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Submarine Duty U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lance Easley, Petty Officer 1st Class James Larson and Petty Officer 1st Class John Noldan stand watch in the maneuvering space on board the U.S. Navy submarine USS Toledo while underway in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 1, 2004. Maneuvering is responsible for monitoring the propulsion plant, maintaining electrical power and reactor safety. The USS Toledo is part of the USS John F. Kennedy Strike Group and is on a routine six-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David C. Lloyd (((((((((pf))))))))) A...

Story Number: NNS040305-01 Release Date: 3/5/2004 9:40:00 AM From Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet Public Affairs NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- Ships and aircraft of the USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) are in the midst of their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). The exercise, which began Feb. 21, is scheduled to run through mid-March, and will use the Virginia Capes and Jacksonville, Fla., operating areas and training ranges along the East Coast and Gulf Coast of Florida. Additionally, the exercise will involve complex strike group training events, naval surface fire support training and air-to-ground events. COMPTUEX is...

Submarine USS Toledo Heads Home From Iraq .c The Associated Press GROTON, Conn. (AP) - The submarine USS Toledo is on its way back home to Connecticut after a two-month tour of duty in the Iraq war. Navy officials said the submarine, with a crew of 134 sailors, is scheduled to arrive at the U.S. Navy submarine base in Groton on Tuesday afternoon. It is the first submarine to return to the base since the beginning of the war with Iraq. The submarine and its crew left the base Feb. 10, and served in the Mediterranean Sea and the Red...