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Sun sets on carrier’s flight deck
The complete wing was last in U.S. in 1973.

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Kitty Hawk aircraft fly into history
It was down to the wire Wednesday onboard the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk as 53 aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Five flew off the ship for the final time.

Headlines

Navy: Amphib repels pirates
MANAMA, Bahrain — The Navy said it has stopped a pirate attack on a merchant vessel north of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden.

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BROADSIDE BLOG

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This week: Request you stay clear. Our O.O.D. is ...

Fantail Blog

Homeward ... finally

Ten years being forward-deployed and two months in the Pacific, Kitty Hawk is on her way home.

AT THE MOVIES

'Pineapple Express'

New comedy flick is a smokin’ good time.

COMMUNITY BUZZ

Shipmate = screw-up?

Talk of heritage and tradition is taking a back seat as some compare the word’s current usage to an insult. Who’s to blame? How can the Navy rescue “shipmate”? Or should the term just be sunk?

DISCUSS: Does it offend you?

THE VA

Time for change?

You’re in charge. You have 48 hours to effect change. Where would you start? What would be your top 10 priorities?

DISCUSS: Where to start?
FILE: Claims online
IMPROVE: Use the Web
EDITORIAL: Fuel to the fire
CONCERNS: Mental health

HONOR THE FALLEN

Abe Lincoln said ...

“I am greatly obliged to you, and to all who have come forward at the call of their country.”

Media at military funerals
The Army, the executive agency for Arlington National Cemetery, is reviewing its policy on media coverage of funerals in the wake of an internal clash among cemetery officials. How much access should the media be given to cover service members' funerals?