Jack Hunter
From: Carl Grossman
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Jack Hunter
This is your chance to share the history with the CO.
Jack:
Here is a Jarvis story:
We were out in Guam on a West Pac. The Captain and about 15 to 20 of the crew had to go to Honolulu for a drug trial, for a drug bust we made on our previous patrol. (Another interesting story). The last thing the Captain told the XO get the ship underway tomorrow and take the Jarvis to Midway and we will meet you there.
Simple enough order. Shortly after getting underway, the Exxon Valdez ran aground. The cutter (forgot which one) that was doing a North Pac fishing law enforcement patrol was diverted to be On-Seen-Commander. Meanwhile Jarvis was diverted to finish the fishery patrol leaving the Captain and others Stranded in Honolulu. Luckily they did not head to Midway before the diversion.
The QM's scrambled to get our Alaskan charts up to date, as well as the rest of the ship getting ready for cold Alaska not the warm waters of the tropical Pacific.
Ten days later, the Captain and crew met up with the ship in Adak, The Captain said to the XO "Can I have my ship back."
An interesting highlight was the Jewish personnel prepared A Passover Seder. About 15 people Jewish and Non-Jewish attended the event.
I was on Jarvis 1987-1989 and this is how I remembered it, If you can check with the Captain or XO or others for further Info.
L. Carl Grossman,
1 Ship Transfer Between U.S. and Bangladesh: USCGC Jarvis Now BNS Somudra Joy
December 19, 2013 By domani speroin Ambassadors, Defense Department, Security, U.S. MissionsTags: Bangladesh, Bangladesh Navy, Bay of Bengal, BNS Somudra Joy, Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis, Dan W. Mozena, ship transfer, United States Coast Guard, US Embassy Dhaka
— Domani Spero
A while back, we noted the First Hot Ship Transfer Between U.S. and Pakistan: USS McInerney Now PNS Alamgir in this blog. In May this year, the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis, a 378-foot High Endurance Cutter homeported in Alameda, was decommissioned and transferred to the Bangladesh Navy as the BNS Somudra Joy during a ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California.
On December 13, 2013, the ship finally arrived in Bangladesh. The US Embassy in Dhaka announced the formal ship transfer hosted by Ambassador Dan W. Mozena. Announcement below:
Photo via US Embassy Dhaka/FB
The newest member of the Bangladesh Navy ‘s fleet arrives at Chittagong port today, the BNS Somudra Joy. Formerly the United States Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis, the 378-foot high endurance cutter was commissioned in Hawaii in 1972 and is now the largest vessel in the Bangladesh Navy inventory. The ship was transferred to the Bangladesh Navy under the Excess Defense Articles program on 21 May 2013, and after an extensive program for training and new equipment installation in California, the 167-man crew has successfully conducted a six week transit of the Pacific Ocean. Responding to the disaster in the Philippines, the Bangladesh Navy was able to make use of the ship’s voyage to pick up over 40-tons of relief supplies and delivery them to Manila on November 30, 2013. The ship will be expected to provide the Bangladesh Navy many decades of reliable service in extending their nation’s interest and global security into the Bay of Bengal.
America is Bangladesh’s faithful partner in building the nation’s capacity to protect these maritime assets. The success of the partnership is evident as we see robberies in coastal waters and in port have dropped by over two-thirds; maritime insurance rates have dropped by a third; kidnapped fishermen in the western coastal area are now being successfully rescued. As Bangladesh strengthens its capacity to protect its maritime borders, everyone gains. America gains as Bangladesh is the second largest source of readymade garments for the U.S. and these products arrive by sea; the region gains as secure Bangladeshi waters make for a more secure Bay of Bengal; and, most especially, the people of Bangladesh gain as their lifeline to the world is secure.
BNS Somudro Joy will reportedly be heavily upgraded into a guided missile frigate. In June this year, the Defense Media Network highlighted the improvement in Bangladesh Navy combat power as it showcases modernized warship at LIMA, and noted that “the ship transfer marks an historic moment in U.S.-Bangladesh defense and security relations, as this is the first time such a large warship has been transferred from the United States.”
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Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis: The last cruise
Posted by LT Stephanie Young, Wednesday, September 26, 2012
After more than 40 years of service to our nation, Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis has just completed their final patrol. As Jarvis prepares to be removed from active service next week, the captain took a moment to reflect on the ship’s remarkable missions and dedicated crew.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis returns to Honolulu from their final patrol aboard the 40-year-old vessel Sept. 15, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric J. Chandler.
Written by Capt. Richard Mourey, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis.
We have a proud crew. You can tell by the way they pitch in together to get things done. You can see it when they hustle to man their stations. You can hear it in the positive pitch of their responses to the most technical or the simplest of questions. I could tell within days of reporting aboard in late June that this would be a great tour.
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Capt. Richard Mourey, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis.
A ship can accomplish anything with a proud crew. The spirit of all ships resides in the hearts of the crew, no matter where they go. With this in mind, we decided to focus on what we will be keeping with us instead of what we will be losing. Soon we will be leaving Jarvis behind for another ship, the Morgenthau. Yet, we will remain the same capable, hard charging crew.
Even knowing the ship is not long for service, the crew continues to demonstrate their pride in Jarvis in every way. The condition of a ship is a reflection of how the crew feels about themselves. The magic that has kept these ships deploying through four decades of service is that there is no magic at all. The successful deployments can be measured in the sweat pouring forth from hard working crews. Jarvis is no exception and the crew worked hard to prepare for her final cruise to work for the 14th Coast Guard District to protect our home waters, the Hawaiian Islands.
Jarvis’ final patrol was, by operational standards, an average patrol. We did what Coast Guard Cutters do, day in and day out… We stood the watch. We helped our shipmates become proficient in their jobs, we challenged ourselves with drills to ensure we remained ‘Always Ready’ and we took pride in the care and maintenance of our beloved Jarvis. But to me and my crew, this was anything but an average patrol, it was our tribute to all those who sailed on Jarvis. It is not the operational statistics that we will take with us when we say goodbye to Jarvis, it is the spirit of the crew.
Again and again, I witnessed the crew’s pride and determination. Demonstrating amazing tenacity and technical proficiency, the engineers repaired the evaporator in grueling conditions at sea to allow the ship to remain on deployment. The operations specialists used satellite and radar systems to guide us directly to each and every targeted fishing vessel allowing our teams to enforce fisheries regulations and ensure each vessel was being operated safely.
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Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis holds the distinction of being the first Coast Guard cutter to be commissioned in Hawaii and has called Honolulu home since being commissioned Aug. 4, 1972. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
On occasion, when they did a great job, the crew cheered. They cheered when they formed a cohesive team to maneuver the ship and launch the boat to recover a simulated man overboard in under seven minutes in the dark. They cheered when never before tested break-in watchstanders fixed the ship’s position as a navigation team without having to rely on GPS. These small victories motivated the crew to cheer…themselves. And on the last night, they gave it all they had, safely conducting one of the most dangerous evolutions Coast Guard cutters do, night helicopter landings and launches. Demonstrating true grit, they assessed the risk associated with equipment malfunctions on both the helicopter and the ship, and pushed through it all to demonstrate to themselves that they could do it. They knew they’d done well and this made their time at sea meaningful.
