (DDG-996); MK 71 (8" 55 automatic gun)

July 29, 2010
News From Today's Navy: USS Russell Arrives in Sendai; Pentagon Assesses 'Leaked' Documents; DOD Announces Navy Casualty, Identifies Sailor Listed as Whereabouts Unknown; Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Gravely; Navy Showcases Top-Ranking Patent Portfolio; Statement Issued by CNO on Events in Afghanistan; Headlines From Around the Fleet
Updated Tributes

July 28, 2010
Updated Reunion Listings
Added Tin Can Sailors histories for USS Abercrombie (DE-343) and USS Waddell (DDG-24)

July 27, 2010
Reunions in Review: USS Kidd (DD-661)/DesRon48

July 26, 2010
Shipmate Registry updated (135 entries added)
News From Today's Navy: Ramage Sailors Bring Christmas in July to Sicily; Guam Celebrates 66 Years of Freedom; CNO Highlights Partnership with French Navy During Visit to France

July 22, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Norfolk Ships Partner, Marines, Coast Guard, Rescue Eight Mariners; Advanced Weapon System Helps ONR Respond to Navy Needs; Shoup, Momsen Train for Strike Group Operations; Taylor Delivers Project Handclasp Supplies to Odessa Orphanage

July 20, 2010
News From Today's Navy: 'Old Ironsides' Sailors Sail Friendship of Salem; USS Hopper Participates in 2010 RIMPAC Exercises
Patches: USS John Willis (DE-1027)

July 19, 2010
Updated Dispositions
Updated Tributes

July 16, 2010
News From Today's Navy: USS Constitution conducts a turnaround cruise in Boston Harbor.; Navy helps with the oil cleanup effort along the Gulf Coast.; Headlines From Around the Fleet; USS Curts Returns to San Diego; The Navy's Newest Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship Is Delivered to MSC
Reunions in Review: USS Bainbridge (DD-246)

July 15, 2010
Shipmate Registry updated (111 entries added)
News From Today's Navy: A Korean War veteran's remains are identified and buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.; The Navy's air ship is supporting oil clean up efforts in the Gulf Coast region; Sea Breeze 2010 Kicks Off in Ukraine; USS Chafee Returns to Pearl Harbor
Book Review: The U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War: an Illustrated History
Patches: USS Yarnall (DD-541); USS Hopewell (DD-681); USS Remey (DD-688); USS Hank (DD-702); USS Wiltsie (DD-716); USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748); USS Gregory (DD-802); USS Carpenter (DDE-825); USS Robert L. Wilson (DD-847); USS Turner Joy (DD-951); USS Harwood (DDE-861); USS Gyatt (DDG-1); USS Lassen (DDG-82); USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DDR-713); USS Ernest G. Small (DDR-838); USS Duncan (DDR-874); USS Muse (DE-145); USS Darby (DE-218); USS Douglas Blackwood (DE-219); Desron 28
Added to Announcements The American Veteran a video news magazine.
Added to Announcements Omaha Ship Museum volunteers needed.
Added to Events the TCS 2010 National Reunion.
Reunions in Review: USS Forrest B. Royal (DD-872)

July 13, 2010
John Barrett Prints: Added Spruance Class with Tomahawk TSAM/TLAM
Updated Tributes
News From Today's Navy: USS O'Kane Departs Pearl Harbor for a Seven-Month Deployment; USS Abraham Lincoln Scheduled to depart 15July from Everett

July 12, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; An Okinawan resident reunites with the U.S. Soldier who saved her life in Okinawa, Japan; International officers tour USS Freedom (LCS 1) during Rim of the Pacific 2010; 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Surveys Hit Service Members' Inboxes; Navy Seeks Applicants for FY11 National Security Management Program

July 9, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Three hundred military members are sworn in as U.S. citizens aboard the USS Midway Memorial Museum in San Diego.; Headlines From Around the Fleet; 'Show Me State' Submarine Set to Join the Fleet; DESRON 40, Peruvian Navy Submarine Force Commences Silent Forces Exercise 2010; Truman Carrier Strike Group Strengthens International Ties Through Training
Added coupons to the Events Page
Added to Announcements the USS FLIER SS250 Memorial Ceremony.

July 8, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Mass Naturalization Ceremony Makes History aboard Naval Museum; Freedom Commanding Officer Speaks to Coronado Optimist Club; USS Constitution Hosts Sunset Parade; USS Constitution Underway to Celebrate Independence Day; USS Midway Museum Hosts Largest All-Military Naturalization Ceremony; U.S. 5th Fleet Holds Change of Command Ceremony; At-Sea Interoperability is Focus of CARAT Singapore
News From HNSA: Restoration underway for USS Orleck; WWII landing craft will dock here in September--Some LSTs built at Neville Island
Patches: DesRon 35

July 6, 2010
New Item added to the Ship Store Back Bone of the Navy T-Shirt
Shipmate Registry updated (100 entries added)
Added updated Christening and Commissioning information under Announcements
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; Sailors from the USS Hawes (FFG 53) volunteer at a homeless veterans center during Boston Navy Week; Pacific Rim Nations Prepare for 'Ultimate' Exercise; USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrives at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for Rim of the Pacific 2010; Group Sail Sets Stage for RIMPAC 2010; USS Elrod Rescues Stranded Mariners Of Sunken Ship
News From HNSA: Suisun Bay's mothball fleet loses another ship; SS United States gets $5.8 million Lenfest donation; Famed Liner Steers Clear of Scrapyard; Budget keeps Battleship New Jersey museum afloat; USN’s Lean Manning Backlash

July 2, 2010
Tin Can Trivia: Posted July's question and announced June's winner.
Updated Reunion Listings

July 1, 2010
Updated Dispositions
Updated Newspaper HighlightsBook Reviews: U.S. Patrol Torpedo Boats in World War II, 1939-1945
Poet's Corner: We Will Remember
News From Today's Navy: Truman Carrier Strike Group To Relieve Eisenhower; Taylor Arrives in Split, Croatia; Sailor Missing From Korean War Identified; NAS Kingsville Eyes Tropical Storm Alex; Headlines From Around the Fleet
Reunions in Review: USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709)

