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1) NavNews 88/01 (Nov. 21, 2001)
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Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 10:23:31 -0800
Subject: NavNews 88/01 (Nov. 21, 2001)
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Table of contents for NavNews 88/01 (Nov. 21, 2001)
NNS8801. Thanksgiving Day Message to Guard and Reserve from Laura Bush
NNS8802. CNO Visits Navy Simulation, Task Force EXCEL Hub in Orlando
NNS8803. Vigilance Also Needed in `Cyber Domain,' Says DoD Official
NNS8804. Mentor Program Guides George Washington Sailors
NNS8805. Jay Leno Brings Laughter to John C. Stennis Sailors
NNS8806. DoD Deploys Defensive Measures Against Anthrax Mail Threat
NNS8807. TRICARE Changes Mean Lower Healthcare Costs for Reservists
NNS8808. 2002 Military Family Week Essay, Art Contests Open
NNS8809. This Week on Navy/Marine Corps News
NNS8810. This Week in Naval History
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NNS8801. Thanksgiving Day Message to Guard and Reserve from
Laura Bush
From the Office of the First Lady of the United States
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The following is the text of a
Thanksgiving Day message from the First Lady of the United
States to members of the Reserves and National Guard:
I am delighted to wish you a happy Thanksgiving. This
year the holiday season holds special meaning for Americans,
and we are particularly grateful for members of our National
Guard and for members of our armed forces Reserves.
As we continue to heal from the tragedies that began on
September 11, your role becomes more important -- and more
appreciated -- than ever. Our nation depends on the premiere,
community-based force of the National Guard and Reserves. You
are America at its best.
For many of you, this will be a season of separation from
friends and loved ones. The President and I appreciate your
sacrifices and commend your willingness to serve and defend
our country, from ensuring that our airports and ports of
travel are safe, to protecting our nation's borders. Your
presence across our homeland and abroad is a source of pride
and reassurance for all Americans.
This holiday season, Americans are reflecting on what is
most important to us: our faith, our family and friends, and
our freedom, which you defend with honor and dignity.
Thank you again, and may God bless you and your families
as you continue your service to America.
Laura Bush
First Lady, United States of America
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NNS8802. CNO Visits Navy Simulation, Task Force EXCEL Hub in
Orlando
By Sandy Miller, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems
Division Public Affairs
ORLANDO, Fla. (NNS) -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm.
Vern Clark got a firsthand look at the Navy's high-technology
center of excellence for modeling, simulation and training
during his recent visit to the Naval Air Warfare Center
Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD).
"The technology the Navy is bringing to bear right here
in the high-tech corridor of Orlando, Fla., is absolutely
eye-watering," the CNO said during the visit. "The revolution
in training is happening right here at NAWCTSD."
NAWCTSD showcases fully integrated life-cycle support for
training systems, using state-of-the-art simulation and
training technologies for all of the Navy's warfare
communities and the other services.
NAWCTSD, a subsidiary of the Naval Air Systems Command,
is a prime example of the Navy's high tech "out of the box"
focus on the future uses of technology and modeling.
For more than 50 years, the Navy and Army have been
collocated in Orlando for the development of training devices
and technology. This unified effort is the foundation of the
Florida Simulation Center's critical mass of technical
talent. The Florida Simulation Center is a triad of
government, industry and academia.
NAWCTSD shares resources and leverages expertise in
modeling, simulation and training for aviation, space,
surface and subsurface platforms, and ground vehicles and
maintenance training with the Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast
Guard, Army, Department of Justice and NASA.
They are all part of the Florida Simulation Center, and
synergy is used to focus their research-and-development
efforts on the practical application of these advanced
technologies. Together, they contain the largest
concentration of simulation business in the world.
The CNO also had the opportunity to see firsthand the
human performance cell of the Task Force EXCEL (Excellence
through Commitment to Education and Learning) initiative.
He began this initiative to provide the tools and
opportunities that will enable Sailors to learn, grow and
develop into successful leaders who make a difference in the
Navy.