As we prepare to retire the Jarvis, I have had a wonderful opportunity to communicate with former crewmembers. They are chomping at the bit to come back and see the ship, to tell their stories, to demonstrate their pride in their time aboard. It is no wonder that today’s Jarvis crew has such an indomitable spirit. The spirit is the most important ingredient to success passed down from crew to crew. Because Coast Guard crews have invested so much pride in her, it will be sad to see Jarvis go. Yet, the spirit of Jarvis will live on, as we bring our crew back to Hawaii aboard Morgenthau to continue in the great tradition of mission success set forth by this crew and those who served before us. It is an honor and privilege to represent the long line of Jarvis crewmembers as the final commanding officer.
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From: Heather Bacon-Shone
Jack - I would just ask that you get the current CO's approval first, since these events (like the drug bust) are relatively recent, and I'm not sure which details are known to whom. You are certainly welcome to share whatever he approves. Thanks!
Sincerely, Heather
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: RE: JARVIS Stories Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:42:01 -0600
Heather may I share your information with everyone else? This is very good information.
Jack Hunter
From: Heather Bacon-Shone [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 6:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: JARVIS Stories
Master Chief,
We got to do some pretty cool things when I was on board. We captured an SPSS intact with over 5 tons of cocaine onboard and had quite the adventure placing it in tow for 200+ NM to a foreign port, where we got in the middle of a "turf war" between various governmental factions and had to exit the port until things calmed down enough - after having been overflown by an unmarked "low, slow flyer" overnight and seeing military-looking divers suiting up on the pier unexpectedly (their State Department denied it and refused us clearance), we were worried they were going to take our drugs! On the way back to San Diego, we were not far from our delayed port call there when we overheard distress calls and rushed to take charge of an immense 3-day SAR effort following the mid-air collision of a Marine Corps Cobra and a Coast Guard C-130.
We also conducted a number of fisheries patrols in the South and North Pacific, pioneered new and highly productive intel techniques, had some great port calls, and hosted various intriguing characters as shipriders, but my favorite moment was probably during a multinational exercise hosted by the Russians, including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Canadian, and US assets. It was rather haphazardly organized and we had done very detailed planning and ATP training, only to be surprisingly boarded by stern Russian officers early the morning of the final exercise; they were ready to issue us their orders, which were entirely different from anything we'd been briefed. For example, we put our boarding team onboard per the schedule to do a detailed "contraband search" demo, only to have the shocked and unaware vessel master threaten them off the ship - I've never seen a team disembark so quickly! So we were feeling kind of disappointed...then we moved into a SAR demo, where a helicopter was supposed to drop a dummy in the water and small boats from various nations would go "search" for it in a sort of choreographed show. A big Russian command ship was circling the area and filming it for a great show of Russian power and skill. We were all watching eagerly in CIC...the dummy drops, our boat takes off with a flying leap, and in under a minute the dummy was triumphantly onboard. A great cheer went up in CIC, and I yelled, "Now *that's* why we won the Cold War!"
You are welcome to forward this to the current CO and let him edit/share as he wishes. Thanks for all your archival 1 efforts. v/r Heather Bacon-Shone JARVIS OPS - 2009-2011
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: JARVIS Stories Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:30:55 -0600
This is your chance to share the history with the CO.
As you see below, he will share the Jarvis history as best he can with the crowd. If you have history that you would like to share with him please email your story to me ASAP. I'm hoping you will share history with the CO so he can compile the history of the Jarvis in his speech. The newspaper that I sent yesterday will help tell the grounding story. The next event I have knowledge of is the ramming in 1975. I departed before repairs were made so my story is not complete. If you have history or pictures of this let me know.
Captain Knight (Ret) (CO 75-77) tells about the drug bust in one of his emails. Everyone has something, put your history into an email now.
I will forward to the CO and share with the “email” crew if you wish.
MCPO Jack Hunter USCG (Ret) 5897 S Sherman Way Centennial CO 80121-1130 303-797-3136
-----Original Message----- From: Richard.L.Mourey Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 1:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: JARVIS Stories
Jack - I've just asked the PACAREA External Affairs staff for a collection of the JARVIS' significant achievements over the years to allow me to tell some of the ship's story in my speech at the ceremony. Your emails have made me realize that you have a connection to many of the people in your distribution list that have lived those stories.
I wonder if it might be too much trouble to ask if any of the past crew would like to share a story from their time onboard? I won't have enough time to recount more than a couple in the speech but, if anyone wants to provide a story we can make sure that even we don't have time to use it in the speech that we can get them to the Coast Guard Historian.
I also thought that it might be a great opportunity to have past crewmembers sign the CO's inspection log when they get here. Regretfully, I missed such an opportunity when we had a past crewmember visit while we were in port last and I cannot for the life of me remember his name. He said he had cancer and wanted to see the ship because he couldn't get back for the ceremony.
Best regards - rlm
CAPT Richard Mourey Commanding Officer USCGC JARVIS (WHEC 725) (808) 842-2875
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Jack Hunter
From: Carl Grossman
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Jack Hunter
This is your chance to share the history with the CO.
Jack:
Here is a Jarvis story:
We were out in Guam on a West Pac. The Captain and about 15 to 20 of the crew had to go to Honolulu for a drug trial, for a drug bust we made on our previous patrol. (Another interesting story). The last thing the Captain told the XO get the ship underway tomorrow and take the Jarvis to Midway and we will meet you there.
Simple enough order. Shortly after getting underway, the Exxon Valdez ran aground. The cutter (forgot which one) that was doing a North Pac fishing law enforcement patrol was diverted to be On-Seen-Commander. Meanwhile Jarvis was diverted to finish the fishery patrol leaving the Captain and others Stranded in Honolulu. Luckily they did not head to Midway before the diversion.
The QM's scrambled to get our Alaskan charts up to date, as well as the rest of the ship getting ready for cold Alaska not the warm waters of the tropical Pacific.
Ten days later, the Captain and crew met up with the ship in Adak, The Captain said to the XO "Can I have my ship back."
An interesting highlight was the Jewish personnel prepared A Passover Seder. About 15 people Jewish and Non-Jewish attended the event.
I was on Jarvis 1987-1989 and this is how I remembered it, If you can check with the Captain or XO or others for further Info.
L. Carl Grossman,
1 Jack Hunter
From: [email protected] on behalf of Carmichael, Willie CDR
CO & Mr. Hunter,
The FEDEX package can be sent to the following:
Commander Officer USCGC JARVIS (WHEC-725) 400 SAND ISLAND PKWY HONOLULU, HI 96819 ATTN: CDR W. CARMICHAEL v/R
CDR Carmichael
-----Original Message----- From: Mourey, Richard CAPT Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 1:00 PM To: [email protected]; Carmichael, Willie CDR Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: JARVIS Stories
Good afternoon XO - Can you please pass our mailing address that actually works to Mr. Hunter and Mr. Brunke?
Thanks!
CAPT Richard Mourey Commanding Officer USCGC JARVIS (WHEC 725) (808) 842-2875
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
1 Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 12:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: JARVIS Stories
I don’t have a mailing address and they are underway until next week.
