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NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS- July-2008 EDITION Flotsam and Jetsam EDSALL Class DE's Ingalls Shipbuilding Retribution Recent changes to the Tin Can Sailors Web Site October 14, 2008 News From Today's Navy: MCPON Sends Birthday Message To Fleet; Supreme Court Hears Navy Sonar Case; Bonhomme Richard, Pinckney Arrive for San Francisco Fleet Week; Peleliu, Halsey Strengthen Century-Long Partnership in Sydney; Momsen, Shoup Return Home to Naval Station Everett after MSO Deployment; Peleliu, Halsey Sailors Lend a Hand in Sydney; Benfold Underway After Port Visit to Hong Kong Reunions in Review: USS Monssen (DD-798); USS Meredith (DD-434/726/890); USS Jeffers (DD-621/DMS-27) Ship Models: USS Higbee (DD-806) October 10, 2008 Added link for The Retired Enlisted Association (information about reunions for many types of ships) October 9, 2008 Updated Reunion Listings October 8, 2008 News From Today's Navy: DoD Revises Purple Heart Eligibility Criteria to Allow Award to POWs Who Die in Captivity; New Shipboard Insulation Expected to Save Time and Money; Reagan Resumes OEF Missions; Pirates transiting from MV Faina to shore while under observation by a U.S. Navy ship (photo) Reunions in Review: USS Stephen Potter (DD-538); USS Coghlan (DD-606); USS Walke (DD-723)   October 7, 2008 Reunions in Review: USS Fletcher (DD/DDE-445/DD-992); USS Sarsfield (DD/EDD-837); USS Frank Knox (DDR-742); National Sonar Association; Newport Dealeys (DE-1006/1014/1015/1021/1022/1027/1028/1029/1030) Book Reviews: The Last Stand of Fox Company News From Today's Navy: USS Boone Returns to Mayport After Deployment; USS McInerney Returns Home After Six-Month Counter-Drug Deployment; All-Enlisted Watch Team Guides Iwo Jima October 6, 2008 Placed October's question in Tin Can Trivia October 3, 2008 Reunions in Review: USS Wiltsie (DD-716), USS Lowry (DD-770) Book Reviews: Scurvy Dogs, Green Water and Gunsmoke Volume I & Volume II Updated Tributes Page October 2, 2008 Reunions in Review: USS Collett (DD-730), USS Wilhoite (DE/DER-397), USS Murray (DDE-576), USS Beatty (DD-756), USS Coolbaugh (DE-217), USS Vesole (DD/DDR-898) News From Today's Navy: USS Mitscher Sailors Think 'Green'; U.S Navy Ships Arrive in Scotland for Joint Warrior; "Las Primera" Latina to Command a Navy Ship Honored at Gala; Navy Christens Littoral Combat Ship Independence; Chief of Naval Operations Sends Birthday Message to Fleet October 1, 2008 News From Today's Navy: Guided Missile Cruiser Monitors Pirated Faina (photos); Several U.S. Ships Join Mission to Monitor Faina; Chief of Naval Operations Releases Voting Message; Kauffman Sailors Help Clinic in Guatemala; USS Ford Returns Home to Everett; Navy Professional Reading Program "2.0" Previewed Aboard PCU Stockdale September 30, 2008 Shipmate Registry updated (477 entries added) News From Today's Navy: USS Howard Monitoring MV Faina; Combined Task Force 152 Changes Hands; USS O'Kane, USS Reuben James Depart Pearl Harbor for Western Pacific Reunions in Review: USS George A. Johnson (DE-583); USS Ingersoll (DD-652/DD-990); USS Tidewater (AD-31); USS Sproston (DD-577); USS Izard (DD-589); USS Blue (DD-744); USS Benham (DD-796) September 25, 2008 News From Today's Navy: DESRON 40, Kauffman Brighten Spirits in Nicaragua; Navy Ships Depart for Joint Warrior Exercise; USS De Wert Intercepts 3.6 Metric Tons of Cocaine; Navy Rolls Out Littoral Combat Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission Package; Carter Hall Makes Port Call in Greece Reunions in Review: USS Grand Canyon (AD/AR-28); USS Caldwell (DD-605); USS Hale (DD-642) September 23, 2008 Added Ship Profiles for USS Somers Class as built 1937-39 and USS Somers Class WWII 1942-44 Added to Announcements