The USS Normandy and USS Philippine Sea, both Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers, saw their respective 36 years of service honored at decommissioning ceremonies Thursday at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
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U.S. Fleet Cyber Command (FCC), U.S. Navy Space Command and U.S. 10th Fleet established a new command on Aug. 14, Cyber Group-One (CG-1), located in Wahiawa, Hawaii. CG-1 will assume oversight of Cyber Mission Forces (CMF) in the Indo-Pacific region; responsibilities previously managed by Navy Information Operations Command Pacific (NIOC PAC).
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Ships from several allied nations sailed together through the North Philippine Sea this weekend in a large-scale show of naval force, led by three aircraft carriers from three separate nations.
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By Chris Barron, Bremerton Sun
On a dark and gloomy rain-filled day, a shroud of secrecy permeated the air on the Bremerton waterfront. It was the perfect setting for the final day in the top-secret career of the Bangorbased USS PARCHE, one of the world’s most prolific spy submarines. By the time its life ended Tuesday in a decommissioning ceremony at the Bremerton naval base, the PARCHE was the most highly decorated ship in Navy history-even though most Americans have never heard of it.
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