June 18, 2010
Added USS Henderson (AP-1) Thanksgiving Menu 1942 to Memorabilia
Reunions in Review: USS George K. MacKenzie (DD-836)

June 16, 2010
Updated Tributes

June 14, 2010
Book Review: WWII in the Gulf of Mexico
Updated Reunion Listings
Added link for USS Conyngham (DD-371/DDG-17)

June 11, 2010
News From Today's Navy: US Sailors Build Relations with Polish Sailors; USS Taylor Makes Historic Stop in Port Mahon; Boy Scouts Experience Navy Life; USS Constitution Hosts Wounded Warriors During Battle of Midway Ceremony; War Heroes Observe 68th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway in San Diego; CARAT 2010 Highlights 'Special Relationship' Between US, Malaysia; A ceremony in Florida pays tribute to service members who fought in the Battle of Midway; Headlines From Around the Fleet; USS Winston S. Churchill Visits Portsmouth, U.K.; Multiple Nations Participate in SEASWITI 10-3; SURFPAC and ATG Present Training Manual Updates at Waterfront Symposium; USS Mahan Participates in SUBFAM Exercise

June 9, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Headlines From Around the Fleet; USS Constitution Underway to Honor Battle of Midway, Wounded Warriors; US, Japan Veterans visit Midway, Foster Friendships; Vice Minister of Health, US Ambassador Spend a Day with Pacific Partnership 2010 in Vietnam; Veterans Recognized Aboard USS Sampson (DDG 102); USS Sampson Namesake Family Members Visit Ship

June 8, 2010
News From HNSA: Fairview supports USS Ranger idea Foundation encouraged by city’s interest in docking carrier; Battleship North Carolina to showcase guns for tour
Poet's Corner: A Sailor's Induction

June 6, 2010
Shipmate Registry updated (100 entries added)

June 3, 2010
Memorabilia: Added Ship's Position slip for USS Philip taken 12/25/52.

June 2, 2010
Updated Tributes
Reunions in Review: USS Longshaw (DD-559), USS Arikara (ATF-98), USS Cogswell (DD-651), USS Willard Keith (DD-775)
Tin Can Trivia: Added June's question

June 1, 2010
Poet's Corner: The Picket Line
Reunions in Review: USS Ault (DD-698)

May 30, 2010
Updated Reunion Listings

May 28, 2010
Shipmate Registry updated (97 entries added)
Reunions in Review: USS Carpenter (DD-825)

May 25, 2010
News From Today's Navy: U.S. 7th Fleet Controls Tomahawk Launch from 5,000 Miles Away; Navy Nurse Corps 102nd Birthday Celebrated at NHB; Curtis Wilbur Arrives in Shimoda to Participate in 71st Black Ship Festival; CARAT Thailand 2010 Kicks Off Week of Engagement, Training; City of Bremerton Honors Veterans; Service Members Become American Citizens; NSHS Portsmouth Holds Disestablishment Ceremony; GW Carrier Strike Group Departs for Carrier Qualifications; Curtis Wilbur Sailors Experience Shimoda, Participate in 71st Black Ship Festival; Commanding Officer of USS The Sullivans Relieved; USS Stark Sailors Remembered; Godfather of Oceanography Wins Prestigious Award; Pierside Warfare Tech Leading 7th Fleet Units while Going "Green"; The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Carrier Strike Group deploys in support of current operations.; Naval Station Norfolk participates in Citadel Protect 2010.; US Navy Destroyer Locates Pirated Vessel; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Navy Releases Roadmap for Global Climate Change; NEX Customers Will Receive Five-Cent Credit for Using Eco-Friendly Reusable Bag
Reunions in Review: USS Knudson (APD-101); USS Mullinnix (DD-944); USS Sarsfield (DD/EDD-837); USS Lloyd Thomas (DD/DDE-764)
Memorabilia: Added license plate for DD-871
Added to Announcements The National Memorial Day Concert will be broadcast live on PBS

May 24, 2010
Reunions in Review: USS Power (DD-839)

May 18, 2010
Shipmate Registry updated (123 entries added)
Updated Reunion Listings

May 14, 2010
News From HNSA: Oldest US lightship comes home to Boston; The cruiser Aurora marks 110th birthday; Three new manuals added to web site
Added Battle Dressing Station Plate to Shipboard Equipment/Compartment Plate
Reunions in Review: USS Johnston (DD-821)
News From Today's Navy: Spring is the Season for NROTC Commissionings at American Universities; Sailors honor fallen shipmates of the USS Arizona (BB 39).; USS Lassen (DDG 82) hosts foreign officers during Exercise Malabar 2010; Pearl Harbor Shipyard Executes Double Undocking; USS McCampbell and USS John S. McCain Arrive in Hong Kong; Enterprise Launches and Recovers First Aircraft in Two Years; Navy Chief Rescues Baby

May 13, 2010
News From Today's Navy: May 4-8, 2010 marks the 68th anniversary of the Battle of Coral Sea; Photo of the Day; Selection Boards Rescheduled, Sailors' Records Safe; Quick Response Drills Demonstrate USS Halsey's Combat Readiness; USS Halsey Trains for Surface Dominance; Midshipmen Selected for Submarine Service; NEX Launches New Online Store; 7th Fleet Commander Celebrates Friendship with Russian Navy; Some of NPC's Fleetwide Administrative Functions Restored; Navy Personnel Command Gets Back to Business; SECNAV Announces Five New Principles for Navy Acquisitions; Submarine Integration a Learning Process, Task Force Leader Says; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Naval Personnel Command Customer Service Center Update; Klakring Delivers Project Handclasp Materials to Shelter; Klakring Sailors Help Refurbish Orphanage in Montevideo; MCPON Visits Sailors and Celebrates Armed Forces Day; Personnel Systems have Scheduled Outage for Continued Cleaning
Reunions in Review: USS Braine (DD-630); USS Walter B. Cobb (APD-106)
Memorabilia: Added Plan of the Day for the USS McKean (DD-784)

