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Vol. 21, No. 48 Norfolk, VA | flagshipnews.com | 12.05-12.11.13
deployment Press Release Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Public Affairs
USS NITZE HEADS FOR ‘THE MED’
NORFOLK
The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), departed from Naval Station Norfolk for a seven-month deployment to the 6th Fleet area of operation, Nov. 29. The ship will conduct maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in and around the waters of Europe and Africa. “The U.S. Navy has routinely deployed throughout Europe and Africa to promote peace, regional cooperation and security. Nitze will continue to do its part to help ensure this is maintained,” said Cmdr. John Bub, commanding officer.
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The Arleigh-Burke class guidedmissile destroyer USS NItze (DDG 94) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a seven-month deployment to the 6th Fleet area of operation, Nov. 29.
MC3 Jonathan Snyder
CPPD releases 2014 Naval Leader Planning Guide ■ about CPPD CPPD is responsible for providing a wide range of personal and professional development courses and materials, including General Military Training, Navy instructor training, alcohol and drug awareness program training, suicide and sexual assault prevention, bystander intervention, and personal responsibility classes.
Thanksgiving
Lone Sailor and Marine dinner held Lt. Col. Damian Spooner and his wife and daughters serve food during the Lone Sailor and Marine Thanksgiving dinner hosted by the Chapel by the Sea at the Dam Neck Naval Annex.
By MCC Jayme Pastoric Center for Personal and Professional Development Public Affairs
VIRGINIA BEACH
The Center for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD) released the 2014 edition of the Naval Leader Planning Guide (NLPG), Dec. 2. Commands can download the PDF version, free-of-charge, from Navy Knowledge Online under the Leadership tab. Users can also download a file that can be imported into Microsoft Outlook that will populate personal calendars with the dates found in the product. Commands are authorized to use the downloaded source files to arrange for printing at local facilities to satisfy unit-level requests for the resource. “CPPD is pleased to provide this year’s Naval Leader Planning Guide for use by the entire Navy and Marine Corps team,” said Capt. John Newcomer, CPPD’s commanding officer. “We heard you; we took your feedback from last year and implemented changes. I’m confident that the information in the planning guide will assist Sailors in their daily routines and keep them focused on achieving current and future goals by helping them develop personally and professionally.”
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STILL SERVING Be sure to check out this special section insert, honoring veterans who continue to serve their communities.
The chapel has hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for Sailors and Marines who can’t be with their families for the holiday for the past three years.
MC2 Alysia R. Hernandez
IKE AND LINCOLN SAILORS BATTLE IN PAINTBALL a paintball battle at the Chesapeake Sports Park, Nov. 22, to promote camaraderie between CHESAPEAKE the two ships. The Armed Sailors from the Nimitz- Forces YMCA of Chesapeake class aircraft carriers USS sponsored the 40 participants Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN from both commands. 69) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) squared off in » see PAINTBALL | A3 By MCSN Ellen Long
USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs
THANKSGIVING ON LOCAL SHIPS The Flagships has compiled photos fromThanksgiving celebrations aboard theTruxtun,Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln and George H.W. Bush.
NAVY LIBRARY Naval History and Heritage Command’s Navy Department Library continued the renovation of its rare book room in order to better conserve rare and unique documents.
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MCSN Ellen E. Long A Sailor assigned to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), takes cover behind an obstruction during a game of capture the flag at a paintball tournament at the Chesapeake Sports Park.
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