The Greater Central Texas Council of the Navy League will Honor Sea Service Veterans of World War II September 22, 2008 News From Today's Navy: Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Freedom; Galveston Mayor, USS Nassau Coordinating Hurricane Ike Relief Efforts; Sailors, Marines Reach Out to Refugees in Tel Aviv; USS Ingraham Successfully Concludes SRA with Sea Trials; USS Mesa Verde Completes Shock Trials; USS McInerney, Coast Guard Bust Submarine Loaded With Cocaine; Russell Enjoys Thai Culture, Contributes to Local Schools Reunions in Review: USS Henley (DD-762); USS Melvin (DD-680); USS WEISS (APD-135); USS Klondike (AR-22); USS Turner Joy (DD-951); USS Shenandoah (AD-26) September 19, 2008 Reunions in Review: USS Cotten (DD-669) September 18, 2008 Reunions in Review: USS Southerland (DDR/DD-743) Added Shoulder Patch for USS Dahlgren (DDG-43) Added Ship Patch for USS Hammerberg (DE-1015), Solidaridad Hemisferica; South Atlantic Force  Added Ship Plaque for USS Dahlgren (DLG-12) Added USS Richmond K. Turner (DLG-20) Challenge Coin Christmas Card: USS Richmond K. Turner (DLG-20) Added postcards for: USS Hammerberg (DE-1015) and USS Dahlgren (DLG-12) News From Today's Navy: CNO Welcomes New CPOs to the Fleet; USS Boone Rescues Migrants at Sea; Deputy Secretary of Defense Visits 9/11 Tribute WTC Visitor Center Added to Announcements Seawolf Park hit by hurricane Ike September 17, 2008 Reunions in Review: USS Borie (DD-704); USS Harwood (DD/DDE-861) News From Today's Navy: Good-bye Before Deployment; Pathfinder Identifies Two Sunken Vessels During At-Sea Demonstration; San Antonio Sailors Donate Time to Help Homeless; U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard Capture Drug-Running Semi-Submersible September 16, 2008 Updated Call Signs News From Today's Navy: Farragut Completes Theater Security Cooperation Missions with Trinidad and Tobago; Mahan Deploys from Norfolk; COMNAVSURFLANT Conducts Shiphandling Competition; USS Thach Promotes Maritime Security; Pentagon Memorial Reunions in Review: USS Agerholm (DD-826); USS Rowe (DD-564); USS Samuel N. Moore (DD-747); USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852)   September 11, 2008 News From Today's Navy: September 11: A Crew Remembers; Adm. Greenert Answers Questions From the Fleet; CPO Legacy Academy Teaches Teamwork, Heritage September 10, 2008 News From Today's Navy: USS Farragut Makes a Difference in Curacao; Farragut Completes Successful Theater Security Cooperation Mission with Curacao; First East Coast DDG With Ballistic Missile Defense System Deploys as Part of Iwo Jima ESG September 9, 2008 Added to Announcements a link to The History Channel’s Hero Ships Series September 8, 2008 Updated Dispositions Book Review: Retribution The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 by Max Hastings Reunions in Review: USS Edward McDonnell (DE/FF-1043) September 4, 2008 Updated Call Signs Announced August's Tin Can Trivia winner and added September's question. Updated Dispositions August 29, 2008 Reunions in Review: USS Porterfield (DD-682); USS Dyess (DD-880) Updated Tributes Page August 28, 2008 Shipmate Registry updated (394 entries added) August 20, 2008 News From Today's Navy: PANAMAX 2008 Begins Work-up Phase; CARAT Exercises Come to a Close; Rodney M. Davis returns from RIMPAC, Workups; USS Ronald Reagan Strike Group Arrives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 19, 2008 Reunions in Review: USS Beale (DD/DDE-471) August 14, 2008 Updated Tributes Page August 7, 2008 News From Today's Navy: Surface Navy Association Members Visit USS Benfold; Lincoln Sailors Experience New Zealand Ship; USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Departs Japan; Wharf Delta Bulkhead to Undergo Repairs at Naval Station