"We must have a commitment to education and learning that
will arm our Sailors to excel," Clark said. "We owe those who
promise to serve the best possible training throughout their
Navy experience so they can succeed and prosper in their
professional and personal lives. NAWCTSD is what Task Force
EXCEL is all about -- it is awesome."
One of four cells set up by the CNO, the human
performance cell shifts the emphasis from training as the
only solution to optimal performance solutions.
Led by Dr. Janis Cannon-Bowers at NAWCTSD, a highly
trained group of psychologists looks at using job performance
aids, e-learning, structured on-the-job training, electronic
performance support systems, combat systems adjustments,
manpower adjustments and personnel selection.
"Our goal is to make Navy training performance based,"
said Cannon-Bowers, director of Task Force EXCEL's human
performance cell. "This means we are going to take the time
to determine exactly what knowledge, skills and abilities are
required to be successful on the job. This information will
then be combined with what we know about human learning and
performance to develop training that is optimized for the job
and tailored to the needs of individual Sailors."
"The fleet needs to know you are here," said the CNO,
after receiving an update briefing from Capt. Don Gagnon,
commanding officer of NAWCTSD. "I don't want this to be an
organization that people `could' use. I want them to know to
come to NAWCTSD. The hardest part is figuring out what the
requirements are. We are doing that with EXCEL. We need to
develop a system that will let us institutionalize this."
While in Orlando, the CNO also got a firsthand look at
some of the initiatives underway in the research laboratories
at NAWCTSD.
One of those initiatives, VESUB, or the virtual
environment submarine ship handling training system, is
currently being used in support of undersea training as a
test bed for technology development and evaluation.
The VESUB 2000 training system was delivered to the fleet
by way of Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn.,
and Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, this fall. Delivery
to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., is just around the
corner.
COVE, or the conning officer virtual environment trainer,
is a technology demo of a trainer to teach or refresh the
"seaman's eye." It combines an intelligent real-time tutor
with virtual reality on a PC NT platform.
This system improves training effectiveness, reduces Navy
ship-handling accidents, provides "just-in-time" training at
the fleet level, reduces instructor workload, increases ship-
handling conning skills and increases the commanding
officers' tools to assess ship readiness. NAWCTSD has seen a
strong interest in this system from the fleet -- from both
the surface and sub communities.
Clark also saw a demo of the Air Warfare training
development program. A joint Navy and Air Force program, it
focuses on making aviation training systems better and more
affordable.
ShipMATE, or shipboard mobile aid for training and
evaluation, is a performance support tool for instructors and
exercise observers.
ShipMATE is hosted on a hand-held computer and can
provide a real-time interactive link to simulation, data
collection and performance assessment systems. Full training-
cycle support includes streamlined exercise preparation,
prebrief and facilities automated performance measurement.
Wrapping up the tour, Clark received a demo of the small
arms simulator testbed. This is a research-and-development
engineering tool using modeling and simulation technology to
support the development, testing, acquisition and training of
new weapons concepts.
Applications include the teaming of both government and
industry communities to analyze and solve complex weapons
engineering problems.
For more information about the Chief of Naval Operations,
go to the CNO's Web page at
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/cno. For more on NAWCTSD,
visit http://www.ntsc.navy.mil.
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NNS8803. Vigilance Also Needed in `Cyber Domain,' Says DoD
Official
By Gerry J. Gilmore, American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The World War II-era adage "Loose
Lips Sink Ships" underlined the peril of uttering privileged
defense information in public -- possibly within earshot of
enemy spies.
The United States today is engaged in a war against
global terrorism and the need to safeguard classified -- and
even unclassified -- information is especially acute over the
World Wide Web, the Defense Department's senior information
security official noted recently.
"I think every American today is being asked to be more
vigilant," said J. William Leonard, deputy assistant
secretary of defense for security and information operations.
"That vigilance needs to exist not only in the physical
domain, but in the `cyber domain' as well."
The Department of Defense (DoD) has myriad systems in
place to mitigate possible probing of information-rich
conduits such as e-mail traffic, Leonard remarked in a recent
interview. Nevertheless, he said, information security is
everyone's responsibility.
"The best eyes and ears we have out there are our service
men and women, civilians and family members," he said.