May 11, 2010
Reunions in Review: USS Johnston (DD-821); USS Compton (DD-705); USS Moale (DD-693)
News From HNSA: Suisun Bay mothball fleet losing another ship in recycling effort; USS Saratoga: Museum plans scrapped, ship faces same fate; Fund Aims To Save S.S. United States; History and cultural groups fear N.J. spending cuts; Sub's final mission still incomplete. Group remains hopeful for maritime museum.; New masts for HMS Belfast made in Russian shipyard
Shoulder Patches: USS Lang (FF-1060); USS Koelsch (FF-1049); USS Knox (FF-1052); USS Meyerkord (FF-1058); USS O'Callahan (DE/FF-1051); USS Moinester (FF-1097); USS Ouellet (FF-1077); USS Clinton Sprague (FFG-16)
Patches: USS Robert A. Owens (DD-827); USS Alvin C. Cockrell (DE-366)
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; Sailors in Millington, Tenn. are working around the clock to restore Naval Personnel Command systems after flooding.; Navy instructors are an important part of every Sailors career.; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Laboon Wraps Up TSC Port Visits in Baltic Sea Region; Flood Impacts NPC's Connectivity; First Female NROTC Officers Selected to Serve on Subs; Independence Begins Industrial Post-Delivery Availability; U.S. Navy Sailors Volunteer at Canadian Community Center; USS The Sullivans Protects Oil Terminal, Hosts Visitors
Added to Announcements Fleet Week NYC

May 7, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Millington Clears Storm Damage, Works on Restoring Services to the Fleet; Quick Efforts Saved Sailors' Data During Flood; Combined Maritime Forces Assist Russian Warship
Photo Gallery: Added photos to USS Boyd (DD-544)
Added new License Plate
Tin Can Trivia: Announced April's winner and posted May's question.

May 6, 2010
News From HNSA: Nonprofit wants USS JFK for Newport; R.I challenges Maine for ship; Corvette Sackville a WWII throwback; USS LST-393 warship spruced up and ready for visitors; Slater opens for season
News From Today's Navy: Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead visits Millington, Tenn., to meet with Sailors and their families after the base flooding.; Top Navy Officer Describes Navy's Busy Pace, Emphasizes Affordability; Obama Presents Navy With Seventh Trophy; Navy, Marines Need Adaptable People, SECDEF Says; CARAT 2010 Series Launches in Brunei; Photo of the Day; Unmanned aircraft systems will play an important role in the Navys future; Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev., is the only Navy command that operates World War II era Howitzer cannons; COMDESRON 9 Ships Train for Global Operations; Curtis Wilbur Receives 2009 Spokane Trophy; USS Freedom Invites DOD Community to Open Ship Event; Many Avenues Exist to Assist Millington Flood Victims
Reunions in Review: USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5)(Ex Biddle); USS Ingraham (DD-694); USS Hyman (DD-732)

April 23, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Counter Piracy Task Force Changes Command
Updated Tributes

April 22, 2010
HNSA News: Lines are drawn over plans for Battleship Texas; Patriots Point looks to expanded parking
Reunions in Review: USS Hughes (DD-410)

April 21, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Singapore Led Flagship Intercepts Somali Pirates in Gulf of Aden; Sailors celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bathyscaphe Trieste; USS Freedom (LCS 1) visits Manzanillo, Mexico; USS Wisconsin (BB 64) is transferred to Norfolk, Va., to become part of the Nauticus Museum; Military flights are diverted to Rota, Spain due to the ash from the volcanic eruption in Iceland
Added a link, to Christenings under Announcements, of the archived webcast of USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110)

April 20, 2010
Updated Reunion Listings

April 17, 2010
News From HNSA: World War II boat will dock Friday evening in Mt. Vernon, Ind.; Norfolk to celebrate taking over the Wisconsin; A different mission for 'Mo'Museum ship plays part of foreign vessel for Navy teams' boarding exercise; Tico supporters take cues from military museum at Camp Shelby
Book Review: U.S. Destroyers 1942-45: Wartime Classes
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; Headlines From Around the Fleet; NAVSEA Removes more than 60,000 Gallons of Fuel from Sunken WW II-Era Ship; Klakring Delivers Project Handclasp Materials to Hospital, School; Charleston Navy Week Brings Sailors to the Community; Navy to Christen Guided Missile Destroyer William P. Lawrence; McInerney Completes Six-Month Deployment, Surpasses 30 Years of Service; Fire Scout Returns from First Operational Deployment

April 16, 2010
Updated Reunion Listings

April 15, 2010
Shipmate Registry updated (98 entries added)
HNSA News: Commission will raise money to restore USS Iowa; Some Pascagoula residents go on a fact finding mission to Camp Shelby.

April 13, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; Refraining from USB Usage Vital to Network Security; NSWC Port Hueneme Hosts International VLS Forum; Vinson, Freedom Conduct RAS in 3rd Fleet AOR; USS Vandegrift to Deploy; Freedom Performs First Carrier Strike Group Operations; Headlines From Around the Fleet; SECDEF Addresses Brigade of Midshipmen; Smoking To Be Extinguished On Submarines; Keel Laid for First Egyptian Navy Fast Missile Craft; The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Navy conduct an energy forum; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Navy Honors Fallen Aviator; US Navy Divers Support Recovery of ROK Ship; USS Ashland Captures Pirates; An air traffic controller cross rates to musician; Enterprise Crew Aboard, Preparing for Upcoming Deployment; USS Independence Trains Crew to Handle Aircraft; USS Ingraham Returns from Deployment; USS Klakring Begins Southern Seas 2010 Deployment; Headlines From Around the Fleet; CNO Extends Condolences to Poland;