Mayport; USS Momsen Visits Cyprus August 6, 2008 Added to Events: New York, Carolina's, Boca Raton, Mid-Atlantic, Florida and Arizona Bull Sessions; August 4, 2008 Updated Tributes Page August 1, 2008 Shipmate Registry updated (482 entries added) News From Today's Navy: "Operation Kid Comfort"; RIMPAC 2008; USS John S. McCain Observes "Crossing the Line" Tradition; Small Boys Show Brilliance in Sponsoring; Indoctrinating New Sailors; San Antonio Completes Force Protection Certification; USNS Mercy Departs Darwin to Continue Pacific Partnership Deployment Tin Can Trivia: Announced July's winner and added August's question. July 31, 2008 News From Today's Navy: STRIKEFORNATO Eyes Future Role in JTFEX; San Antonio Preps for Deployment During JTFEX; Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1) (photo); NEA Indonesia Comes to a Close; Joint Navy-Army Salvaging Team Successfully Raises Former Russian Submarine; First-In-Class Freedom Begins Builder's Trials; USS George Washington Investigation Complete, Senior Leadership Relieved; Sasebo Planning Information, Gathering Hub; Navy, Guam Residents Celebrate Liberation Day; Quilts Give Military Children Comfort During Deployments Added to Announcements Young man shows his interest and appreciation for our veterans by collecting their stories and military memorabilia.           Added photos of the USS JOSEPH P. KENNEDY'S Radio Room July 29, 2008 Book Reviews: DD-891 Ready in Peace and War by John G. Denham July 28, 2008 News From Today's Navy: Navy, Army Medics Prepare for Mass Casualties During RIMPAC; Cole Returns from Unique Deployment July 24, 2008 News From Today's Navy: U.S., Malaysia Increase Interoperability During CARAT 2008; NCTAMS PAC Improve Warfighters' Comms; Iwo Jima COMPTUEX Marks First for U.S., Brazilian Navies; French Ship Surcouf Assists Vessel In Distress; US, Republic of Korea Sailors Work Together to Help Children; U.S., Indonesian Navies Begin Naval Engagement Activity; USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Group Departs Philippines After Helping Typhoon Victims; USS De Wert and Colombian Navy Interdict Two Drug-Carrying Vessels; Naval Base San Diego Assists Mariner in Distress Updated Tributes Page July 21, 2008 News From Today's Navy: Multinational Exercise Sea Breeze 2008 Begins; SH-60B Seahawk takes supplies to the German cargo ship MV Lehmann (photo); Surface Force Represents Navy at Native American Conference; Italian Submarine Visits Naval Station Mayport, Marks First U.S. Visit Since WWII; Mass Inoculation for Small Pox Held Aboard USS San Antonio; Mustin's CIWS Crew Blows Away Competition in Award Competition July 18, 2008 Added to Announcements Typhoon Cobra Memorial July 17, 2008 News From Today's Navy: Joint Navy, Army Operation to Salvage Sunken Former Soviet Sub Nears Completion; Navy Begins Final Construction Phase for First DoD/VA Health Care Center Added to Announcements Amendment to Section 9 of Title 4 of the U.S. Code July 16, 2008 News From Today's Navy: Sailors, Coast Guardsmen Enjoy Day of Fun with Malaysian Children; New Service Uniform Available July 31; NAVSO, U.S. 4th Fleet Take Part in Jacksonville Community; Navy Helo Squadron Helps Tame Wildfires; Carrier Strike Group 7 Arrives in Republic of Korea; Partnership of the Americas 2008 Transits Panama Canal; First LCS Gun System Demonstration Held at NSWC Dahlgren; USS Momsen Assists Motor Vessel in Arabian Sea; Change of command and fleet reestablishment ceremony held on board Naval Station Mayport July 15, 2008 Reunions in Review: USS Warrington (DD-843) Updated Tributes Page News From Today's Navy: Coalition Navy Ships Seize 23 Tons of Drugs in Gulf Region’s “Hash Highway” July 14, 2008 News From Today's Navy: New Mentoring Group Launched for Asian-American