Jack Hunter
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 3:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: JARVIS Stories
Jack,
I have numerous newspaper articles from the Chicago "Today", about the grounding, photos of the commissioning ceremony of JARVIS, the sinking of the Japanese Kaigata Maru #10, a great picture of JARVIS and MELLON conducting unrep during JARVIS's shakedown cruise, several articles from the 14th District "Pacific Shield" in 1972, pictures of JARVIS in Dutch Harbor after the grounding, etc. I scanned them into my computer but am unable to forward them to anyone. I did the next best thing and put everything in a scrapbook, and just waiting for ENS Choi to send me a good mailing address and I will FEDEX it the CO. If you have the address, please send it to me.
Thanks,
Rick Brunke
In a message dated 9/13/2012 1:31:29 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
This is your chance to share the history with the CO.
As you see below, he will share the Jarvis history as best he can with the crowd. If you have history that you would like to share with him please email your story to me ASAP. I'm hoping you will share history with the CO so he can compile the history of the Jarvis in his speech. The newspaper 2 that I sent yesterday will help tell the grounding story. The next event I have knowledge of is the ramming in 1975. I departed before repairs were made so my story is not complete. If you have history or pictures of this let me know.
Captain Knight (Ret) (CO 75-77) tells about the drug bust in one of his emails. Everyone has something, put your history into an email now.
I will forward to the CO and share with the “email” crew if you wish.
MCPO Jack Hunter USCG (Ret)
5897 S Sherman Way
Centennial CO 80121-1130
303-797-3136
-----Original Message----- From: Richard.L.Mourey
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 1:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: JARVIS Stories
Jack - I've just asked the PACAREA External Affairs staff for a collection of the JARVIS' significant achievements over the years to allow me to tell some of the ship's story in my speech at the ceremony. Your emails have made me realize that you have a connection to many of the people in your distribution list that have lived those stories.
I wonder if it might be too much trouble to ask if any of the past crew would like to share a story from their time onboard? I won't have enough time to recount more than a couple in the speech but, if anyone wants to provide a story we can make sure that even we don't have time to use it in the speech that we can get them to the Coast Guard Historian.
I also thought that it might be a great opportunity to have past crewmembers sign the CO's inspection log when they get here. Regretfully, I missed such an opportunity when we had a past
3 crewmember visit while we were in port last and I cannot for the life of me remember his name. He said he had cancer and wanted to see the ship because he couldn't get back for the ceremony.
Best regards - rlm
CAPT Richard Mourey
Commanding Officer
USCGC JARVIS (WHEC 725)
(808) 842-2875
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"We drew up alongside them about 4pm and, going aboard, announced ourselves and our mission. Get Your It was some time before the first astonishment and incredulousness could wear off and a welcome be extended to us." Veteran ID Card www.VetFriends… Largest US Veteran When word came in to the Bering Sea branch of the United States Revenue Marine Service about the most recent Website ID card tragedy on the northern coast of Alaska, the news was as grim as one of those miserable medieval fairy tales Benefits, discounts about the evil demon-witch who lives in a creepy dark forest and sustains herself entirely with a diet consisting of & service pride ground-up puppy parts and the internal organs of children who don't listen to their parents. Eight whaling ships, caught off-guard by the early onset of the miserable, soul-sucking Arctic Winter, had become inescapably wedged into the ice pack near Point Barrow and crushed beyond all recognition, and now two hundred and sixty- five men were stranded, alone, freezing, and without foot at the northernmost point in the United States – a frigid, ball-chilling place that, on a good year, is only ice-free for about two months.
It was Winter of 1897 – a miserable time when nobody had even heard of things like helicopter rescues, blowtorches, airlifts, Gore-Tek parkas, and those badass fucking heat packs you stuff in your mittens when you feel like your fingers are about to freeze into a cold, dead meatbrick. Rescuing these men would take a miracle.
Or one epically-testicled badass fucking Arctic-smashing adventurer named David H. Jarvis.
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Not pictured: Actual testicles.
People like to talk a lot of shit about the United States Coast Guard – how all they really do is give hard-working taxpayers tickets every time they want to get shitfaced and smash their hooker-laden yachts into other boats, or how one of their primary responsibilities is to defend the U.S. from enemy submarines that never actually seem to ever materialize, but I can guarantee you this – when you're freezing your balls off in fifteen-foot seas clinging for life to a busted-apart chunk of fiberglass that once used to be your precious yacht, you'll be glad these dudes are out there doing their shit, hauling your ass out of the drink while simultaneously making sure a German U-Boat doesn't surface right under you and blast you into tuna chum with an 88mm deck gun.
First Lieutenant David H. Jarvis of the United States Revenue Marine Service (the organization that would later change its name to the U.S. Coast Guard so it would sound more badass and less like a tax collection agency) is one of the USCG's most revered heroes, and this wasn't a guy who was about to sit back and kick a rousing hand of tiddlywinks when he knew three hundred poor suckers were out there slowly turning into meat popsickles. An eight-year veteran of the USRMS who spoke fluent Inuit and once shot a polar bear in the face, Jarvis was serving as the Executive Officer aboard USS Bear -- the most famous ship in Coast Guard history. As the only USCG ship in the Bering Sea, his primary responsibilities were to sail around, thwart seal poachers, protect the Eskimos from unscrupulous businessmen (Steven Segal-style), fish shipwrecked sailors out of sub-freezing waters, and give tickets to drunk yacht pilots. Jarvis was damn good at his job, and on top of his success as the XO of Bear, it's also worth mentioning that during his entire career in the Coast Guard the United States was never attacked by a ballistic missile submarine.
USS Bear on a typical tour of duty.
Now, the trapped sailors were stuck way the fuck north, and while Bear was a pretty badass ship, it wasn't an icebreaker, and there was no way in hell it was going to get up there and save those men. So, Jarvis, the XO of the most famous ship in the fleet (making him basically the Coast Guard version of Commander Shepard), volunteered to go ashore, travel across the Arctic tundra of Alaska on an epic, 1,500-mile journey, and hand- deliver food and medical supplies to the trapped men. His mission was approved both by his commander, and by President McKinley, and on December 16, 1897, Lieutenant David H. Jarvis put ashore at Cape Vancouver, Alaska with nothing more than his uniform and a warm jacket.
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Jarvis assembled his away team, consisting of Second Lieutenant Ellsworth P. Bertholf (the man who would go on to become the Fourth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard!) and Ship's Surgeon Samuel "Bones" Call (a man who's primary responsibility was to say, "damn it Dave, I'm a surgeon, not a paperboy!") and headed into the first dirt-poor town he could find. There, in a scene reminiscent of the first screen in The Oregon Trail for the Apple IIc, Jarvis bought 40 sled dogs, 3 sleds, skiis, snowshoes, medical supplies, and a crapload of bullets. Then he talked the local Inuit into giving him 400 reindeer, which Jarvis – who didn't know a hell of a lot about reindeer – could then somehow herd 1,500 miles across the Arctic and deliver as food for the starving, half-dead sailors at the edge of the world.
Here's the route they chose to take. It's worth noting that if you use Google Maps to try and get walking directions from Cape Vancouver to Point Barrow, Alaska, it just redirects you to a website for a suicide hotline.