For example, military members, government civilians,
contractors and family members should be suspicious of e-mail
that requests information about DoD operations, Leonard said.
All personnel, he added, should be aware of the security
impact of information in their business e-mail and avoid
including official information in personal e-mails.
"They need to look from the perspective of a potential
adversary," Leonard said. Situations of concern, he remarked,
involve information that might have force protection or
operational capabilities implications.
People who suspect a breach of information security
through DoD e-mail traffic or Internet sites "should
immediately bring it to the attention of the appropriate
person in their command, to make sure it is looked at in that
context," he said.
Even unclassified information can be gathered and used by
America's enemies, Leonard noted.
"We're in an `Information Age.' Information is an asset
in and of itself," he noted. "Whether it is classified or
unclassified is immaterial."
Defense Department leaders and rank-and-file employees
alike have a responsibility to safeguard information, Leonard
said, just as DoD safeguards its technology, people and
equipment.
"The more eyes and ears we have out there exercising
vigilance -- to include in the cyber area -- the safer the
environment for all of us." he concluded.
For more information about the Department of Defense
today, go to http://www.defenselink.mil/today.
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NNS8804. Mentor Program Guides George Washington Sailors
By Seaman Kristin Fitzsimmons, USS George Washington Public
Affairs
NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) is
making it easier for junior Sailors to adjust to the Navy by
giving them a guide. No, the guide isn't just another book or
checklist to carry around; it is a senior Sailor who will
mentor junior Sailors from the moment they arrive at the
command to the moment they transfer.
The mentor program challenges senior Sailors to sharpen
their leadership skills by taking younger Sailors under their
wing. As mentors, they are expected to be teachers, guides,
counselors, motivators, coaches, advisors and role models.
Command Master Chief (SW/SS/PJ) Mike McCalip, George
Washington's command master chief and the program's chairman,
believes the program is one of the most positive that the
carrier offers.
"It is designed to grab all of those new Sailors from the
moment that they report on board the ship and give them the
right start," McCalip said. "The mentor program is designed
to pick up where the sponsor program leaves off, and makes
sure that all the personal and professional needs of the
protege are taken care of from day one and possibly to their
next command."
McCalip holds mentors in high regard due to the screening
process, and he also holds them to a high standard.
He believes mentoring is an important management
competency in the naval leadership continuum, and that
mentors should feel a sense of pride in watching their
proteges develop. It is an opportunity to pass on the Navy's
legacy and knowledge to the next generation of Sailors, he
said.
"For those Sailors who are on the edge of making a bad
decision, the experience of their mentor has ensured that
those Sailors are better informed to make the right decision
and to keep them out of trouble," McCalip said.
Mentors are asked to complete a number of requirements to
meet expectations. They have to gain the recommendation of
their chain of command and ensure that they have no marks
below 3.0 on their evaluations.
"When I think of a mentor, I think of someone who is a
big brother or sister," said Aviation Boatswain's Mate
(Equipment) 2nd Class (AW) Sara Daniels, who is a mentor to a
pair of V-2 Division Sailors in the ship's air department.
"They take care of their Sailors and guide them. And most
importantly, they stand by their protege's side no matter
what, whether they are in front of a group of chief petty
officers in a disciplinary review board or getting frocked to
petty officer third class."
McCalip says there are many benefits that the program not
only offers the mentors and proteges, but the entire command.
The command gains increased commitment to the mission,
improved performance from Sailors, leadership development,
improved information flow and long-term leadership
succession.
In hopes of making the program run more smoothly, McCalip
has assembled a 14-page mentoring handbook that provides a
detailed description of what the carrier's leadership expects
from both the senior and junior Sailors involved.
The mentor and protege must be carefully selected to
ensure success. Matches must be convenient. It would be great
if all of the matches were "natural," but the majority of the
time they will be arranged to ensure best results.
"A relationship between a mentor and junior Sailor should
be one of trust," Daniels said. "The mentor is there to help
their protege see the big picture, be a friend, and
understand things that are often confusing to younger Sailors
in their first couple of years on board."
