(EXCERPT) August 30, 2003

The aircraft carrier Midway has been transferred to the San Diego
Aircraft Carrier Museum, the Navy announced yesterday.

The acting secretary of the Navy, Hansford T. Johnson, signed the
donation contract, clearing the way for the carrier to go on public
display next year, the Navy said.

"I'm pleased to approve the transfer of the Midway, which is a
significant step in the effort to bring this historic vessel to one of
America's finest cities," Johnson said. "San Diego is a natural
location for a naval museum, and the historic aircraft carrier Midway
will make an outstanding centerpiece."

The carrier, which will be towed from Astoria, Ore., to the Navy Pier
on San Diego's downtown bay front, was commissioned on Sept. 10, 1945,
eight days after Japan's formal surrender.

The Midway was the first carrier to be named after a Wo...

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(EXCERPT) , By Greg Tyler, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Tuesday,
September 2, 2003

Beginning in mid-September, all Navy active-duty and Reserve
servicemembers can order a copy of their official military personnel
files from the Electronic Military Personnel Records System on compact
disc instead of microfiche.

The CDs can be supplied for individual servicemembers. Additionally,
deployed or disconnected commands may request CDs containing several
servicemembers’ personnel files, according to Navy information
released Saturday.

Documents on the CDs are secured by an “Official Record Copy”
watermark — an electronic verification of their authenticity — and can
be printed if desired. The CDs also contain links to frequently asked
questions and other resources, the Navy said.

The CDs are ordered the same way as microfiche. The CDs can be
obtained via mail or FAX, or by visiting the record review room, Wood
Hall, Bldg. #769, Naval Personnel Command, Millington, Tenn.

The CDs also may be ordered via the Internet; those CDs will be sent
to official command addresses. To order online, go to
www.bupers.navy.mil, click on the BUPERS Access link and lo...

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(EXCERPT) , By Greg Tyler, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Monday,
September 1, 2003

SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — Following a summer of upgrades and
maintenance, the USS Essex is under way in the Sea of Japan with a new
skipper.

The amphibious-assault ship left Sasebo’s India Basin pier on Aug. 22
with Capt. Jan M. van Tol in command. He replaced Capt. Ronald R.
Evans during a change-of-command ceremony that day.

Van Tol came to the Essex from the Office of the Secretary of Defense
in Washington, having serve...

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