And so, in the dead of December, during a time where northern Alaska gets two hours of sunlight a day, Lieutenant David H. Jarvis and his two buddies herded 400 reindeer through the -45 degree temperatures of the frozen Arctic. Operating in constant darkness, these daring adventurers traveled on foot, hauling and pushing their sleds through difficult terrain, while snot-freezingly obscene wind chills whipped through them and blizzards sprung up without a second's notice. Remembering their mission, the men trudged on, through blinding snowstorms and sub-freezing Arctic wind, variously alternating between sweating their dicks off from exhausting work and having a miserable gust of air turn their sweat-soaked wool clothes into icicle jackets. Moving in temps that averaged negative-thirty, these guys herded their animals, traveling 20-30 miles a day (50 on days they didn't have to run for cover from brutal winds or storms), dragging their shit up steep inclines or sliding down 2,000- foot mountains by riding their sleds down like Shaun White approaching a badass snowboard half-pipe. For 99 days in the height of winter these three men crossed tundra and pack-ice, forded the Yukon River Delta a mere six months before the Gold Rush would hit, stopping only to avoid storms, exchange local Inuit villagers their exhausted dogs for fresh ones, and find enough vegetation to feed 400 goddamned deer.
The men traveled through December, January, February, and March – 99 days, 30 miles a day, sub-zero temperatures. Finally, in mid-March, Jarvis' team reached the stranded sailors. He still had 382 reindeer with him – plenty of food to last the winter, not to mention the medical supplies, a qualified doctor, and a hell of a lot of badass leadership experience. When he waltzed into town on a dog sled full of food, the beleaguered crews basically shit.
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But, while news of Jarvis' badass adventure through the Arctic was hitting newspapers across the United States in a late-19th century version of the Chilean Miner Miracle, his work was just beginning. For starters, he'd only found one of the eight ships – the other seven were spread out along a 60-mile section of the Alaska Coast, and Jarvis only found the others by sending out daily search parties in every direction.
Even once the men were all together, fed, and healed of their most immediate medical problems, they were in bad shape, so Jarvis immediately had to go to work improving their quality of life. When this guy wasn't hunting polar bears, giving pump-up speeches, or distributing rations, Jarvis spent the next four months living in freezing temperatures, whipping his men into action cleaning up the filthy conditions of their ships, giving them advice on how not to get frostbite, and doing other Adama-style works of leadership heroism. Hell, the guy even organized an 8-ship baseball league to keep the men busy and entertained enough that they wouldn't go off and kill themselves, and he personally went in and thwarted a mutiny on one of the ships, probably with a solution that involved face-punches and/or the threat of face-punches.
In July of 1898, seven months after putting their XO ashore, the USS Bear pulled into Point Barrow. As it pulled up next to the crushed hulk of a thoroughly-obliterated whaling ship, one lone figure marched across the ice towards them. Lieutenant David H. Jarvis stopped, saluted the colors, and requested permission to come aboard.
The 265 sailors were delivered to Seattle on September 13, 1898. All but 3 had survived.
For his actions executing one of the greatest overland arctic rescue operations of all time, David Jarvis was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. He would retire as a Captain in 1905, run a fish-packing company in Alaska, and become good buddies with Teddy Roosevelt. Nowadays one of the most prestigious awards in the Coast Guard is the David H. Jarvis Award for Inspirational Leadership.
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Links:
USCG Page on the Overland Expedition
The Incredible Alaska Overland Rescue
Military.com Article
Wikipedia
Sources:
Dalton, Anthony. Along Against the Arctic. Heritage House, 2011.
King, Irving H. The Coast Guard Expands, 1865-1915. Naval Institute Press, 1996.
Kroll, C. Douglas. Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf.. Naval Institute Press, 2002.
Taliaferro, John. In a Far Country. PublicAffairs, 2007.
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http://www.badassoftheweek.com/jarvis.html 7/17/2013 My Favorite Jarvis ALPAT Memory By Bob Loftin (QM3 on the Jarvis with assistance from ET3 Jerry Sandors)
I was tending to my day work on the bridge the morning the Jarvis was steaming up the Cook Inlet on her way to Anchorage. It was a beautiful cold morning in November. Not much true wind but about 20 degrees Fahrenheit. I was looking forward to liberty in Anchorage. My high school budso, a QM3 on the buoy tender, Ironwood, home-ported in Homer, was planning on meeting the Jarvis so we could have liberty together.
All of a sudden, Chief Herman decides to ruin my day. He ordered me to have the Jarvis rigged for full dress ship so we could break the display when we tied up in Anchorage. This stopped me in my tracks. My mind was saying “WAIT! WHAT!” I quickly answered the Chief. “Why do you want me to do this? We’re not in port yet. It’s not a special occasion like the 4th of July or a commissioning ceremony. It’s not proper maritime etiquette.” Chief Herman explained that Captain Wooley wanted the display. The point was the Jarvis would be used to build a good image for the Guard. So that was that, end of story. However, considering we were in Alaska in the 17th CG District in the middle of November, civilians would think it cool but Coasties would care – even though they might think of as a bunch of arrogant show-offs. No matter. For my part, all I could do was say aye aye and turn to.
I said, “I want to pick the guys for my work detail – guys I’ve been aloft with before – guys I can trust.” My crew was ET3 Jerry Sandors, ETN3 Tom Looney, RM3 Beaver and RD3 “NOLA” Eaton. We knew it was going to be super cold aloft. As operations personnel, you could say we were mostly indoor sailors. We spent most of our time either inside the wheel house, radio shack, CIC, or in the ET shack. A standard issue blue work jacket is about all we ever needed – even on this ALPAT. We pulled on the complete suits of green foul-weather gear and hoped that we wouldn’t freeze on the fore and aft masts.
Up the masts we climbed – then out to the bull nose and fantail, pulling the steel cable and tightening the turn buckles. The first complication we had to overcome was the rotating radar antennae. We had to convince the CON officer to turn off the radar while we were working aloft on the foremast. The CON wanted the radar for navigation, but this was not an option. Working around an operating radar antennae would risk getting our cables snarled, zapped by the electronic radar emissions, or worse yet, clobbered unconscious by the rotating antennae. The cables had to be secured to the radar-antennae platform as quickly as possible in the freezing wind. (This is just another reason why full-dress ship is only rigged when the ship is tied to a wharf.) We pulled the flags and pennants from the flag bag and snapped them to the cables in proper order, hauling the flags up the cables in a relative wind that felt like it was 30 below. It was no easy feat by any means, and to my mind thoroughly ridiculous. Despite the wind and freezing cold, though, we had hoisted the bunting by the time we set the special sea detail for mooring in Anchorage.
After this miserable job was complete and no matter what regulations we may have violated, I could take great pride in the work my shipmates and I accomplished. The willingness of these shipmates to take on and complete a tough job – even if it had seemed absurd to all of us – is testament to the character of the Jarvis crew. Shipmates forever!
Jack Hunter
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] East Coast CGC Jarvis Reunion.
-----Original Message----- From: Fawcett, Keith CIV [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 10:20 AM To: Jack Hunter Subject: RE: [Non-DoD Source] East Coast CGC Jarvis Reunion.