"For me, having a mentor has really helped me out
personally and professionally," said Airman Tiffany
Hatcher, who works in V-2 and is one of Daniels' proteges.
"The best thing about having a mentor is having someone to
take advice from, see how they would do things and they
help to keep you out of trouble."
While the program is still in its infancy, McCalip feels
that it has already improved morale.
"It's still too early to collect official statistical
data on the mentor program," McCalip said. "But from what I
am hearing from Sailors around the ship, it is an extremely
positive program that is doing what it was designed for, and
that is helping our junior people become better Sailors."
For more information on USS George Washington, go to
http://www.spear.navy.mil/gw.
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NNS8805. Jay Leno Brings Laughter to John C. Stennis Sailors
By Journalist 2nd Class Erin M. Tholen, USS John C. Stennis
Public Affairs
USS JOHN C. STENNIS, At Sea (NNS) -- Laughter was heard
throughout USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) recently, as Sailors
performed their talents for "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno. But
it was all in good fun -- the Sailor's held hopes of having
their friends and families see them on national television.
"What we try to do is get as many faces on camera so
folks back home can see their sons or daughters who are off
fighting for their country in a positive light," said Leno.
"I think everybody is familiar with the hardware. We all
see the action movies, and we all see what the weapons can
do. Obviously the ship and its planes are interesting, but I
think the people like to see a human face. It just sort of
touches something with people. I think that is the real
connection," added Leno. "It is nice to be able to put a face
on this situation, and that is what is fun about this. Some
people probably have not seen their families in a while, and
this is a different kind of way to say 'hi' to mom and dad
from out at sea."
Airman Jesus Romero has been singing and playing the
trumpet for nine years. After showing off his "chicken"
playing and some comical serenading to Leno with a bit of
traditional Spanish music, he gave his take on the need for
humor in these times.
"We just need to let people know right now that we do
have fun. This is a good way to let them know we are all
right and not to worry about us," Romero said.
While touring the ship, Leno got a chance to meet John C.
Stennis Sailors and give autographs. Airman Billy Shrum said
meeting Leno brought back fond childhood memories.
"Growing up and watching him every night made meeting him
a dream come true. His personality and sincereness only
reinforced the admiration I had for the man," Shrum said.
After the tour, Leno spoke about the changing times of
America and how right now, especially after the Sept. 11
attacks, is more important than ever.
"I have seen documentaries of the Civil War, and I have
seen pictures of World War I and World War II, and in a way
it is all the same. The hardware may change and the faces may
change, but the people don't," Leno said.
"People always talk about how their time is the greatest
generation, and it was until the next generation came along
and did something to outdo it. I don't think America ever
changes," Leno said. "Watching these people in the military
along with the firefighters and the police in New York, and
what everybody is doing, and you realize we are going through
another period of the greatest generation.
"There are times that try men's souls and times that
don't. When we are in a peaceful time and nothing is
happening, we ask ourselves if we would have the courage to
stand up, if we would be able to do what our fathers and
forefathers have done. And I think we are finding out that
the answer is 'yes.'"
Leno said he realizes the need for entertainment in these
trying times for America, and feels it is important to do his
part to make an extra effort to help, despite his hectic
schedule.
"At this point in time, everyone is doing what they do
best to try and help out. Today, I have seen people who run
steam catapults and people who fly warplanes. Entertainment
is what I do. I went to the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War,
and I will do what I can to help out. I have always been a
big fan of the military and right now, they are the people
who need my humor," the comic said with a serious tone.
For more information on USS John C. Stennis, go to
http://www.cvn74.navy.mil.
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NNS8806. DoD Deploys Defensive Measures Against Anthrax Mail
Threat
By Gerry J. Gilmore, American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- All incoming mail to the Pentagon
will now go through new, detailed inspection procedures,
according to a Pentagon administrative official.
"Any kind of mail or package deliveries that come into
the building are to be first physically opened and inspected,
checked for anthrax and X-rayed," said Pentagon Administrator
Tony Tatum. The Army, he noted, is responsible for Pentagon
mail operations.