April 9, 2010
News From Today's Navy: USS Chafee Departs Pearl Harbor for Western Pacific Deployment; Photo of the Day; USS McFaul Captures Suspected Pirates, Rescues Crew; Fire Scout Scores First-Ever Drug Bust with McInerney; AFRICOM Helps African Nations Build Their Own Secure Future; Sailors Seeing Success with Perform to Serve

April 8, 2010
Updated Reunion Listings
Added to That Good Old Navy Chow: Recipes for Clam Chowder - Boston Style, Corn Bread, Macaroni and Corn Au Gratin with Bacon and Roast Pork
Added ship histories from the Tin Can Sailor for USS Robison (DDG-12) and USS Vogelgesang (DD-862)
News From HNSA: Suisun Bay's ghost fleet may finally R.I.P.; Pearl Harbor Visitors Leave Disappointed; Subchaser restoration slow going
Seals: MK-50 Westinghouse; MK-50 Honeywell; MK-46 Honeywell; MK-46 REXTORP; USS Normandy (CG-60);

April 7, 2010
News From Today's Navy: On Short Notice, Shoup Fires for Effect; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Multiple Drug Seizures Highlight Freedom's 4th Fleet Deployment; Headlines From Around the Fleet; USS Freedom (LCS 1) makes its fourth narcotics seizure; Hopper Helps Local School During Thailand Visit; USS McClusky Returns to San Diego from Deployment; Local Officer Engineers Personal Success; USS Monterey Sailor Saves a Life; USDA, Navy Highlight New Partnership to Power Navy Fleet with Biofuels; US Support to ROK Salvage Operations Changes Leadership; Vinson to Arrive After Unified Response, Refueling; USS McFaul Captures Suspected Pirates, Rescues Crew; Members of a visit, board,search and seizure (VBSS) team from the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) inspect the Indian-flagged Faize Osamani; Commemoration ceremony for the 117th anniversary of the establishment of the chief petty officer rank at the Navy Memorial; The guided-missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) makes its way to a new pier location at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam; USS Independence (LCS 2) raises the Union Jack as the ship moors to the pier at Naval Station Mayport

April 6, 2010
Tin Can Trivia: Added April's question.
Shipmate Registry updated (114 entries added)
News From Today's Navy: Coalition Efforts Forcing Piracy Farther From Home Waters
Shoulder Patches: USS Alvin C. Cockrell (DE-366)

April 2, 2010
Updated Newspaper Highlights
News From Today's Navy: Chief's Birthday Celebration
Update That Good Old Navy Chow

April 1, 2010
Updated Reunion Listings
News From Today's Navy: Green Hornet to take Flight on Earth Day; Photo of the Day; Shoup Sailors Groomed for Success at Port Hueneme; USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) uses electronic firearms training; Destroyer Squadron 24 Departs for Joint Warrior 10-1; USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrives in Panama City, Panama; Navy Reserve Force Changes Command; Search Efforts Continue for Missing Aviator

March 31, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; Rare Opportunity For South Carolina Student; Submarine New Mexico Joins the Fleet; Headlines From Around the Fleet; New Drugs, Same Navy Policy - Zero Tolerance; US Crew Rescues Somali Mariners; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Freedom Turns Over Project Handclasp Donation In Panama; First Classes Serve It Up Aboard USS Carney; International Students Tour USS De Wert; The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society helps Sailors and their families; Freedom Concludes Final C4F Port Visit In Panama City

March 30, 2010
News From Today's Navy: USS New York Completes CSSQT; Photo of the Day; USS Freedom (LCS 1) conducts a community relations event in Cartagena, Colombia; Mount Whitney Sailors Build Relations with French Counterparts; Pakistan Chief of Navy Staff Visits US Military Commanders, Pakistan Navy Pilots, Aircrews; Canal Transit Brings Freedom To Panama City; Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Home After Eight-Month Deployment; Secretary Names JHSV, Meets with Vets and Students; Independence Begins Maiden Voyage; Somali Mariners Rescued During Counter-Piracy Mission

March 29, 2010
Shipmate Registry updated (198 entries added)
Updated Reunion Listings
Added link for USS McMorris (DE-1036)

March 26, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrives in Cartagena, Colombia; Sailors on board USS Nimitz (CVN 68) attend a change of homeport fair in Bremerton, Wash.; Carney Boarding Team Builds Goodwill at Sea; JBPHH Conducts Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield '10; ATRC's Aegis Pilot Program Graduates its First Class

March 25, 2010
News From Today's Navy: The Office of Naval Research unveils its large vessel interface crane; Navy begins phasing out paper leave chits; USS Freedom (LCS 1) recovers over five tons of narcotics in its first month of deployment; Department of Defense puts a hold on some foreign language proficiency tests; Submarine New Mexico Commissioning Streamed Live Online; Freedom Departs Cartagena After Successful Port Visit
Added counts of commissioned ships to Destroyers listed by class
Reunions in Review: USS Bache (DD-470)

March 23, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Melody Relieves Kott as USS Hopper Commander

March 19, 2010
News From Today's Navy: NAVFAC Southeast Photovoltaic Project to Save NASP $4,000 Annually

March 18, 2010
Shipmate Registry updated (114 entries added)
Added to Announcements Steamship Historical Society of America (SSHSA) to host the World War II Liberty Ship S/S John W. Brown Sailing to Providence in Celebration of 75th Anniversary
Postcards: Added Naval Training Center Great Lakes, Set 1, Set 2, Set 3
Updated Membership Benefits

March 17, 2010
Updated Reunion Listings

March 16, 2010
Patches: Long Range ASROC-TRDI; Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic Fleet; Gyrodyne Helicopter Historical Foundation-DASH Logo; In-Service Engineering Fleet Support, Keyport, WA; Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering Station, Keyport, WA; NUWC Keyport MK 46 Shop; Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering Station, Hawthorne, NV; Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, CA; Torpedo MK 50 USN Alliant Techsystems Allied Signal; Torpedo MK 50 NUWCD, Keyport, WA