Jack,
I am thinking of writing a book on my CG experience in cleaning a 9 inch paint roller. I was thinking about how I go to Walmart and buy a roller, maybe use it once and toss it. All depending on how lazy I am on that particular day. But the real story was the wire brush, diesel fuel and the use of a CG roller of dubious age for weeks upon end. Another book I am thinking of writing is about CG masking tape, you know you get and inch or two and it tears diagonally and you have to look for the end. Or the mimeograph machine cranking in the ship's office and cranking out the plan of the day. Or hiding with sponge in hand in the fan plenums in port hoping not to be found. Or hurtling up the Chesapeake Bay enroute to Curtis Bay and freezing on the flying bridge. Or the pre-commissioning in NOLA and trying to keep one girlfriend hidden from another at the ceremony and the ship's tour. Or stealing all the gear from the Admiral's boat in NOLA including the pillow with stars and the chrome very pistol. Or me as the pointer and working with DeLeon to sink the Maru with 13 rounds in 13 minutes. Or you, off Southwest Pass test firing the forward starboard .50 cal and looking to the bridge to fire at a flock of seagulls. Cranking out a couple of long bursts without hitting a bird, birds which soared serenely around the hurtling rounds. I think they were smiling. Then there was the blown counter battery shoot down at Kaeholavee where Al Sabol cried. We did exceptionally well except we didn't know we were supposed to shoot back at the popped smoke. Then Walt Stanzyck, in reftra dropping down out of the MT51 hatch with his happy face all smeared with soot and smoke.
I can't believe we were lucky enough to share all that. What a life for a young man.
Keith
1 UNIT INFORMATION
DATE SHEET FILLED OUT: 11 Jul 2011 District 14 PAGE 1 OF 8
UNIT NAME: USCGC JARVIS (WHEC 725)
PERSONAL MAILING ADDRESS: Commanding Officer USCGC JARVIS (WHEC 725) Attn: (Your Name) FPO AP 96669-3912
HOMEPORT AT: Honolulu, HI
COMMERCIAL PHONE # (808) 842-2875 FAX: (808) 842-2879
WEB SITE: JARVIS Home Page E-MAIL: http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgcjarvis/ (First name.middle initial.last name)@uscg.mil (E.g., [email protected])
UNIT’S MISSIONS: SAR, ELT, Defense Operations, Homeland Security, Living Marine Resources.
TYPICAL SA/SN JOB ASSIGNMENT: SA/SN's are assigned to the Weapons Department or Deck Division. They are responsible for the maintenance of the ship's smallboats, deck tackle, hull appearance, etc. As a SA/SN, you will stand underway Helm/Messenger/Lookout watches. You may also be a smallboat crewmember, helicopter tie-down team member, and a boarding team member.
TYPICAL FA/FN JOB ASSIGNMENT: FA/FN's are assigned to the Engineering Department, in either the Auxiliary or Main Propulsion Divisions. As a member of the Auxiliary Division, you will learn how to operate and repair air conditioning units, emergency generators, refrigeration units, etc. As a member of the Main Propulsion Division, you will learn how to maintain the ship's Main Diesel Engines, Main Gas Turbines, and Generators. You will stand underway watches as a Security Watchstander and Auxiliary. You may also be a boarding team member or small boat engineer.
INPORT WATCH TYPE AND DUTY ROTATION FOR SA/SN & FA/FN: 1 in 5 duty section rotation.
UNDERWAY WATCH TYPE AND DUTY ROTATION FOR SA/SN: Helm/Messenger/Lookout, typically a 1 in 4 section rotation. May qualify as a Boatswain's Mate of the Watch where the rotation depends on number of qualified personnel.
UNDERWAY WATCH TYPE AND DUTY ROTATION FOR FA/FN: Security Watchstander and Auxiliary; rotation depends on number of personnel qualified for each station.
SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING AFTER HOURS: Report to Quarterdeck and check-in with Inport Officer of the Day (OOD). You will be introduced to your sponsor (if available), assigned a “running mate” (someone close in pay grade/experience to assist in your transition upon arrival), and be assigned a berthing area.
IF UNIT IS UNDERWAY, WHERE TO REPORT: Personnel Servicing Support Unit (PSSU), Honolulu. Report to Base Officer of the Day (OOD) – (808) 842-2970 or (808) 226-4170 (cell).
HOW MUCH PERSONAL STORAGE SPACE (IN CUBIC FEET): Approx. 20 Cu. Ft. Larger items (i.e., surfboards, bicycles, etc,) may be stored aboard with approval from chain of command.
UNIFORM NORMALLY WORN DURING THE WORKDAY: Operational Dress Uniform, both Inport and Underway. Crewmembers are permitted to wear Unit T-Shirts instead of ODU shirt while underway only, with the exception of engine room watches. Coveralls are worn when work will cause damage or excessive soiling to ODU uniforms.
RECOMMENDED UNIFORM ITEMS IN ADDITION TO SEABAG ISSUE: Sweatshirts/Wooly-Pully/ and/or the All Weather Parka are worn for Alaskan Patrols. Unit T-Shirts/sweatshirts are available at the ship’s store or from the ship’s Morale Officer.
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AVERAGE TEMPERATURE SUMMER: 80F WINTER: 75F
UNIT MUTUAL ASSISTANCE REP/ PHONE #: (808) 842-2875, press 0 and ask for CGMA Rep or OOD.
WHAT TYPE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE AREA: University of Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific University, University of Phoenix satellite campus, numerous local community colleges. CLEP/DANTES courses are available through the ship's Education Services Officer (ESO).
RATINGS PRESENT AT UNIT: ME, BM, GM, ET, OS, IT, MK, EM, DC, YN, SK, FS, HS. AMT’s and AET’s usually deploy with the ship on patrols.
NAME OF NEAREST CITY AND DISTANCE: Honolulu. JARVIS moors in Honolulu Harbor. Waikiki is approximately 7 miles (by car). Downtown Honolulu is approximately 5 miles (by car). Liberty vans transport crewmembers to Downtown Honolulu and Waikiki.
NAME OF NEAREST MILITARY FACILITY AND DISTANCE: Base Support Unit (BSU) Honolulu. Both Naval Base Pearl Harbor and Hickam Air Force Base are approximately 5 miles west of ISC Honolulu. Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay is approximately 15 miles northeast.
LOCATION OF NEAREST EXCHANGE AND COMMISSARY: BSU Honolulu has a medium sized exchange. The nearest commissary is at either Pearl Harbor or Hickam AFB. Both offer wide selections and excellent fresh produce/meat at much less expensive prices than at civilian grocery stores. There is also a Navy Exchange; one of the largest in the world and extremely well stocked. It is co-located with the commissary adjacent to Pearl Harbor.
RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS IN THE AREA: Churches of all denominations may be found in Honolulu and surrounding areas.
COMMON DESTINATIONS OF DEPLOYMENTS: Alaska, Guam, South Pacific Islands, Central America, and Mexico. Occasional trips are made to the Far East to include Japan and Russia.
UNIFORM TO REPORT IN: Tropical Blue Long - Travel in Civilian Attire – You may change upon reporting.
IF SPONSOR NOT AVAILABLE, RECRUIT SHOULD ASK FOR: Officer of the Day (OOD).
MEMBERS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS
IS MESSING AVAILABLE: Yes.
QUARTERS AND OR BARRACKS AVAILABLE: Yes, members will be assigned berthing aboard, and upon reaching E3, may be eligible for barracks rooms upon command approval and availability.
