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USS Boxer maintains culture of excellence

NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO – If you want to see a U.S. Navy team dedicated to keeping a culture of excellence, look no further than the deck department aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer. The officers, boatswain’s mates and undesignated seamen who make up the deck department on Boxer say they maintain the […]

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Guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance holds change of command ceremony aboard USS Midway Museum

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO- The guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance held its change of command ceremony aboard the USS Midway Museum on April 14, when Cmdr. Christopher Ivey relieved Cmdr. Douglas Robb during the time-honored ceremony. With the crew of USS Spruance in attendance, Robb passed command to Ivey on the historic carrier’s flight deck. Ivey […]

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USS Boxer Sailor named Unit Victim Advocate of the Year

USS Boxer Sailor Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Jayson Salgado has been named the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Unit Victim Advocate of the Year. Hosted April 3, the Naval Base San Diego annual SAPR bake-off competition and award ceremony was held to bring awareness to Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and to […]

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Naval Beach Group One completes “Operation Paper Route” training exercise

Naval Beach Group (NBG) 1 completed a four-day intensive integrated amphibious training exercise on Jan. 20, rehearsing its ability to respond to real-world ship-to-shore logistical transportation missions. During the exercise, dubbed Operation Paper Route, a task-tailored force from NBG 1 subordinate units deployed to the Silver Strand Training Complex in Coronado, to simulate beach traffic […]

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