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Daily Report: USS Nimitz Deploys, Armed Services YMCA, Navy Lawsuit, PTSD, Sleepless Soldiers

USS Nimitz to deploy - The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and the ship's 2,800 crewmembers are scheduled to depart Naval Air Station North Island, Monday, Dec. 6, for a one-year scheduled maintenance in Bremerton, Wash. Armed Services YMCA gives sailors opportunity to give back to community - The Active Duty Volunteer Program at the Armed Services YMCA gives service members the opportunity to volunteer their time and give back to the San Diego community. The organization provides more than 40 free programs to 6,000 military members and their families each month. Developer amends lawsuit over former Navy base - The company seeking to redevelop the former Navy base here is seeking more than $100 million in damages against the city of Alameda because it says local officials acted in bad faith. PTSD: It's not all in your head - If you have never felt PTSD, this will sound like gobbelty-gook. But it's real. Sleepless soldiers - Deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan negatively influences sleep quality and quantity in a study of 41,225 military service personnel.