Officers, RIMPAC Touted as Largest Maritime Exercise in World, U.S. Naval Forces Arrive in Malaysia for CARAT, Sunset Parade Drums Up Early American Military Music, Sailors Help Teach English to Japanese Youth, Navy Leads Research Funding on Effects of Sound on Marine Mammals   July 10, 2008 News From Today's Navy: Washington-Based Sailor Rescues Two Capsized Canoeists, Vice President, Sailors Make History Aboard Old Ironsides July 4, Naval Exercise in Ecuador Strengthens Regional Partnerships, Maritime Infrastructure Protection Exercise Achieving Multinational Goals, Sailors Visit with Children in Malaysia, CARAT Brings Advanced Diving Training to Southeast Asian Nations July 8, 2008 Added new books to Ship Store Murder on Pratas Reef and Thunder and Storm:  The Haverfield Incident by Rick Ainsworth July 3, 2008 News From Today's Navy: SECNAV Releases Independence Day Message to the Fleet, Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group Sailors Improve Community Relations Abroad, Momsen Enjoys Seychelles Port Visit Lighters: USS Hale (DD-642) Reunions in Review: USS Dahlgren (DLG-12/DDG-43) Tin Can Trivia: Announced June's winner and posted July's question July 1, 2008 Reunions in Review: USS Shannon (DM-25) June 30, 2008 Updated Reunion Listing News From Today's Navy: Civilian Logistician of the Year Recognized for Work on LCS-Related Projects, Active Chief Selection Board Convenes; Advancement Opportunity Holds Steady At 15-Year Average, Navy Saves Millions in Fuel Costs, Carl Vinson Sailors Wear Test New Dress Uniform Reunions in Review: USS Forrest B. Royal (DD-872) June 26, 2008 Shipmate Registry updated (97 entries added) News From Today's Navy: USS Momsen Provides Mechanical Assistance to Cargo Dhow Updated Tributes Page June 25, 2008 News From Today's Navy: Next Generation of Navy Uniform Arrives Added the USS Slater DE-766 Sonar Reactivation June 23, 2008 Reunions in Review: USS Hughes (DD-410), USS Power (DD-839), USS Mullinnix (DD-944) June 20, 2008 Added ship history for USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22). Added the Kidd DD-661 Fall Field Day June 19, 2008 Added to Events:  The New England, Tri-State, and Western States Bull Session Added to Announcements:  17 issues of CIC Combat Information Center magazine are now available for viewing on the HNSA web site Book Reviews: The Saltiest Ship in the Fleet Updated Tributes Page June 17, 2008 Shipmate Registry updated (316 entries added) Book Review: Murder on Pratas Reef by Rick Ainsworth Reunions in Review: USS Knudson (APD-101), USS Buck (DD-761) June 16, 2008 News From Today's Navy: Stennis Sailor offers life through bone donation June 12, 2008 News From Today's Navy: Canadian Ships Tow Yemeni Dhow Back to Safety Updated Tributes Page Reunions in Review: USS Conyngham (DD-371/DDG-17), USS Johnston (DD-821) Added Ship Photos for USS Epperson (DD-719) June 9, 2008 Added shoulder patches for USS Compton (DD-705) and USS Yosemite (AD-19) News From Today's Navy: USS Russell Assists Vessel In The Gulf Of Aden; Admiral Cosgriff Addresses Pakistan Navy War College Reunions in Review: USS John W. Thomason (DD-760) June 6, 2008 News From Today's Navy: Essex Sailors Earn Certification in CPR; USS Russell Participates in Exercise Khunjar Haad; DESRON 50 Changes Hands June 3, 2008 Tin Can Trivia: Announced May's winner and posted June's question. Updated link for USS Kearny (DD-432) News From Today's Navy: Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group Rescues Six Mariners from Sinking Vessel; Service Dress Khaki Wear Test Commences; Carrier Strike Group 7 Hones Anti-Submarine Warfare Skills in USWEX; Training Saves Lives During Ship's Fire; Stake Net Achieves Multinational Operation’s Goals; USS Bulkeley Conducts COMREL Project In Seychelles