RATE OF AUTO INSURANCE FOR TYPICAL:
18-20 YR OLD SINGLE MALE: $700-$800 per six months.
SINGLE FEMALE: $500-$600 per six months.
IS UNACCOMPANIED LEASED PERSONNEL HOUSING AVAILABLE: No.
WHERE WILL A SINGLE NON-RATE MOST LIKELY LIVE: You will live on the ship until you advance to SN or FN (E3), then your name is placed on a waiting list for an BSU Honolulu barracks room. Once you make E3, you will usually have to wait about a month for a barracks room.
SHOULD MEMBER SUBMIT HOUSING APPLICATION TO HOUSING OFFICE: No.
WHERE DO MOST PEOPLE BANK: Bank of Hawaii, First Hawaiian Bank, Hickam FCU, Navy FCU, USAA, or maintain prior bank.
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IS THERE A CREDIT UNION IN THE AREA: Navy Federal Credit Union is approx. 5 miles away from Naval Base Pearl Harbor. Hickam NFCU is located in Pearl Ridge Mall.
IS THERE A MALL IN THE AREA: Yes, Ala Moana Mall in Downtown Honolulu, Pearl Ridge Mall in Pearl Ridge. Both are large malls; 100-200 stores.
MEMBERS WITH DEPENDENTS
COST OF AVERAGE TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT IN THE AREA: Approximately $1200-$1400
WITH OR WITHOUT UTILITIES: Above price is without. Utilities typically include electricity, phone, cable television, and water.
BAH RATE FOR AN E2 and E3: $2016 (with dependents)
IS LEASED HOUSING AVAILABLE: No.
IS GOVERNMENT OWNED HOUSING AVAILABLE: Yes, Army Family Housing and Navy Housing are available at various locations in the area. However, you must check in with the Local Housing Officer (LHO), Mr. Dale Waldron by email by phone at (808) 842-2022 or by e-mail at [email protected]. In order to be placed on the appropriate Housing Waiting List and start overseas entitlements. Due to construction and refurbishment, you should be prepared to rent on the economy in the event DOD owned housing is not available. Confirm HSG assignments no later than the first business day following arrival in Hawaii. The LHO will help determine your eligibility for DOD owned HSG. Temporary Lodging Allowance (TLA) may be authorized if HSG is not available upon your arrival.
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE WAIT FOR HOUSING: Check with LHO.
HOUSING OFFICE PHONE: (808) 842-2022/2071.
WHERE DO MOST DEPENDENTS LIVE: Army Family Housing - Check with LHO.
RATE OF AUTO INSURANCE FOR TYPICAL YOUNG FAMILY: Approximately $800 per six months.
WHERE DO MOST DEPENDENTS RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE: Tripler Army Medical Center.
WHERE DO MOST DEPENDENTS GO TO SCHOOL: There a number of public and private schools available on Oahu. The following web site has an extensive list, which you can follow to the school’s web site.
WHAT LEVEL OF TRICARE IS AVAILABLE: Prime.
IS TRICARE DENTAL AVAILABLE: United Concordia is available; www.ucci.com (Select: Tricare (TDP))
IS IT ADVISABLE TO BRING DEPENDENTS ALONG WHEN REPORTING: Yes, if housing is immediately available. Members should receive counseling regarding this situation during their overseas screening process.
EXTRA NOTES: Hawaii offers numerous outside activities, including hiking, camping, hunting, diving, biking, snorkeling, golf, and some of the best surfing anywhere in the world. There are few, if any, more beautiful places to be stationed in the Coast Guard than in Hawaii. All five armed forces are represented on Oahu, which provides access to all sorts of support including exchanges, commissaries, and MWR activities, no matter where you live on the island. Once you are fully qualified in all watch stations (including damage control) you will be in a 1-5 duty rotation. A typical workday begins at 0645 and ends at 1600. Once you are qualified, early liberty is often granted at Department Head’s discretion at 1300. Inport periods are busy times, but allow crewmembers the opportunity to take leave.
UNIT NAME: USCGC JARVIS (WHEC 725) PAGE 4 OF 8 SUBJ: WELCOME ABOARD ------, ------, USCG A. USCG A. CG PERSMAN, COMDTINST M1000.6A, ART 4-A, 4-E AND 4-H B. B. JFTR, CHAPTER 5, PARTS C, D AND E. C. CG HOUSING MANUAL, COMDTINST M11101.13C.1. 1. REQUEST FORWARD OF THIS WELCOME ABOARD MESSAGE TO ------ALOHA AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT TO USCGC JARVIS (WHEC 725). JARVIS ENJOYS A REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE MOST CAPABLE CUTTERS IN THE COAST GUARD. WE LIVE OUR MOTTO DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE ON A DAILY BASIS. ------JARVIS PHILOSOPHY------2. EACH MEMBER OF THE JARVIS CREW WORKS TO PROVIDE A UNIT WHERE ALL TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE DO IT. EVERY CREWMEMBER ON THE JARVIS TEAM HAS AN IMPORTANT JOB THAT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF JARVIS. THERE ARE NO PASSENGERS AMONG THE CREW. OUR COMMON GOALS CAN ONLY BE MET WITH COMPLETE PARTICIPATION BY EVERYONE WORKING TOGETHER TO SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION. WE NEED EVERYONE ONBOARD HEALTHY AND FOCUSED ON THEIR JOB. PLEASE VISIT THE JARVIS WEBSITE AT http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgcjarvis/ TO READ THE ENTIRE PHILOSOPHY AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR MISSION AND CREW. ------JARVIS HOMEPORT AND MISSIONS------3. JARVIS IS HOMEPORTED ON ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS IN THE WORLD. WE MOOR AT COAST GUARD PSSU HONOLULU ON SAND ISLAND JUST ACROSS THE HARBOR FROM DOWNTOWN HONOLULU. WE ARE JUST A SHORT DRIVE FROM THE FAMOUS WAIKIKI BEACH. THE PSSU OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICES, INCLUDING AN EXCHANGE, GAS STATION, BARBER SHOP, GYMNASIUM, SWIMMING POOL, AND AN ALL-HANDS CLUB. JARVIS PATROLS IN THE BERING SEA, GULF OF ALASKA AND EASTERN PACIFIC IT HAS ALSO VISITED JAPAN, GUAM, MICRONESIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, SAMOA, MEXICO, TAHITI, AND OTHER EXOTIC PACIFIC PORT CALLS. OUR MISSIONS INCLUDE MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT, SEARCH AND RESCUE, AND DEFENSE OPERATIONS. ------SPONSOR------4. YN3 TAMMY MILLER IS YOUR SPONSOR AND IS MORE THAN HAPPY TO ASSIST WITH YOUR RELOCATION. OUR INPORT PHONE NUMBER IS (808) 842- 2875. PLEASE CONTACT YN3 MILLER VIA EMAIL USING TAMMY.L.MILLER(AT SIGN)USCG.MIL. ADDITIONALLY, PROVIDE YOUR ACTUAL REPORTING DATE AND FLIGHT INFORMATION TO YOUR