Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1 welcomed its newest leader during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma on Jan. 30. Capt. Clinton Cornell relieved Capt. Wade Hilderbrand in front of friends, family and military personnel during an outdoor ceremony. “I will honestly sleep soundly at night knowing you have the watch,” said Hilderbrand, who […]
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2024 marked a unique accomplishment for USS Hampton
From the ice-filled waters of the Beaufort Sea north of Alaska to South America’s historic Drake Passage, the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) marked a unique accomplishment in 2024. By operating in the Arctic Circle and all the way south through the Drake Passage south of Argentina and Chile, Hampton demonstrated the […]
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Navy’s new destroyer named after Robert Kerrey, former Coronado SEAL Team 1 leader
On Jan. 4, it was announced that former Coronado SEAL Team 1 leader Robert Kerrey would have the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer named after him. It will be the USS Robert Kerrey (DDG 146). “This will be the first Navy vessel named in his honor,” said Carlos Del Toro, secretary of the Navy. […]
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Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 105
HONOLULU (AP) — Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last remaining survivor of the USS Utah, has died. He was 105. Upton died Dec. 25 at a hospital in Los Gatos, California, after suffering a bout of pneumonia, said Kathleen Farley, the California state chair […]
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The USS Abraham Lincoln is home for the holidays
Tears ran down their faces as their eyes searched through the line of men and women coming down the stairs. Looking for their special someone. Their person. And when the USS Abraham Lincoln sailors found their loved ones, they approached each other with arms wide open, each engulfing the other, holding them for the first […]
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New chief nursing officer takes helm of Defense Health Network Pacific Rim
Navy Capt. Karen Belcar has assumed the role of chief nursing officer for Defense Health Network Pacific Rim and Naval Medical Forces Pacific, headquartered in San Diego. She brings 25 years of military nursing experience to oversee nursing operations across nine military treatment facilities and 10 commands throughout the Western United States and Indo-Pacific region. […]
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The ‘Raptors’ of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron return from deployment
The “Raptors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 returned to their home base at Naval Air Station North Island in time for the holidays on Dec. 14, following a five month deployment with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operation. Deployed with Carrier Air Wing […]
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USS Montgomery conducts change of command
SAN DIEGO – Capt. Edison Rush was relieved by Cmdr. Nellie Wang as commanding officer of the USS Montgomery during a change-of-command ceremony held at Naval Base San Diego on Dec. 12. During Rush’s time in command, Montgomery completed multiple phase certifications, hosted over 15,000 visitors during San Diego Fleet Week 2022 and Portland Rose […]
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San Francisco names street for photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A photojournalist who captured one of the most enduring images of World War II — the U.S. Marines raising the flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima — had a block in downtown San Francisco named for him on Dec. 12. Joe Rosenthal, who died in 2006 at age 94, […]
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USS Omaha conducts change of command
SAN DIEGO — Cmdr. Christopher Caraway was relieved by Cmdr. Ryan Doyle as the commanding officer of the USS Omaha Blue crew during a change-of-command ceremony held at the USS Midway Museum in San Diego on Dec. 5. During Caraway’s time in command, he led the Omaha Blue crew through a one-year maintenance period, completed […]
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‘So you want to be a frogman’: Meet the Creature that greets Navy SEAL recruits
Beady, red eyes stare out over cheekbones etched in dark green and black scales. Gills flank a face that looks uncannily human, yet precisely reptilian. A plated chest leads to arms lined in fins, the webbed-fingers extending into claws. And hanging around the neck, six words on a wooden plate instigate a daunting challenge: “So […]
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100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor recalls confusion and chaos during Japanese bombing 83 years ago
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Bob Fernandez thought he’d go dancing and see the world when he joined the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in August 1941. Four months later he found himself shaking from explosions and passing ammunition to artillery crews so his ship’s guns could return fire on Japanese planes […]
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Remembering the Day of Infamy: The story of a child survivor
It sounded like a swarm of bees. Joedy Cronin Adams, then 12 years old, stepped onto her front porch at 8 a.m. and looked up to the sky over Oahu, which was a canvas of planes. And they were headed toward her. “I heard the noise outside and it sounded – it was just very, […]