Gallery: USS Carney heroes return to Mayport after historic 7-month deployment
Read full article: Gallery: USS Carney heroes return to Mayport after historic 7-month deploymentMore than 500 people went to Naval Station Mayport Sunday morning to welcome the heroes aboard the USS Carney who returned after a dangerous and historic seven-month deployment in the Middle East.
The ‘War Eagles’ of Patrol Squadron VP-16 return to Jacksonville after 6 month deployment
Read full article: The ‘War Eagles’ of Patrol Squadron VP-16 return to Jacksonville after 6 month deploymentVP-16's 300 sailors spent six months throughout the U.S. Indo-Pacific command area of responsibility. They provided intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in Japan, the Philippines, Guam, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Beyoncé, too, is heading to movie theaters with a concert film on the heels of the Renaissance tour
Read full article: Beyoncé, too, is heading to movie theaters with a concert film on the heels of the Renaissance tourA documentary chronicling Beyoncé‘s just-concluded 39-city Renaissance World Tour will premiere in North American theaters Dec. 1, AMC Theaters announced Monday.
Brittney Griner makes first statement on Instagram since returning home
Read full article: Brittney Griner makes first statement on Instagram since returning homeBrittney Griner’s return to the United States in a prisoner swap with Russia ended a 10-month saga, with Griner spending time in a Russian jail for having cannabis oil in her luggage. Griner was playing basketball in Russia during the WNBA offseason.
Greek museum displays 1st batch of artworks recouped from US
Read full article: Greek museum displays 1st batch of artworks recouped from USFor decades, an important part of Greece’s cultural heritage sparkled only for the very few in a U.S. billionaire’s private collection, until a groundbreaking deal for its gradual return to Athens.
Coast Guardsman surprises daughter at school after 9-month deployment
Read full article: Coast Guardsman surprises daughter at school after 9-month deploymentOlivia Sowell was sitting with her fellow students on the floor of the Hickory Creek Elementary School cafeteria. Her principal, Mrs. Yvette Cubero-Gonzalez, gave them a brief lesson on military history and culture, an appropriate foreshadowing for a surprise to come.
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Homecoming: USS Tornado returns from counter-narcotics deployment
Read full article: Homecoming: USS Tornado returns from counter-narcotics deploymentHomecoming: USS Tornado returns from counter-narcotics deploymentPublished: October 13, 2020, 6:27 pmThe Mayport-based patrol ship USS Tornado is returned to base after a three-month deployment, its second during the pandemic.