Shooting at National Guard Facility

(NNS) WASHINGTON, October 24, 2013 - A shooting occurred at approximately 12:47 (local time) today at a National Guard facility located near Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South, Millington, Tenn. No fatalities were reported, but two National Guardsmen received non-life threatening injuries.

U.S. Navy and Millington Police Department personnel responded to the incident. The suspect, a National Guardsman, was taken into custody. The Naval Support Activity was briefly put on lockdown as a precaution, but has since lifted that restriction.

The U.S. Navy and U.S. Army are working with local law enforcement to investigate the incident. 

The Navy Celebrates its 238th Birthday

WASHINGTON. October 12, 2013 From left to right, retired Navy SEAL Lt. Jason Redman, country music singer Mark Wills, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the two youngest Sailors in attendance and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike Stevens cut a birthday cake together at the U.S. Navy Birthday Ball in Washington, D.C. The ball was in celebration of Navy's 238th birthday Oct. 13, 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist peter d. lawlor/Released)

F18 Hornets of the Blue Angels command the air space as thousands are stunned

The F/A 18 Hornets, Blue Angels  mid  demonstration.
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F/A 18 Hornets, Blue Angels doing a fly over.
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F/A 18 Hornets returning to air strip after demonstration.
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Pilot preparing to exit F/A 18 Hornet.
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It was estimated that over 10,000 attended the Blue Angels demonstration.
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Blue Angel fans aboard shuttle which will transport them to the air strip.
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Blue Angel fans waiting in line for shuttle to transport them to air strip.
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(BMLTV) VA BEACH, September 16, 2012 – As we stood in line waiting for a shuttle bus to transport thousands of Blue Angel fans to the NAS Oceana air strip, you could here the excitement in the voices of the kids and their parents alike.

 For many this would be a once in a life time experience. The Ofeld’s had been on vacation from Europe and had no idea if they would ever be able to return back to the U.S. anytime soon.

The parents of four teens had managed to put their money together in order to visit Virginia Beach for two weeks. While glancing at the events schedule in the paper the Ofeld’s saw that the Blue Angels would be doing a demonstration at Oceana and decided to come out to the event. The Blue Angels serve as positive role models and goodwill ambassadors for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

by abhi ahmadadeen