SPONSOR AND YN3 MILLER VIA EMAIL WHEN KNOWN, AS WELL AS A PHONE NUMBER YOU CAN BE REACHED AT. YOU CAN EMAIL THE YNS WITH THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADRESSES: TIMOTHY.D.FRANKART2(AT SIGN)USCG.MIL, TAMMY.L.MILLER(AT SIGN) USCG.MIL ------POINTS OF CONTACT (POC'S)------5. IF NEITHER YOUR SPONSOR NOR JARVIS CAN BE REACHED, CONTACT OUR PSSU HONOLULU ADMIN YEOMAN, YN2 LOUIS CARSIA AT (808) 842-2053 PRIOR TO YOUR DEPARTURE FROM YOUR UNIT OR LEAVE ADDRESS TO DISCUSS ANY UNIQUE TVL REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDE ARRIVAL INFO. OUR PSSU HONOLULU SERVICING PERSONNEL OFFICE (SPO) YEOMAN YN2 QUERIAPA OR SNYN DELGADO CAN BE REACHED AT (808)842-2058. ALSO, OUR OMBUDSMAN, MRS. AMBER LANGE CAN BE REACHED ON HER CELL PHONE AT 808-285-1096. THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS. A WELCOME ABOARD PACKAGE WILL BE MAILED BY PSSU HONOLULU'S WORK-LIFE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE MANAGER MR.RICHARD ALUMBAUGH IN THE EVENT JARVIS IS UNDERWAY. YOU MAY CONTACT HIM AT (808)842-2091 WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT RELOCATING. THE INFORMATION IN THE WELCOME ABOARD PACKAGE, ESPECIALLY THE RELOCATION HANDBOOK, WILL ANSWER MOST QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR TRANSFER AND LIVING IN HAWAII, BUT UNTIL IT ARRIVES YOU CAN VIEW THE RELOCATION HANDBOOK AT THE FOLLOWING HYPERLINK: HTTP://CGWEB.D14.USCG.MIL/PSSU/WEB/DOCS/HANDBOOKS/RELOHB.PDF HTTP://CGWEB.D14.USCG.MIL/PSSU/WEB/DOCS/HANDBOOKS/RELOHB.PDF. YOUR SPONSOR, UNIT OMBUDSMAN, AND THESE ADDITIONAL POC'S MAY BE
PAGE 5 OF 8 HELPFUL: JARVIS YEOMEN ARE YN3 TIMOTHY D. FRANKART, AND YN3 TAMMY MILLER AT (808) 842-2875, PSSU HONOLULU TRANSPORTATION (PS) AT (808)842-2024, PSSU HONOLULU HOUSING (808)842-2071, PSSU HONOLULU WORK-LIFE (W) AT (808)842-2091, AND PSSU HONOLULU SECURITY (AFTER WORKING HOURS ONLY) AT (808)842-2970. ------OVERSEAS SCREENING AND ENTRY APPROVAL------6. IAW REF A, AN OVERSEAS SCREENING PROCESS MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF RECEIVING AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF YOU AND YOUR DEPENDENT(S) IF APPLICABLE, ARE SUITABLE FOR OVERSEAS DUTY. A RQST FOR ENTRY APPROVAL, CONCURRENT TRAVEL OF DEPNS AND AUTHORIZATION TO SHIP A PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLE (POV), HOUSEHOLD GOODS (HHG) AND UNACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE (UB) IS REQUIRED FROM ISC HONO TRANSPORTATION (PS) PRIOR TO EXECUTION OF PCS ORDERS. ENSURE THAT THE MSG REQUEST FOR ENTRY APPROVAL IS TRANSMITTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ENTRY APPROVAL IS NORMALLY GRANTED WITHIN 2 WORKING DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REQUEST. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING ENTRY APPROVAL, PLEASE CALL BSU HONOLULU AT (808) 842-2025. THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW MUST BE FULLY ADDRESSED AND INCLUDED ON THE MSG REQUEST FOR ENTRY APPROVAL: (A) NAME OF INTERVIEWER AND DATE CMD CHECKLIST FOR OVERSEAS SCREENING COMPLETED CERTIFYING MBR AND DEPN(S) ARE FULLY QUALIFIED FOR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT. (B) HIV TEST DATE AND DATE RESULTS WERE FORWARDED TO THE REPORTABLE DISEASE DATA BASE. (C) DATE DUPLICATE DENTAL PANORAL RADIOGRAPH SENT TO THE DEFENSE MANPOWER DATE BASE. (D) DATE OVERSEAS PHYSICAL COMPLETED AND APPROVED. (E) HAS MBR HAD ANY ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS? IF SO, PROVIDE DETAILS ON FOUO MSG. (F) DATE OF MBR'S LAST QUALIFYING WEIGH-IN. (G) STATE MBR IS ON DIRECT DEPOSIT. (H) DATE OF LAST NAC OR BI. IF OVER 10 YEARS, INDICATE WHEN UPDATE WAS INITIATED AND ENSURE A COPY IS IN UNIT PDR. (I) EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE (EAOS). NOTE - MBR MUST OBLIGATE SERVICE TO HAVE, AT LEAST 24 MONTHS FOR RESERVE OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY, AND 36 MONTHS FOR ENLISTED MBRS FROM REPORTING DATE. (J) TOUR ELECTION: "ACCOMPANIED" OR "ALL OTHERS". (K) DEPN(S) ACCOMPANYING MBR INFORMATION. INCLUDE GENDER, NAMES, BIRTH DATES AND DATE OF MARRIAGE. (L) DATE OF DEERS CHECK AND DEPENDENT EXPIRATION DATES. (M) DETACHMENT DATE. (N) ARRIVAL DATE. GIVE DATE DEPN(S) ARRIVE IF DIFFERENT THAN SPONSOR'S ARRIVAL DATE. (O) EXISTENCE OF SPECIAL NEEDS, IF ANY, AND WHAT THEY ARE. (P) MBR MUST HOLD VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE. IF NOT, OBTAIN PRIOR TO DEPARTING. (Q) STRONGLY RECOMMEND MBR OBTAIN CITIBANK TRAVEL CHARGE CARD (FOR TLA) AND HAVE AT LEAST $1000.00 IN TRAVELER'S CHECKS. (R) DATE MBR COUNSELED ON HHG/UB/POV AND STORAGE ENTITLEMENTS. (S) DOES MBR REQUEST ASSIGNMENT TO GOVERNMENT HOUSING, OWNED OR LEASED? IF NOT, STATE REASONS. LIST PETS AND COUNSEL MBR ON QUARANTINE REGS. (T) MBR'S ENROUTE ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER. ------HOUSING------7. IAW REF C, THE REQUEST FOR ENTRY APPROVAL MSG WILL BE USED BY PSSU HONOLULU HOUSING (HSG) AS AN INDICATOR OF YOUR INTENT TO OCCUPY GOV'T OWNED HSG OR LIVE ON THE ECONOMY. SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR ORDERS, A CG-5267, AND CG-4170A UPON CHECK-IN WITH PSSU
PAGE 6 OF 8 HONOLULU LOCAL HOUSING OFFICER (LHO), MR. ANDREW NOELL. CONTACT MR. NOELL VIA PHONE AT (808) 842-2073 OR BY EMAIL AT ANDREW.M.NOELL(AT SIGN)USCG.MIL, FOR MORE INFORMATION. DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AND REFURBISHMENT OF CG HOUSING IN THE OAHU AREA YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO RENT ON THE ECONOMY IN THE EVENT CG/DOD OWNED OR LEASED HSG IS UNAVAILABLE. CONFIRM HSG ASSIGNMENTS NO LATER THAN THE FIRST BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING ARRIVAL IN HAWAII. THE LHO WILL HELP DETERMINE YOUR ELIGIBILITY FOR CG/DOD OWNED OR LEASED HSG. TEMPORARY LODGING ALLOWANCE (TLA) MAY BE AUTHORIZED IF HSG IS NOT AVAILABLE UPON YOUR ARRIVAL. HOWEVER, YOU MUST REPORT PCS INTO YOUR COMMAND BEFORE TLA OR ANY OTHER OVERSEAS ENTITLEMENTS WILL BE AUTHORIZED. TLA WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED OR PAID IF YOU FAIL TO PERSONALLY CHECK-IN WITH THE LHO. REVIEW THE TLA INFORMATION IN YOUR WELCOME ABOARD PACKAGE. NOTIFY PSSU HONOLULU SERVICING PERSONNEL OFFICE (SPO) IMMEDIATELY IF YOUR DEPN(S) STATUS, TOUR ELECTION, DEPARTURE DATE AND/OR ARRIVAL DATE CHANGES.
