Chilean Frigate Joins Partnership Of The Americas At NS Mayport

Chilean Navy frigate Almirante Latorre (FFG 14) arrived in Mayport on March 14 to prepare for their role Partnership of the Americas (POA) 2007 as a part of the U.S. Navy Task Group participating in this deployment. [ More ]

Carney Trains With Jamaican Defense Force Coast Guard
While conducting patrols in the Caribbean in support of COMUSSOUTHCOM theater engagement strategy, USS Carney (DDG 64) hosted members of the Kingston, Jamaica-based Coast Guard for a one-day training opportunity in Jamaican coastal waters.

Gettysburg Sweeps ULT-E Assessment
Did you notice the brooms hanging from the yardarms on USS Gettysburg (CG 64) on Feb. 28? They were hanging there because Gettysburg did something that no other guided missile cruiser on the Atlantic coast has managed to do-they certified their engineering department during their ULT/E assessment, months in advance of the normal Engineering Operational Control certification.

A Look Back At JFK
John F. Kennedy (CV 67) is named for the 35th President of the United States. The ship's keel was laid Oct. 22, 1964, at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Virginia. President Kennedy's 9-year-old daughter, Caroline, christened the ship May 27, 1967, in ceremonies held at Newport News. The ship subsequently entered naval service Sept. 7, 1968.

NS Mayport Gets Ready For New Radar System
Naval Station Mayport's Air Operations department is getting an upgrade. Currently, Air Ops relies on the OJ-333 and the OD-58 radar systems to gather information on approaching aircraft.

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