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Nimitz Strike Group Departs for Western Pacific Deployment

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Tokyo - (PanOrient News) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 departed Naval Air Station North Island April 19 and will join up with San Diego-based guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) for a scheduled Western Pacific deployment, the U.S. Navy said.

Nimitz left its homeport of Naval Station Everett, Wash., March 29 to join Princeton and CVW 11 for a Sustainment Exercise (SUSTEX) in preparation for their depl...

U.S. Condemns Syrian Scud Missile Attacks on Aleppo

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Washington- (PanOrient News) The United States Government condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the series of rocket attacks against Aleppo, most recently the attack using Scud missiles on an eastern district of the city late on Friday, February 22, that killed several dozen people.

A statement issued by the Department of State in Washington said, "the Friday attack follows the assault on Aleppo of Tuesday, February 19, that destroyed several city blocks in the Jabal Badr district o...

Sharing Future Vision

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert shares a humorous analogy about his gift and how it will assist Crown Prince Salaman bin Abdulaziz's vision of the future of his country as he leads it forward as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Greenert visited state and military officials during a counterpart visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Feb. 10, 2013, to promote continued U.S. support, U.S. Navy said.

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