1.   However, other high-level Navy officials acknowledged the Nimitz had been hurriedly ordered to the Persian Gulf.

2.   In recent months, Milhoan has written lengthy rebuttals to senior Navy officials in hopes of overturning his dismissal.

3.   Navy officials released the report without comment.

4.   Other Navy officials, speaking on background, said other factors including operational needs and scheduling also contributed to the Decision.

5.   Although there were initial sightings of sharks in the crash site area, Navy officials say they have been few and do not pose a serious risk to divers.

6.   And the Russian defense minister, Igor Sergeyev, said on Monday that a commission of experienced navy officials had endorsed this view.

7.   As the remaining and Taliban havens are destroyed in Afghanistan, some commanders will probably try to escape by boat, Navy officials say.

8.   At the Pentagon, few Navy officials will acknowledge that they have seen the film since it opened this month.

9.   At first, navy officials believed that deformed deck plates around the hatch were preventing a tight lock.

10.   A Navy official at Atlantic Fleet headquarters in Norfolk, Va., said Navy aircraft and warships have access to ready-made non-explosive munitions that are routinely used in training.