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CVN-81 to be named after Messman Third Class Doris Miller

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The United States Navy has confirmed to USNI News that the fourth Ford-class carrier (CVN-81) will be named after Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller.

Above and beyond poster
Office of War Information (OWI Poster Number 68)Artist: David Stone MartinSource of image is Sale 2271, Lot 420, Swann Auction Galleries photograph of print version of the poster, with description reading as follows: "NO OTHER COPY KNOWN (MILITARY–WWII.) MILLER, DORIE. MARTIN, DAVID STONE. Above and Beyond the Call of Duty. Poster, 28-1/16 x 20-1/4 inches (71.2 x 54.4 cm); faint creases where folded, several very small repairs professionally conserved and backed with archival paper, excellent condition. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943" [Public domain]

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Pentagon replacing ALIS with ODIN

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The Pentagon will go ahead with replacing the buggy Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) for the F-35 with the new Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) from Lockheed Martin.

Senior Airman Nikolas Kinder, 61st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, performs preflight inspections on an F-35A Lightning II jet on the flightline at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Aug. 22, 2014. Preflight inspections are conducted late in the evening to early in the morning to ensure the jet is ready for flight during the day. There are three shifts to include; day-shift, swing-shift, and mid-shift, who perform specific responsibilities which lead to overall mission success.

Photo by Staff Sgt. LAUSANNE KINDER
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