Kitty Hawk arrives in Bremerton

USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) pulled into Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Sept. 2, wrapping up a 47 year career in which it has seen everything from combat operations to presidential visits. Bremerton is the ship’s new homeport and it will be its last, as the crew prepares Kitty Hawk for inactivation and decommissioning, tentatively scheduled for late January 2009. About 1,600 crewmembers made the journey, down from more than 2,700 earlier this year. By the end of the month that number will drop to about 600 and by decommissioning the crew will be down to about 400.
September 4, 2008
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Abraham Lincoln hosts top brass

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, commander, Multi-National Force, Iraq Army Gen. David Petraeus, Commander, International Security Assistance Force Gen. David McKiernan, Commander, Special Operations Command Adm. Eric Olson, Acting Commander, Central Command Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey and several other high-ranking military officials visited USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Aug. 26-27.
September 4, 2008
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Taking right steps for adoption

There are all types of adoption, and depending on the type of adoption, the Navy may be able to help you out. If you are adopting from the foster care system, the cost can range from $5,000 to $40,000. The military does offer some discounts to help defray some of the costs. You can complete DD Form 2675 and receive up to $2,000 for qualifying expenses (up to $5,000 per year for multiple adoptions). The more common type of adoption we see in the military is a step-parent adoption. This is a situation where an individual has a child from a previous relationship and their current spouse wants to adopt the child. It is important to note that once the adoption is complete, the step-parent has the full rights and responsibilities as a biological parent, so if something happens in the future between the step-parent and the biological parent, the step-parent will likely have to pay child support.
September 4, 2008
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USS Kitty Hawk departs San Diego for Bremerton

USS Kitty Hawk departed San Diego Aug. 28, for its new homeport of Bremerton. It is expected to arrive at Bremerton’s Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Sept. 2 for decommissioning in early 2009. About 1,600 Sailors will be making the move to the Pacific Northwest on the Navy’s oldest active ship. In addition to the 1,600 crewmembers, about 65 other former crewmembers will be making the trip from San Diego to Bremerton, including a few dozen “plankowners,” as a ship’s original crewmembers are known.
August 28, 2008
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Navy SAR crew joins rescue efforts

A search-and-rescue (SAR) crew from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island assisted in the rescue of two boys trapped under snow and ice on Snoqualmie Pass, Aug. 21. The five-person crew, made up of two pilots, two aviation warfare systems operators and one hospital corpsman, launched from NAS Whidbey Island at 6:30 p.m. in the SAR helicopter, an MH-60S Knighthawk.
August 28, 2008
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Rodney M. Davis returns from RIMPAC, Workups

Friends and family members of the crew of USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) stood patiently on the pier as the ship moored at Naval Station Everett Aug. 15, following the guided missile frigate’s participation in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008 exercise. RIMPAC is a large-scale biennial multinational maritime exercise designed to help increase mutual cooperation and enhance operation capabilities among countries around the Pacific rim. Following Rodney M. Davis’s participation in RIMPAC, the ship went to the Southern California operating area to conduct workups with their helicopter detachment.
August 21, 2008
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Weapons keeps Lincoln, Americans safe

All Sailors are inherently proud of the work centers and departments they work for. It is no more evident than in the members of USS Abraham Lincoln’s (CVN 72) Weapons Department. “The work we do – the inherent danger of our work, the closeness in which we work – we only get one opportunity to get it right,” said Master Chief Aviation Ordnanceman (AW/SW) Joel Clayton, Weapons Department’s leading chief petty officer and a Houston native.
August 21, 2008
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U.S. Soldier experiences Navy life firsthand

When four-year-old Tiara Walker was asked to draw something to show her patriotism, she didn’t hesitate to draw the biggest patriot she knows – her father. On a card she sent to her dad, she traced her hand, drew her father over it and wrote “I love you, daddy.” Tiara Walker’s father, Army Sgt. 1st Class Israel Walker, a native of Albany, Ga., and assigned to Joint Multi-National Training Command in Germany, is currently deployed as an individual augmentee on board USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and Maritime Security Operations.
August 21, 2008
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Naval Magazine Indian Island command changes

Cmdr. Mark Loose relieved Cmdr. George Whitbred as commanding officer of Naval Magazine (NAVMAG) Indian Island Aug. 15 during a traditional change of command ceremony. According to Rear Adm. James Symonds, commander, Navy Region Northwest, NAVMAG Indian Island has supported Navy and Marine Corps operations and the global war on terror during Whitbred’s tenure. “Under Cmdr. Whitbred’s leadership, his crew safely handled and delivered over 138,000 tons of ordnance Ö without a mishap,” said Symonds. “When his people stood an explosive safety inspection during a large exercise when 551 containers, which is over 7,400 tons of ordnance, inspectors identified zero deficiencies and 100 percent inventory accuracy.”
August 21, 2008
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Don’t fear ‘probate’

When you begin the process of getting a will and planning for your estate, the word “Probate” can cause a great deal of undue stress. But it doesn’t need to. Probate is the court-supervised legal process for transferring property when an owner dies. The assets subject to probate are generally those which do not pass directly to others. Probate proceedings are intended to provide an orderly transfer of property while protecting the rights of those who may have an interest in the property, including beneficiaries, heirs, creditors, and taxing authorities.
August 21, 2008
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