Navy Capt. Brian Drechsler is being moved to another job as Navy officials seek new leadership for the Center, more than a year after SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen collapsed and died.
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Some people play golf, Navy retiree Ken Bitar flies drones
A retired Navy pilot, Ken Bitar began working with drones in 2016 and his work has been seen at “Top Gun: Maverick Global Premiere Red Carpet Fan Experience.”
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Coronado VFW hosting Memorial Day services at Star Park
Memorial Day services will take place Monday, May 29, at Star Park.
The event begins at 10 a.m. at 1030 Park Place, and there will be a Presentation of Colors, keynote speakers, Taps, and singing of the National Anthem.
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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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USS Midway: A Naval symbol even today
Today, the museum averages 1.5 million visitors per year, and it will host a Top Gun Maverick Party and Movie Night on May 26. Tickets – $30 for general admission and $40 for limited reserve seating – go on sale at 11 a.m. on April 27.
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Former Navy SEAL, astronaut and doctor earns “Wings of Gold”
Lt. Cmdr. Jonny Kim, NASA astronaut and former Navy SEAL, earned his “Wings of Gold” – his latest honor in a long string of accomplishments – during a winging ceremony in late March
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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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Alaska Native Scouts feted 67 years after rescuing Navy crew
GAMBELL, Alaska (AP) — Bruce Boolowon, then a lean 20-year-old, and a group of friends were hunting for murre eggs in a walrus skin boat on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Strait when they saw a crippled airplane flying low. “Something was wrong,” Boolowon, now 87, recalled of that day in 1955. “They […]
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Naval Special Warfare operators meet – and play – with Village Elementary students
Students from Village Elementary School on April 5, were able to meet – and play – with some of the U.S. Navy’s most elite operators at Coronado High School.
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Well-traveled Naval twins are playing big for Islanders softball
Although 60 feet typically separates them on the diamond, sisters and Coronado softballers Lucy and Sophie Kenny were born just 20 minutes apart.
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Information Warfare Training Command nearing end of beautification project
Information Warfare Training Command San Diego is nearing completion of a building beautification project focused on honoring and preserving Information Warfare ratings and history.
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U.S. Navy partnering with Arizona State University for lifelong learning
Hundreds of students have become enrolled in the Associate of Arts in Organizational Leadership with U.S. Naval Community College, a degree program offered in partnership with Arizona State University.
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Theodore Roosevelt completes maintenance, returns to San Diego
The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt departed Bremerton, Wash., on March 17, to return to Naval Air Station North Island.
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Raytheon Technologies delivers 23 Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems to Navy
Raytheon Technologies said it has delivered all 23 contracted Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems low-rate production units to the U.S. Navy on time or ahead of schedule.
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Coronado High School senior Saxton Sylvester receives Air Force Academy nomination
Coronado High School senior Saxton Sylvester was among 29 high school students nominated for appointment to a military service academy by U.S. Rep. Scott Peters, a Democrat who represents California’s 50th congressional district. Sylvester was nominated for appointment to the United States Air Force Academy. “I chose the Air Force out of all the academies […]