March 12, 2010
Updated Tributes
Added Orleck Update to announcements
News From Today's Navy: The crew of USS Dewey (DDG 105) prepared the ship for commissioning; 95 Navy Reservists re-enlist in Washington, D.C. for the 95th Anniversary of the Naval Reserves; Aerospace Legends Land Aboard Eisenhower; Navy Weeks Bring America's Navy Home; Freedom Intercepts Drug Vessel In Caribbean, Makes Second Narcotics Seizure

March 11, 2010
Updated Reunion Listings
Updated Christenings and Commissionings

March 10, 2010
News From Today's Navy: USS Dewey Commissioned at Seal Beach; Photo of the Day; The U.S. Navy commissions its newest guided-missile cruiser USS Dewey (DDG 105); Headlines From Around the Fleet; Pinckney Supports USCG Fisheries Enforcement in Pacific; SECNAV Inducted as Honorary Chief at U.S. Naval Academy; SURPAC Kicks Off 2010 Sea and Shore SOY Week; Carl Vinson Unites with Argentina for Southern Seas 2010; Navy Assessment Team Arrives in Chile
John Barrett Profile Prints: Added USS Mitscher (DL-2) Class as built

March 9, 2010
Shipmate Registry updated (129 entries added)
News From Today's Navy: Navy Reservists from all 50 States Reenlist During 95th Birthday Event; Navy to Commission Guided Missile Destroyer Dewey
Poet's Corner: The Renshaw
Updated Reunion Listings
Added memorial plaque for USS Hanson (DD/DDR-832)

March 5, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Headlines From Around the Fleet; Pinckney Sailors Enjoy Cultural Exchange with Tokushima Citizens; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Photo of the Day; Commander, US Pacific Fleet Attends Iwo Jima Reunion of Honor; Pinckney Sailors Visit Tokushima Red Cross Hospital
Tin Can Trivia: Announced February's winner and posted March's question
Added to Announcements Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day

March 4, 2010
Updated Tributes

March 3, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; USS Freedom (LCS 1) seized more than a quarter ton of drugs during a routine patrol of the Caribbean Sea; United States Navy Ship Ingraham Arriving in Bangladesh; Swift, Nicholas Visit Port Est, Reunion; Academy Women to Be Among First Female Submariners; Tempo Takes Toll On Navy, Marine Equipment; T-AKE Ship Class Grows: USNS Matthew Perry Delivered to MSC, USNS Charles Drew Launched; U.S. Navy in the Pacific Responds to Tsunami Warning; Tsunami Warning Cancelled, Pearl Harbor-based Navy Ships to Return; Pinckney Arrives in Tokushima; Naval History Web Site Highlights Women's History Month; Shipping Industry's 'Best Practices' Deter Piracy; USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) is christened in San Diego; Headlines From Around the Fleet
News From HNSA: Pas Council approves maritime museum study, welcomes additional funds to restore historic house; Overfalls slip bid goes to Kuhn Construction. Project set to start in March

March 2, 2010
Shipmate Registry updated (129 entries added)
Added Today in Naval History

March 1, 2010
Updated Reunion Listings

February 26, 2010
New Item in Ship Store: A Destroyer Sailor's War by Jerome S. Welna
Ship Patches: USS Capodanno (FF-1093); USS Mahan (DLG-11)
Memorabilia: USS Gurke (DD-783) Thanksgiving Menu 1956 and 1959; USS Gurke (DD-783) Change of Command 1958; USS Gurke (DD-783) Welcome Aboard
Shoulder Patches: USS Gurke (DD-783)

February 25, 2010
Updated Tributes
Added link fors USS Edward McDonnell (DE/FF-1043), USS Plymouth Rock (LSD-29), USS Stevens (DD-479), USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22), USS Kirk (FF-1087), USS Kittyhawk (CVA/CV-63) Veterans Association, USS Constellation (CVA/CV-64), USS Nimitz (CVA-68) Association, USS Yosemite (AD-19), USS Marvin Shields (DE/FF-1066), USS Sims (DE/FF-1059), USS Pollux (AKS-2/AKS-4), USS Thomas C. Hart (DE/FF-1092), USS Vance (DE/DER-387), USS Truxtun (DLGN/CGN-35/DDG-103), USNTC Bainbridge
Updated link for USS Buchanan (DDG-14)
News From Today's Navy: Headlines From Around the Fleet; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary Roughead, talks about mentoring future leaders of the Navy.; Historical Project Documents Navy Diversity; Benfold Hosts Subject Matter Exchange and Tours while in Manila; Expeditionary Strike Group 5 Participates in Multinational Maritime Defense Exercise; Freedom Interrupts Drug Delivery in Western Caribbean
Added to Announcements 2010 Society of Miniature Ship Collectors Society-Boston

February 24, 2010
Updated Tributes
Updated Reunion Listings
News From Today's Navy: California Looks to Veterans to "Serve Again"; USMAP Enables Service Members to Receive Journeyman-level Civilian Certifications; Seabees Provide Electricity to Cap-Haitien Orphanage; Navy Reaches out to Total Force; Photo of the Day

February 23, 2010
News From Today's Navy: The United States Postal Service dedicates stamps to distinguished Sailors; NSWC Panama City Hosts Ceremony for New Littoral Warfare Facility; Civil Affairs Team Helps Strengthen U.N., Government of Haiti, NGO Network in St. Marc; DoD Identifies Navy Casualty; SECNAV Swears In New NCIS Director; December 26, 1944 - Navy Commissions First Black Female Officers; Photo of the Day; USS Reuben James Arrives in Dili, East Timor; Sampson Sailors Volunteer at Tao Fong Shan Christian Center; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Naval Base Kitsap Bangor receives its newest class of tugboat
Updated Ship Christenings/Commissionings

February 22, 2010
Updated Reunion Listings
Shipmate Registry updated (178 entries added)

