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VIDEO: East Coast Opens High-Fidelity Surface Trainer

22 July 2019

Sailors train on consoles in a simulated combat information center at Center for Surface Combat Systems’ (CSCS) Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) / Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Trainer (CIAT), aboard Naval Base Norfolk. US Navy Photo

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. – The surface force is catching up with naval aviation in how it prepares for tougher, more complex fights by opening new facilities for combat training.

The new Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense / Anti-Submarine...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/22/video-east-coast-opens-high-fidelity-surface-trainer

Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Departs for SOUTHCOM Deployment

14 June 2019

USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) is anchored off the coast of Honduras as part of an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative on Dec. 6, 2018. US Navy Photo

USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk,Va., for a five-month deployment to provide medical assistance to the Caribbean and South America on Friday.

Comfort is scheduled to visit several nations, but the primary mission of this deployment is to provide...

https://news.usni.org/2019/06/14/hospital-ship-usns-comfort-departs-for-southcom-deployment

Rep. Elaine Luria, Retired Navy Commander and Freshman Lawmaker, On Her First Months in Congress

23 May 2019

Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1997 and served in the Navy until 2017. Photo courtesy Luria’s campaign Facebook page.

CAPITOL HILL — Many House Armed Services Committee members speak from some kind of experience: they have a military base or major defense contractor in their district, or they or a family member have prior military service.

Freshman Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) has all of the above.

Luria is a 20-year Navy veteran who was elected to Congress last...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/23/rep-elaine-luria-retired-navy-commander-and-freshman-lawmaker-on-her-first-months-in-congress

Carrier Lincoln Crew Preparing for Mid-Deployment Homeport Shift to San Diego

1 February 2019

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Atlantic Ocean during a strait transit exercise on Jan. 30, 2019. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12. US Navy photo.

ABOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, IN THE VIRGINIA CAPES OPERATING AREA – When the sailors of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group leave Naval Station Norfolk for deployment this spring, some will be returning to Virginia afterwards and...

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/01/carrier-lincoln-crew-preparing-for-mid-deployment-homeport-shift-to-san-diego

Carrier Eisenhower Leaves Repair Yard to Finish Maintenance at Naval Station Norfolk

15 November 2018

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits the Elizabeth River during the ship’s transit to Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va. Dwight D. Eisenhower is preparing for a planned incremental availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard during the maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. US Navy photo.

Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) has departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard and is returning to Naval Station Norfolk to complete the remaining months of...

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/15/carrier-uss-eisenhower-to-finish-remainder-of-maintenance-availability-at-naval-station-norfolk

John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group Quietly Leaves for Deployment, Homeport Change

22 October 2018

Seaman Zachary Greco, from Center, Pennsylvania, handles line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG-106) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) on Sept. 2, 2018. US Navy Photo

The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group left Naval Base Kitsaplast week for a deployment and an eventual homeport change with no public notice, a U.S. official confirmed to USNI News on Monday.

USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) left...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/22/john-c-stennis-carrier-strike-group-quietly-leaves-deployment-homeport-change

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