By MC3 Amanda L. Owens/Navy Office of Community Outreach
BREMERTON, Wash. (Dec. 22, 2015) – Culinary Specialist Seaman Desmond Cooke, from Chicago, prepares lunch in USS John C. Stennis’ (CVN 74) Chiefs Mess. Stennis’ crew is currently in port training for future deployments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Susan C. Damman/ Released)
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(Nov. 2, 2015) – Culinary Specialist Seaman Desmond Cooke, from Chicago, grills onions in USS John C. Stennis’ (CVN 74) Chiefs Mess. Sailors from the John C. Stennis Strike Group are participating in a sustainment training exercise (SUSTEX) to prepare for future deployments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago/ Released)
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Why Being There Matters
On our planet, more than 70 percent of which is covered by water, being there means having the ability to act from the sea. The Navy is uniquely positioned to be there; the world’s oceans give the Navy the power to protect America’s interests anywhere, and at any time. Your Navy protects and defends America on the world’s oceans. Navy ships, submarines, aircraft and, most importantly, tens of thousands of America’s finest young men and women are deployed around the world doing just that. They are there now. They will be there when we are sleeping tonight. They will be there every Saturday, Sunday and holiday this year. They are there around the clock, far from our shores, defending America at all times.
Thank you very much for your support of the men and women in U.S. Navy, deployed around the clock and ready to protect and defend America on the world’s oceans.
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Previously:
* Chicago Navy Commander’s Continuing Promise.
* Meet Chicago Sailor Joshua Johnson.
* Meet Chicago Quartermaster Seaman Maribel Torres.
* Meet Chicago Navy Commander Chad Hennings.
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Posted on December 30, 2015