February 19, 2010
Updated Tributes page

February 18, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Freedom Gets Underway for Maiden Deployment; Nimitz Strike Group Arrives in Hong Kong; The Navy is ending the use of paper service records throughout the fleet
Reunions in Review: USS Mansfield (DD-728)

February 17, 2010
News From HNSA: USS Edson committee plans flagpole fundraiser for Bay City area ship site
Updated Reunion Listings
News From Today's Navy: X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Taking Shape On Board Lincoln; Commander, Naval Surface Forces Welcomes New Surface Warriors from Naval Academy; Bulls Special Recruit Division Takes Oath of Enlistment; Navy Ten Nautical Miler; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Photo of the Day

February 16, 2010
Updated Tributes Page
Added link for USS Ernest G. Small (DD/DDR-838)

February 12, 2010
Updated Reunion Listings

February 11, 2010
Tin Can Trivia: Added February's question and announced January's winner.
Shipmate Registry updated (154 entries added)

February 9, 2010
Updated Reunion Listings
News From Today's Navy: Sailor Receives Battlefield Promotion For Heroic Actions Under Fire
News From the Historic Fleet: USS Laffey proves mettle, lasts through hull repairs; Varna Makes Urgent Appeal to Save Bulgarian Naval Legend

February 8, 2010
Updated links for USS Bordelon (DD/DDR-881), USS Little (DD-803), USS Savage (DE/DER-386), USS Delong (DE-684), USS John A. Bole (DD-755) and USS William M. Wood (DD-715)
Add list of Ship Hull Designations (DD, FF, etc.) to Ship Information Center

February 5, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Headlines From Around the Fleet; Battleship Missouri Memorial reopens after a three month overhaul; Climate Change On Navy's Radar
Updated Reunion Listings
Added to Announcements USS Orleck Update

February 4, 2010
Updated Dispositions
News From HNSA: Maine Group In Running To Land Aircraft Carrier; Port of LA pressured on USS Iowa

February 3, 2010
Patches: USS Walker (DDE-517) Des Squadron 25; USS Walker (DDE-517) Mighty Johnny Walker; USNTC FT Drill Team
News From Today's Navy: Fiscal Year 2011 Department of the Navy Budget Submission; Navy Confirms Sunken Sub in Balabac Strait is USS Flier; Haiti Multimedia - a one minute look at the Navy's humanitarian relief effort in Haiti; The cast and crew of the movie Avatar visit USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69); Comfort Reunites Mother, Daughter Separated by Earthquake; Comfort Corpsmen Give Infant Another Shot at Life; Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hickam Air Force Base Combine To Form Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

February 2, 2010
Shipmate Registry updated (162 entries added)
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Service members and veterans gather for groundbreaking of Miramar National Cemetery; Prospective Commanding Officers Complete First SOSMRC Course; Lincoln Strike Group Changes Command; Comfort Cares for Man Buried Alive After 13 Days in Rubble; Freedom Arrives In Mayport, Prepares For Maiden Deployment; Gunston Hall, Underwood Work Quality of Life Issues at Killick; Underwood Sailors Provide Medical Care to Injured Haitians
Added to Announcements US Postal Service to Unveil New Stamp

February 1, 2010
Updated Reunion Listings

January 29, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; Headlines From the Active Fleet; USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) uses ordnance elevators for transporting Haitian patients; High-Speed Ferry Ships to Support Haiti Relief; Seabees Departing to Support Haiti Relief Operations; Operation Unified Response Support Flows Nonstop; Navy Leads Haitian Harbor Assessment; Bataan Provides Vital Link to Haiti Relief
Patches: USS Noa (DD-343); USS Bullard (DD-660); USS Twiggs (DD-591); USS Laub (DD-613)

January 28, 2010
Updated Reunion Listings
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) chaplains help in Haiti; Headlines From Around the Fleet; U.S. Postal Service to Honor Four Distinguished Sailors with Special Stamps; Navy Ships Provide Critical Resources in Haiti; Bataan Receives First Landing Craft MEDEVACs; USS Carl Vinson Releases Haitian MEDEVAC Patients; Haiti Multimedia - a one-minute look at the Navy's humanitarian relief effort in Haiti; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Center for Surface Combat Systems Provides Training to Support Navy's Newest Ship; Commodore Conveys Gratitude for Multinational Effort in Haiti; USS Samuel B. Roberts Departs Congo

January 27, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Carl Vinson Touches Hearts, Saves Lives at Haitian Clinic; Bataan LCACs Land Ashore to Bring More Relief in Haiti; Navy Aircraft Carrier Playing Major Role in Relief Efforts; USS Los Angeles Decommissions at the Port of Los Angeles; Nassau Arrives in Haiti; USS Fort McHenry Treats MEDEVAC Patients from Haiti; Gunston Hall Sailors Help Haitians in Quake Aftermath; Bataan's First 'Miracle' Patient in Haiti Returns Home

January 26, 2010
News From Today's Navy: USS Reuben James Deploys to the Western Pacific; Gunston Hall Arrives in Haiti to Assist Earthquake Victims; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Coalition Counter Piracy Task Force Changes Command; Merchant Vessel Repels Pirate Attack; USS Eisenhower Relieves USS Nimitz to Continue Navy Support to Coalition Troops in Afghanistan
Photos from the Arizona 2010 Bull Session
Book Reviews: A Destroyer's Sailors War by Jerome S. Welna
Updated Reunion Listings

January 25, 2010
Shipmate Registry updated (138 entries added)

