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HMS Protector flew the flag for Navy and nation in New York’s annual naval celebration. The icebreaker, survey and polar research ship spent over a week in the Big Apple, joining American allies at the city’s Fleet Week – a mixture of celebration and commemoration of the US Navy, its men and women, their service and sacrifice. Held for nearly…
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Four-Day Event will Coincide with Fleet Week New York 2022, Establishing Simultaneous Celebrations of U.S. Sea Services on the East and West Coasts The LA Fleet Week Foundation, the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established to plan and support LA Fleet Week®, today announced that LA Fleet Week 2022 will take place over Memorial Day weekend, May 27-30, 2022, in San Pedro…
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May 1, 2020 – USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will return to Naval Station Norfolk May 2 after supporting the Department of Defense response efforts to New York and New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak. Upon arrival at Naval Station Norfolk, Comfort will return to a “Ready 5” status to remain ready for future tasking for COVID-19 operations in support of…
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April 1, 2020 – The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) treated her first patients Apr. 1 in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts. Local health officials, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), have established patient transfer protocols, with careful consideration to the safety and security of patients and medical care providers aboard…
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