‘DOD Live’ Compiles Resources for People Affected by Disasters

A “DOD Live” blog post compiled by Ian Phillips of Defense Media Activity social media operations here provides a wide range of resources for people affected directly or indirectly by the deadly tornado that struck Moore, Okla., May 20.
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships Visit Pearl Harbor

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMDSF) ships, landing ship tank JS Shimokita (LST 4002); destroyer JS Atago (DDG 177) and helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181) departed Pearl Harbor May 20 following a five-day port visit.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (May 21, 2013)


Republic of Indonesia NAVY sailors render honors as the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) arrives in Jakarta, Indonesia. Momsen is one of several U.S. Navy ships participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2013. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh (Released) 130521-N-YU572-012
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USS Tortuga Arrives in Indonesia for Exercise CARAT ’13

JAKARTA, Indonesia – The forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) arrived in Jakarta today, marking the beginning of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2013 (CARAT ’13), May 21.
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Navy Announces Fleet-Wide Women’s Uniform Survey

Approximately 16,000 randomly selected female officers and enlisted are being asked to participate in the online survey on the fit, design and durability of Navy uniforms in a Fleet-wide survey announced in NAVADMIN 127/13.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 15, 2013)


A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 Block 1B successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands in Kauai, Hawaii. Lake Erie detected and tracked the target with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar. The event was the third consecutive successful intercept test of the SM-3 Block IB missile. U.S. Navy photo (Released) 130515-D-ZZ999-005
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Sailors Celebrate 74th Annual Black Ship Festival

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed Shimoda Harbor, May 19 after the completion of a port visit for the 74th annual Black Ship Festival.
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USS Freedom Makes Debut in Singapore

USS Freedom (LCS 1) made its debut in Singapore May 14-19, participating in an international trade show and a maritime exercise with regional navies. Freedom also hosted thousands of visitors, from Singaporean citizens to senior government and military officials, during a series of ship tours.
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 17, 2013)


An X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator conducts a touch and go landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). This is the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed a touch and go landing at sea. George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter (Released) 130517-N-FU443-065
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New Sailor Gets a Graduation Surprise

One of the Navy’s newest Seaman was surprised at the weekly pass-in-review (PIR) May 17 when her husband who was deployed to Afghanistan surprised her by showing up at the Navy’s only boot camp, Recruit Training Command (RTC).
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