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Source: United States Navy
WASHINGTON – Lunar samples of dust particles and rock have been brought back to Earth for more than half a century, ever since Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the Moon in 1969. NRL geologist Kate Burgess used samples from the Apollo 17 mission during her microscopic research of what’s inside tiny grains of moon dust.
Source: United States Navy
KIEL, Germany – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) conducted a four-day port visit in Kiel, Germany, June 22, 2021, after participating in the 50th iteration of Exercise BALTOPS, a joint, maritime-focused exercise to increase interoperability and enhance flexibility between NATO allies and partners.
Source: United States Navy
MANAMA, Bahrain – Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) visited Egypt June 19-21, to meet with the Egyptian Chief of Navy and speak to Cadets at the Egyptian Naval Academy.
Source: United States Navy
WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that brothers, Navy Fireman 1st Class Malcolm J. Barber, 22, Navy Fireman 1st Class Leroy K. Barber, 21, and Navy Fireman 2nd Class Randolph H. Barber, 19, of New London, Wisconsin, killed during World War II, were accounted for on June 10, 2021.
Source: United States Navy
DAHLGREN, Va. – Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), visited the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) and its co-located learning site, AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC), on 15 June, as part of his trip to Dahlgren, Va.