Officials stopped delivery of official mail to the
Pentagon Oct. 20 after the discovery of anthrax bacteria at
the U.S. Postal Service's Brentwood facility in Washington,
D.C., Tatum noted. Brentwood had processed mail for Pentagon
delivery.
"We're expecting the first truckload of mail tomorrow
that they've been holding in the Washington area," Tatum
said.
He remarked that all incoming Pentagon mail -- including
that delivered by Federal Express and United Parcel Service -
- will be checked at a special containment area adjacent to
the Defense Post Office located near the five-sided building.
Normally, about 1.5 million pieces of mail arrive monthly
at the Pentagon through the Defense Post Office, Tatum said.
Contractors in protective clothing will now open and screen
that mail, he added.
Tatum said specially constructed "downdraft tables" that
suck air downward from opened mail to filters have been
installed at the Pentagon mail handling/screening facility.
The filters, he said, are tested for anthrax for each batch
of mail opened. Tatum said the mail handlers wear protective
clothing, facemasks and protective gloves.
All mail will be held for up to 72 hours, Tatum said,
pending test results. Mail testing negative for anthrax
will be forwarded for distribution to Pentagon recipients.
Mail reading positive for anthrax "would be held, the
Defense Protective Service would be notified and take
possession of the mail as possible evidence," Tatum said.
He estimated that the first batch of Pentagon mail under
the new security protocol could start being distributed
around Nov. 26, after negative results are received and after
the Thanksgiving holiday.
Tatum said he has confidence in the new mail security
procedures. "Is it 100 percent accurate? No, but it is as
good as you can do in this situation," he emphasized.
Regarding that 72-hour waiting time for anthrax test
results, Tatum remarked: "We're hoping to get that reduced
when improved test techniques become available."
For more information about the Department of Defense
today, go to http://www.defenselink.mil/today.
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NNS8807. TRICARE Changes Mean Lower Healthcare Costs for
Reservists
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Kathleen T. Rhem, American Forces
Press Service
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Department of Defense (DoD) officials
have enacted healthcare system changes to make life a little
easier for reserve component members and their families
following the Noble Eagle/Enduring Freedom call-up to active
duty.
The most significant change is a national demonstration
project that waives all TRICARE deductibles for family
members of Noble Eagle/Enduring Freedom activated Reservists
and guardsmen for care received since Sept. 14.
TRICARE officials realized many of these families
probably paid deductibles for their civilian health plans
earlier in the year. They didn't feel it fair for them to
shoulder another financial burden just because their sponsor
was called up toward the end of the year, said Coast Guard
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Styron, regional operations officer for the
TRICARE Management Activity.
Another change for Reserve component members is that
TRICARE will pay for up to 115 percent of what is usually
allowed for care under existing guidelines. Styron said the
change would help reservists who live far from active
military facilities in areas that don't have TRICARE provider
networks. Their families probably would end up paying more
out-of-pocket if TRICARE hadn't agreed to the higher fees.
The third change is that TRICARE officials have waived
the need for Guard and Reserve family members to obtain
nonavailability statements before receiving care from a
civilian provider. Styron said DoD acknowledges many Reserve
families have existing relationships with civilian providers.
"If you've already got these established relationships
with a provider, we're not going to get in the way. We will
allow you to continue seeing providers you know." he said.
Active-duty family members don't need a nonavailability
statement if they're far from a military treatment facility.
If they live near a military facility, however, they
generally need the statement or they must pay for the care
themselves.
DoD officials have explained that families of Reserve
component members called up for at least 30 days are eligible
to use TRICARE benefits. Families of those activated for at
least 179 days are also eligible to enroll in TRICARE Prime,
which offers the most cost-effective way for military
families to receive medical care.
For more information on these new benefits and on
healthcare for Reservists and guardsmen, visit TRICARE for
the Reserve components at
http://www.tricare.osd.mil/reserve/default.htm.
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NNS8808. 2002 Military Family Week Essay, Art Contests Open
By Andree Swanson, Special to the American Forces Press
Service
SPRINGFIELD, Va. (NNS) -- The Armed Services YMCA wants
military youngsters' entries for its 2002 art contest and
readers' essay contest.