------HOUSEHOLD GOODS------8. IAW REF B, AN UNACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE (UB) SHIPMENT MAY NOT EXCEED 1000 LBS AND SHOULD BE SHIPPED AT LEAST 50 DAYS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. A UB SHIPMENT IS NOT AN "EXPRESS HHG SHIPMENT" AND MAY NOT BE NEEDED SINCE "ALOHA KITS" CONTAIN TEMPORARY FURNITURE, DISHES, UTENSILS, MICROWAVE, SMALL TV, ETC. SEE THE RELOCATION HANDBOOK IN THE WELCOME ABOARD PACKAGE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ALOHA KITS. QTRS IN HAWAII ARE GENERALLY SMALLER THAN MOST INCONUS AND STORAGE OF EXCESS HHG WILL BE AT MBR'S EXPENSE. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO ONLY SHIP WHAT IS NEEDED AND PLACE EXCESS HHG IN NON-TEMP STORAGE (NTS) AT ORIGIN. FOR SINGLE MBRS: IF RESIDING IN GOVT QUARTERS (BARRACKS/SHIPBOARD), YOUR HHG SHIPMENT IS LIMITED TO 1000 LBS. PRIOR TO ACQUIRING CIVILIAN QUARTERS, A WAIVER REQUEST TO SHIP MORE THAN 1000 LBS MUST BE APPROVED BY ISC (PS) AT (808)541-1501. UPON ARRIVAL IN HAWAII, CONTACT THE JOINT PERSONAL PROPERTY SHIPPING OFFICE PEARL HARBOR AT (808) 471-2040, 2041, OR 471-8100, OR PEARL HARBOR'S VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM AT (808) 474-4497 TO DETERMINE THE STATUS FOR ALL INBOUND HHG, UB, AND POV. ------PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLE (POV)------9. ONLY ONE POV IS AUTHORIZED TO BE SHIPPED AT GOVT EXPENSE. POV SHIPMENT TO HAWAII: FROM EAST COAST EST 35 DAYS; FROM MIDWEST/GULF EST 35 DAYS; AND FROM WEST COAST EST IS 21 DAYS. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION OFFICER TO DETERMINE THE CLOSEST PORT SERVING YOUR PRESENT PDS IF ANY PORT OTHER THAN RICHMOND, CA VEHICLE PROCESSING CENTER (VPC) IS USED. VPC PICK-UP LOCATION IS AT MATSON TERMINAL AND BE CONTACTED THRU THE HI VPC AT (808) 848-8383. ------LOCAL AREA SCHOOLS------STARTING WITH THE 2006-2007 SCHOOL YEAR, ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS STATEWIDE, EXCLUDING MULTI-TRACK SCHOOLS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, WILL BE ON A SINGLE SCHOOL CALENDAR THAT HAS A ONE WEEK BREAK IN THE FALL, THREE WEEK BREAK IN THE WINTER, AND A TWO WEEK BREAK IN THE SPRING. THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THE 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR IS 30 JULY 2007. ------ADDITIONAL TRAVEL INFORMATION------10. YOU ARE ADVISED TO HAVE AT LEAST $1000.00 IN TRAVELER'S CHECKS TO HELP DEFRAY INITIAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HSG DEPOSITS AND TLA EXPENSES. PERSONAL CHECKS AND/OR ATM CARDS ARE GENERALLY ACCEPTED AT MOST MILITARY BASES IN HAWAII. 11. THE GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CHARGE CARD (GTCC) IS AUTHORIZED FOR USE TO COVER EXPENSES DIRECTLY RELATED TO TLA ENTITLEMENTS UPON ARRIVAL AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUTCONUS PCS TRAVEL. IF YOU QUALIFY FOR TLA AND ARE A GTCC CARDHOLDER, YOU SHOULD USE THE CARD TO PAY FOR HOTELS AND MEALS IN HAWAII. IF YOU ARE A PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS OR ABOVE WITHOUT A GTCC, YOU MUST OBTAIN A CARD PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM YOUR PRESENT UNIT. IF YOU POSSESS A GTCC, SUBMIT THE
PAGE 7 OF 8 CITIBANK TRAVEL CARD MAINTENANCE FORM (CB002 FORM) TO YOUR GTCC COORDINATOR PRIOR TO DEPARTING; ISC HONO HIERARCHY IS: 20071-20002-32000-70298. 12. JARVIS TVLS TO SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES AND DUE TO THE VARYING ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, APPLYING FOR A PASSPORT PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IS RECOMMENDED. CERTIFIED BIRTH CERT IS NEEDED FOR A PASSPORT. CONTACT YOUR SPONSOR FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROCESS OR VISIT THE WEB SITE: WWW.TRAVEL.STATE.GOV. ------WELCOME AGAIN TO THE JARVIS TEAM------BT NNNN
A note from the USCGC JARVIS (WHEC 725) Command Senior Chief: PAGE 8 OF 8
Aloha, and congratulations on receiving your orders to the USCGC JARVIS. I’m sure this is an exciting time for you, as your “boot camp” training draws to a close, and you prepare to leave family and friends, to really start your Coast Guard career. You should have received, or will soon be receiving, a welcome aboard package from the JARVIS. If you don’t receive this very important item, please contact the unit, and you may ask to speak to me. This package provides important information about the area, the unit, other facilities, etc., you need to have for yourself, or share with family members. You will also find a sponsor assigned to you from the unit. Your sponsor should be your point of contact for all inquiries, be sure to notify them of your travel arrangements (i.e. airline, flight number, ETA, leave plans, etc.). Frequent contact with your sponsor will help your transition go smoothly. Remember, Hawaii is 6 hours behind EST and 3 hours behind PST, so make your phone calls accordingly. I encourage you to embrace the unique opportunities ahead of you, learn all that you can, and use this assignment to develop the habits that will ensure a successful tour of duty. I look forward to serving with you.
MKCS Joseph LaCorte USCGC JARVIS (WHEC 725)