January 22, 2010
Added Tin Can Sailors histories for USS Robert A. Owens (DD-827) and USS Spruance (DD-963)
Updated Ship Christenings/Commissionings
Updated Reunion Listings
News From Today's Navy: Enterprise Sailors Support Haitian Relief Effort; USS Fort McHenry Arrives in Haiti; Normandy, HSL 46 Det 3 Provide Relief to Haitian Earthquake Victims; USS Bataan Receives MEDEVAC, Treats Three Injured Haitians; Comfort Receives First Patients; Carl Vinson Sends Desperately Needed Water Ashore; Carl Vinson Reunites 12-Year Old Haitian with Family; USS Bataan Ready to Help in Haiti; Higgins Crew Makes a Difference in Haiti; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary Roughead, talks about USS Independence (LCS 2) crew; Headlines from around the fleet; Surgery performed on board USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) saves life of Haitian girl; VIDEO Haiti Multimedia - a one-minute look at the Navy's humanitarian relief effort in Haiti; Sailors from USS Lassen (DDG 82) and JS Ohnami (DD 111) observe 50th anniversary of U.S.-Japanese partnership; USS Independence (LCS 2) revolutionizes naval technology; VIDEO -- Haiti Multimedia - a one-minute look at the Navy's humanitarian relief effort in Haiti; Photo of the Day; New Radar Detection Lab Will Enhance Navy's Ability to Protect Nation; CNO Approves Service Dress Khaki Uniform Design, Initial Wear Policy; Bataan Receives MEDEVAC, Treats 19 Injured Haitians; Maritime Force Serves as Cornerstone of Relief Operations in Haiti; USNS Comfort Begins Work in Haiti, Prepares To Expand Medical Capability; George H.W. Bush Sailors Assisting in Haiti Relief Effort; Coalition Counter-piracy Task Force Changes Command; USS Higgins Supports Relief Effort from Coast of Haiti; PWD GTMO Prepares Airfield to Support Logistics Mission in Haitian; Commander Discusses the Role of USS Bataan in Humanitarian Efforts

January 19, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; Headlines From Around the Fleet; USS Carl Vinson Arrives in Haiti; NTTC Meridian Named Bainbridge Award Winner; NATO Commander Expects 'Significant Progress' in Afghanistan; Sailors from MSRON-6 Prepare for Deployment en route to Haiti; Sailors from MCAST Prepare for Deployment en route to Haiti; Obama Makes Haiti Response Top U.S. Priority; Military Preps for Broader Haiti Relief Mission; Photo of the Day; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) deploys to Haiti; Top Navy Doc Predicts Long USNS Comfort Deployment; USNS Comfort Readies to Leave for Haiti; Vinson Helicopters Perform Medical Evacuations; "Sea Base" On the Way; Navy Medicine Responds to Haiti Earthquake Disaster; Carl Vinson Begins Humanitarian Operations in Southern Command; USS Independence Commissioned; CNO Speaks at LCS 2 Commissioning in Mobile; USS Underwood En Route to Haiti; NHB Staff Preparing to Support Relief Efforts in Haiti; Gunston Hall Deploys in Support of Relief Operations in Haiti; USS Carl Vinson Receives Haitian MEDEVAC Patients; USS Normandy Arrives off Coast of Port-Au-Prince; UPDATE: U.S. Navy Delivers Assistance, Capabilities to Unified Response; Safety Measures Protect Ship From Piracy; Hospital Ship Comfort to Support Operation Unified Response Haiti; USNS Grasp, Divers Arrive in Port-au-Prince, Begin Port Assessments; Sanjay Gupta Assists Vinson Medical Team
Patches: USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)
Envelope: USS George K. MacKenzie (DD-836)
Shipmate Registry updated (181 entries added)

January 15, 2010
Updated link for USS George K. MacKenzie (DD-836)

January 14, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Navy assists in US relief efforts in Haiti; The Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Wash., unveils a display featuring 50th anniversary of the ballistic missile submarine; USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) deploys in support of Southern Seas 2010; Headlines From Around the Fleet; U.S.-Japan Alliance is Cornerstone of Security in Asia, says 7th Fleet Commander; Mission Packages Key to LCS Capabilities; Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Independence; SOUTHCOM to Deploy Assessment Team to Haiti; Vinson Deploys to Respond to Haiti Earthquake

January 13, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Sailors reenlist aboard the former USS Missouri (BB 63) during its return to Battleship Row; USS Missouri Returns, 100 Service Members Reenlist
Updated Newspaper Highlights
Added to Events Bull Session Coupons for New Jersey, Texas, Midwest, Up-Midwest, Michigan, and Pennsylvania/Delaware.
Updated Reunion Listings

January 12, 2010
Updated Tributes Page
News From Today's Navy: Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Rick West, talks about social media.; American Hero Awarded Purple Heart and POW Medals; Two New Navy Working Uniforms Announced; Former USS Oriskany (CVA 34) becomes artificial reef.; Navy's Second Littoral Combat Ship to be Commissioned; Keep Your Family Safe: Practice Operational Security on Social Media; Navy Supply Corps School Commanding Officer Relieved; Yokosuka Morale, Welfare and Recreation department hosts Polar Bear Plunge.

January 11, 2010
Book Review: Due to Enemy Action

January 8, 2010
Added ship history from the Tin Can Sailor for USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23)
News From Today's Navy: Navy Non-Kinetic Air Power for OEF; Revolutionary Ship Readies for Commissioning; CNO Lands on Carrier Operating in the North Arabian Sea; From Sculptor to Sailor; Pre-Commissioning Unit Independence (LCS 2) features new surface warfare technology
Book Review: CAPTAIN A Sea Story
HNSA News: Battleship marks 45th anniversary as local attraction; Battleship NJ Cutting Staff, Hours; Battleship Missouri back home
Shipmate Registry updated (186 entries added)

January 7, 2010
Reunions in Review: USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729)

January 6, 2010
News From Today's Navy: Headlines From Around the Fleet
Updated Reunion Listings

January 5, 2010
Added to Crests and Seals: USS Columbia (SSN-771); Retired Navy
Envelopes: USS Conyngham (DDG-17)
Shoulder Patches: Joint Forces Intelligence CMD; COMARSURVRECFORSIXTHFLT
News From Today's Navy: Ike Strike Group Deploys; Nimitz Keeps Golden Anchor for Fourth Year
Added recipes to That Good Navy Chow
Added link for USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823)

January 4, 2010
Tin Can Trivia: Posted December's answer and added January's question.

