From: CLFPAO@nctamslant.navy.mil (CINCLANTFLT PAO)
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Subject: Navy News Service - 21/25 Aug 92
Date: 26 Aug 1992 20:06:58 -0500
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NAVY NEWS SERVICE - 21/25 AUG 1992 - NAVNEWS 035/92 & 036/92

Note for NavNews e-mail subscribers:  The 14 Aug issue (NavNews
033/92) included an announcement that the weekly NavNews would be
released on Wednesdays and that additional issues would be
transmitted as important events occur.  The first Wednesday issue
was dated 19 Aug (NavNews 034/92).  Following are the first two
additional NavNews issues.  Future issues will be e-mailed as
soon as they become available.  Feedback about NavNews is always
welcome and should be e-mailed to navnews@nctamslant.navy.mil.  

NAVY NEWS SERVICE - 21 AUG 1992 - NAVNEWS 035/92 
    Editor's Note 
      This Navy News Service message follows NAVNEWS 034/92, DTG 
192200Z.  NAVNEWS 035/92 is being released as a means of providing 
more timely information to the fleet; we will release news when it 
is news. 
NNS 1.  USS John F. Kennedy Group to Deploy 
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- In yet another example of the inherent 
flexibility of naval forces and their ability to respond when 
called upon, nearly 9,000 sailors and Marines of USS John F. 
Kennedy's (CV 67) Battle Group will depart on a Mediterranean 
deployment two weeks early.  The Kennedy Battle Group will replace 
the Saratoga Battle Group, which deployed May 6.  USS Saratoga (CV 
60) and her accompanying ships are expected to return on time to 
their homeports in early November. 
     The units of the Kennedy Battle Group are now scheduled to 
depart their homeports Wednesday, Oct. 7, vice Oct. 21.  The battle 
group, composed of 10 Atlantic Fleet ships, two submarines and a 
variety of aviation squadrons, are departing early to ensure the 
continued presence of a carrier battle group in the Mediterranean 
Sea.  The Kennedy battle group will consist of: 
   Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW 3)       USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) 
   USS Wainwright (CG 28)               USS Gettysburg (CG 64) 
   USS Caron (DD 970)                   USS Halyburton (FFG 40) 
   USS Capodanno (FF 1093)              USS Kalamazoo (AOR 6) 
   USS McInerney (FFG 8)                USS Puget Sound (AD 38) 
   USS Albuquerque (SSN 706)            USS Seahorse (SSN 669)     
     The Kennedy Battle Group will be commanded by RADM James A. 
Lair, Commander Carrier Group Two. 
                               -USN- 

NAVY NEWS SERVICE - 25 AUG 92 - NAVNEWS 036/92
    Editor's Note  
      This Navy News Service message follows NAVNEWS 035/92, DTG  
211700Z.  NAVNEWS 036/92 is being released as a means of providing  
more timely information to the fleet; we will release news when it  
is news.   
NNS 2.  VFW Adopts Resolution Supporting Naval Aviators 
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The 2.2 million members of the Veterans of Foreign 
Wars (VFW) have cast a solid vote of support for Naval aviators.   
     During the 93rd Annual Convention in Indianapolis, Ind., they 
unanimously adopted a resolution to show appreciation to aviators and 
recognize them for: 
     - risking their lives daily on behalf of Americans, 
     - being ready and on station around the world to respond immediately 
to threats to our security and world peace, and 
     - being ready to respond to global crises and serve as America's 
first response to threats to our national security interests.   
     The membership, representing 10,900 worldwide VFW posts, felt that a 
resolution would send a strong message of confidence to aviators around 
the world.     
Story by Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (Public Affairs Office) 
                                  -USN-