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U.S. Aircraft Carrier Spotted Off The Coast Of The Rockaways As Part Of Federal Response To Sandy November 1, 2012 3:38 PM NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – An aircraft carrier was spotted 3 miles off the coast of the Rockaways on Thursday afternoon. Chopper 2 saw the military vessel in the Atlantic Ocean, a part of the federal response to superstorm Sandy. It is a hopeful sight for folks in Queens, who were among some of the hardest hit residents during the storm. The presence of the naval ship means the helicopters circling our area to survey the damage and provide...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) -- The London Bridge Baptist Preschool presented the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) with a 10-foot by 10-foot banner to thank Wasp crew members for their service in a brief ceremony May 11. The banner was created in honor of Armed Forces Day, observed at the end of the month. “We have a lot of military families come here,” said Jennifer Connolly, wife of a Wasp Sailor. “Many of those service members are deployed to Iraq right now.” The preschool decided to make the large banner, decorated with the handprints of more than...

USS Yorktown Deploys as Part of Expeditionary Strike GroupStory Number: NNS040218-01Release Date: 2/18/2004 7:16:00 AM By Stacey Byington, Naval Station Pascagoula Public AffairsPASCAGOULA, Miss. (NNS) -- The guided-missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG 48) and its crew of approximately 400 deployed Feb. 17 from its homeport at Naval Station Pascagoula to be part of the USS Wasp (LHD 1) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), which is making its maiden deployment as an ESG in support of the global war on terrorism. The ESG concept is centered on the proven flexibility and combat power of a combined Amphibious Readiness Group and Marine...