December 31, 2009
Patches: USS Cape Cod (AD-43); USS Donald B. Beary (FF-1085)
Added to Announcements USS Joseph P. Kennedy DD-850 is looking for parts.

December 30, 2009
News From Today's Navy: UK Flagged MV ST JAMES PARK Pirated in Gulf of Aden; President Obama Calls Corpsman on USS Rentz; Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program services are not only for active duty service members; Headlines From Around the Fleet; NAVSEA Shipyard Completes USS Chung-Hoon Availability Early
Envelopes: USS Rhind (DD-404)
Book Review: U.S. Destroyers 1934-45: Pre-War Classes
Shipmate Registry updated (192 entries added)

December 29, 2009
Added License Plate for USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) to Memorabilia.

December 28, 2009
News From Today's Navy: Civilians send holiday greetings to service members; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Photo of the Day; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, sends a holiday message to Sailors and Marines; Packages boost morale during holidays
Updated Tributes page

December 24, 2009
Added to Announcements Operation Punchlist
Added to Events Liberty Call Charleston 2010

December 22, 2009
News From HNSA: Group wants WWII battleship moved to San Pedro
News From Today's Navy: Naples Area Toys for Tots Brings Smiles to Hundreds; Army, Navy Bands Team Up for Holiday Concert; Naval Base San Diego Collects 23 Tons of Electronic Material at Recycling Event; Telework: DON Keeps Working Through Flu Season; Sailors Assemble Toys for the Holidays; Chief of Naval Operations Cycles With Wounded Vets In Jacksonville

December 21, 2009
News From HNSA: Ship's legacy could rise again; 'Ingham' a living history lesson
Cutter to open to the public early next year
Added photo taken at USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) commissioning
News From Today's Navy: Law Allows Spouses to Keep Residency While Under Orders; Construction Commences on First Joint High Speed Vessel; H1N1 Vaccines Crucial To Fleet Readiness; CNO Rides for Recovery in Florida; Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Independence

December 18, 2009
News From Today's Navy: The Wreaths Across America program arrives at Arlington National Cemetery.; Marines collect toys for a good cause; Wounded Warriors Attend Army-Navy Game; New Qualification Standards Released; Oceanographer of the Navy Speaks at U.N. Climate Change Summit
Updated Tributes

December 17, 2009
News From Today's Navy: International Delegates Visit Coalition Destroyer; USS Ingraham Holds Change of Command
John Barrett Profile Prints: USS Benham (DD-397) WWII Class; USS Mitscher (DL-2) pre-FRAM 1966 Color Profiles

December 16, 2009
News From Today's Navy: USS Underwood (FFG-36) holds a Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony.; NJROTC Cadets Lauded as Heroes after Saving Lives; Navy Begins Production on Newest Commercial "The Shield"; Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead shows spirit for the Army-Navy football game.; USS Nicholas Arrives in 6th Fleet AOR; USS De Wert Assists Iranian Dhow; Naval Station Pearl Harbor rolls out new Navy Working Uniform.; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Navy Beats Army Again; Optimas Award Gives Navy 'Top 50' Credence; Civilians send holiday greetings to service members.; Navy League Honolulu Council 'Adopts' USS Chung-Hoon; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Navy To Play Missouri in Texas Bowl
News From HNSA: Navy transfers battleship to Norfolk
Updated Reunion Listings

December 15, 2009
News From HNSA: Orleck expected to depart in January; Group seeks, support, funds to save the U.S.S. Iowa

December 14, 2009
Shipmate Registry updated (106 entries added)

December 11, 2009
News From Today's Navy: Cryptologists in Monterey Preview Navy's Newest Numbered Fleet; A World War II veteran looks back on Pearl Harbor
Poet's Corner: What Sailors Know
Memorabilia: Added license plate for USS Dashiell (DD-659)
Reunions in Review: USS William M. Wood (DD/DDR-715); USS Ross (DD-563)

December 10, 2009
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; Fitzgerald Concludes SHAREM 163; Mustin Departs Malaysia After International Exhibition; USS Wayne E. Meyer(DDG 108) arrives to new homeport; Ion Tiger Fuel Cell Unmanned Air Vehicle Sets Flight Endurance Record; Underwood Hosts Pearl Harbor Day Memorial Ceremony; Ford, Everett Remember Pearl Harbor; Pearl Harbor Survivors Lauded as Heroes; USFF Commander Speaks at Memorial Ceremony On Board Historic Ship; Heroes Remembered During the 68th Pearl Harbor Day; Pearl Harbor veterans are remembered; Headlines from around the fleet
Memorabilia: USS Henderson (DD-785) Christmas Menu
Poet's Corner: A Destroyerman's Creed
Tin Can Trivia: Added December's question. Added to Announcements Laffey Update

December 9, 2009
Updated Tributes Page

December 7, 2009
Shipmate Registry updated (125 entries added)

December 4, 2009
News From Today's Navy: More than 17,000 Sailors on Fall Advancement List; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Naval Cemetery in Oahu Not Forgotten; USS Nicholas Sets Sail for Africa; New Navy Website Comment Feature Enhances Visitor Feedback; U.S. Navy receives Optimas Award; Navy Announces Contract Award Values for Littoral Combat Ships 3 and 4

December 3, 2009
News From Today's Navy: Photo of the Day; Surface Forces Awards First Ever SWO of the Year Award; Headlines From Around the Fleet; Balboa Naval Medical Center, San Diego provides H1N1 flu vaccines for all patients; USS Wayne E. Meyer to Homeport in San Diego
Added links for USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-788) and USS Wilhoite (DE/DER-397)
Updated Reunion Listings

December 2, 2009
News From Today's Navy: Headlines From Around the Fleet; Navy Recruiting Command Meets Recruiting Goals for 31st Consecutive Month; Klakring Volunteers for Charity During Week Of Valor