Art Contest 2002, in its seventh year, seeks artwork from
children in kindergarten through sixth grade depicting their
active-duty, Guard or Reserve military families. Top prizes
are $500 U.S. Savings Bonds, and the winners' artwork will be
printed on posters for worldwide distribution next year in
observance of Military Family Week. Children of Defense
Department and Coast Guard civilians may enter in an honorary
category. Entry deadline is Jan. 28, 2002.
The poster for this year's Military Family Week
observance, Nov. 18-25, features the winning art of Heather
Burke, daughter of Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert and Marietta
Burke of Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. A color image of the
poster is accessible on the Web at
http://www.asymca.org/art_posters_2001.htm.
Also featured on the poster are smaller panels by
service-level winners, Maureen Argo, daughter of Navy Cmdr.
Michael and Margaret Argo of Stuttgart, Germany; Krizzia
Castro, daughter of Army Staff Sgt. Omar and Veronica Castro
of Fort Riley, Kan.; Angelica Gates, daughter of Marine Corps
Staff Sgt. Stephan and Gina Gates of Marine Corps Recruit
Depot Parris Island, S.C.; Dane Krull, son of Maj. Rich and
Stephanie Krull of Indiana Air National Guard; and Keeya
Singer, daughter of Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Douglas
and Vicki Singer of Humboldt Bay, Calif.
Entry deadline for the 2002 Armed Services YMCA Essay
Contest is March 18. The contest highlights the joys of
reading and should be on any subject related to reading. In
its sixth year, it's open to first- through 12th-graders and
offers Savings Bond prizes of up to $1,000. Children of
active-duty, Reserve and retired members of the uniformed
services and of DoD, Coast Guard and American Mission
civilian employees can enter.
Full contest guidelines are on the Armed Services YMCA
Web site at http://www.asymca.org. Select "Programs and
Contests," then select "Military Family Week." Guidelines can
also be obtained by calling 703-866-1260.
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NNS8809. This Week on Navy/Marine Corps News
By Naval Media Center Staff
Look for the following stories and more on next week's
Navy/Marine Corps News show:
- The latest video and details of your shipmates supporting
Operation Enduring Freedom;
- Sailors aboard USS Peleliu (LHA 5) use "stand-by" time to
stay sharp for the call to action in Afghanistan;
- Sailors and Marines give their "final answers" in hopes of
winning big in New York;
- A group of America's unsung heroes and some Navy
midshipmen celebrate Veteran's Day together.
Compiled on tape #2001-48, the show is on its way to the
fleet now.
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NNS8810. This Week in Naval History:
- Nov. 26, 1847: Lt. William Lynch in Supply sails from New
York to Haifa for an expedition to the River Jordan and the
Dead Sea. His group charted the Jordan River from the Sea of
Galilee to the Dead Sea, and compiled reports of the flora
and fauna of the area.
- Nov. 27, 1941: Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Harold
Raynsford Stark sends a "war warning" to commanders of the
Pacific and Asiatic fleets. Less than a month later, the
United States goes to war with Japan following the attack on
Pearl Harbor.
- Nov. 28, 1775: Congress adopts the first rules for
regulation of the "Navy of the United Colonies."
- Nov. 29, 1890: Navy wins the first Army-Navy football
game, 24-0, at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
- Nov. 30, 1942: In the Battle of Tassafaronga, the last
major naval action in the Solomon Islands in the South
Pacific, a naval task force prevents a Japanese attempt to
reprovision enemy troops on Guadalcanal. Six U.S. ships are
damaged in the action.
- Dec. 1, 1921: In the first flight of an airship filled
with helium, Blimp C-7, piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Ralph F. Wood,
left Norfolk, Va., for Washington, D.C.
- Dec. 2, 1965: USS Enterprise (CVAN 65) and USS Bainbridge
(DLGN 25) comprise the first nuclear-powered naval task unit
used in combat operations with the launch of air strikes near
Bien Hoa, Vietnam.
Visit http://www.history.navy.mil for more information
about the Naval Historical Center and naval history.
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