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		<title>USS MICHAEL MURPHY Commissioning Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From SEAL of Honor The USS Michael Murphy will sail into New York Harbor on September 28th, 2012. Tours will be available the Sept 29th &#8211; Oct 6th. The Commissioing will take place on Oct 6th at 10:00am and is an invitation only event due to the limited amount of space. There will be a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Amphibious Squadron 8 conduct final at-sea training exercise, prepare for pending deployment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA — The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and their Navy counterparts of Amphibious Squadron 8 kicked off their final training evolution today to prepare their Marines and sailors for an upcoming deployment this spring. Certification Exercise, commonly called CERTEX, is the third at-sea exercise for the Navy-Marine team and is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ussnewyork.com/wordpress/2012/01/31/24th-marine-expeditionary-unit-amphibious-squadron-8-conduct-final-at-sea-training-exercise-prepare-for-pending-deployment/</link>
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		<title>Bold Alligator 2012 to Revitalize Amphibious Operations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From U.S. Fleet Forces Command Public Affairs NORFOLK (NNS) &#8212; Commander, United States Fleet Forces (USFF) and Commander, Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) will lead the East Coast&#8217;s largest joint and multinational amphibious assault exercise in the past ten years officials announced Jan. 25. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 (BA12) will revitalize Navy and Marine Corps [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ussnewyork.com/wordpress/2012/01/29/bold-alligator-2012-to-revitalize-amphibious-operations/</link>
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		<title>USS New York Conducts Simulated Boardings During COMPTUEX</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jamica Johnson, U.S. Fleet Forces Command Public Affairs USS New York, At sea (NNS) &#8212; The amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), boarded two vessels, one compliant and one non-compliant, during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) Dec. 14. New York is part of the Iwo Jima [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marines train to capture vessels at sea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[12/7/2011 By 24th MEU Public Affairs Office, 24th MEU USNS ARCTIC — In September 2010, Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded the cargo vessel Magellan Star to reclaim it from pirates in the Gulf of Aden – the mission was a success. In order to handle similar threats, Marines with the 24th Marine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ussnewyork.com/wordpress/2011/12/08/marines-train-to-capture-vessels-at-sea/</link>
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		<title>Amphibious Squadron 8 Gets Underway for COMPTUEX Aboard USS New York</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ships led by the Commander of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8, USS Iwo Jima, (LHD 7), USS New York (LPD 21) USS Gunston Hall (LSD 41), in conjunction with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, got underway for their composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), Nov. 29. COMPTUEX is a major requirement for the Amphibious Ready Group pre-deployment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ussnewyork.com/wordpress/2011/12/03/amphibious-squadron-8-gets-underway-for-comptuex-aboard-uss-new-york/</link>
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		<title>9/11 Alters Sailor’s  Path in the Navy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo and story by MC3 Shannon Burns On the morning of Sept. 11, 2011, then-Senior Chief Electronics Technician Rafael Perez was in his hotel room with his family before being abruptly awoken by his command sponsor. In the middle of a duty station change, Perez’s sponsor went on to inform him that two commercial airplanes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ussnewyork.com/wordpress/2011/09/18/911-alters-sailor%e2%80%99s-path-in-the-navy/</link>
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		<title>USS New York Arrives in New York Harbor on Thursday, 9/8!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OVER 100 9/11 FAMILIES, SURVIVORS &#038; UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS ABOARD USS NEW YORK ARRIVE AT NY HARBOR TO MARK 10th ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 ATTACKS Forged with Steel from the World Trade Center, the USS New York Arrives to Commemorate the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001 New York, NY&#8230;September 7, 2011 &#8211; On September 8, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USS New York to be in NYC to Commemorate 9/11</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced today that amphibious transport dock ship USS New York will travel to New York City to participate in numerous events throughout the city honoring the victims and responders from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Additionally, 170 members of the 9/11 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ussnewyork.com/wordpress/2011/09/06/uss-new-york-to-be-in-nyc-to-commemorate-911/</link>
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		<title>Out with the old &#8216;Ground Zero&#8217; &#8211; in with a new World Trade Center</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By JOSH MARGOLIN Original article here on NY Post Last Updated: 11:29 AM, September 6, 2011 Posted: 1:28 AM, September 6, 2011 Deep in the bowels of the most closely watched construction site in the nation there is a phrase that is forbidden: Ground Zero. Those words describe a lifeless pit filled with rubble and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ussnewyork.com/wordpress/2011/09/06/out-with-the-old-ground-zero-in-with-a-new-world-trade-center-3/</link>
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