November 14, 2019
HIGHLIGHTS Salute to Veterans Edition
WaterFire Salute to Veterans
NUWC CO Visits Veterans Home in Bristol
RSVP Now for Holiday by the Bay Concert
Preventing Seasonal Influenza
Navy Christens USNS Newport
Inside This Issue
Around the Station 2-6
At the Clinic 7-8
Meat & Potatoes 9
MWR 10
Now Hear This 10-11
Around the Fleet 13 Graphic illustration by Kalen Arreola Veterans News 15-17
1 AROUND THE STATION ... Providence WaterFire Salute to Veterans Veterans Day celebrations began officers from the Navy Supply Corps Veterans, their families and those early this year with the 7th annual School and, most importantly, one still serving. WaterFire Salute to Veterans on hundred torch-bearers who Nov. 4 in Providence. The event surrounded the basin with flames kicked off with a ceremony on the signifying the commitment of those steps of the R.I. Statehouse that who serve and have served. included special guest remarks by 1st Navy Band N.E. joined by the Sgt. Dora Vasquez, USA (ret), an Governor’s Own 88th Army Band airborne qualified expert interrogator performed an exceptional who is also a graduate of the Army’s combination of Patriotic songs and grueling Survival, Evasion, marches for the audience that Resistance and Escape (SERE) culminated with the service songs. course in Ft. Bragg, N.C. In addition to the ceremony, the This years WaterFire’s theme music and the impressive lighting of focused on women in the services the basin area, there were dozens of and included a Women’s Veteran specialty vendors and veteran display telling the story of female support organizations to provide service as it evolved from something for everyone and raise administrative and medical roles up awareness and appreciation for to the present day combat service women. The statehouse ceremony also included ceremonial oath of enlistments for the Army and Air Force National Guard, administered by Maj. General Christopher Callahan, The Adjutant General for Rhode Island and Marines, Navy and U.S. Coast Guard recruits ceremonially sworn in by Capt. Nick Rapley, Commanding Officer of the Navy Supply Corps School. All of the young men and women ceremonially sworn in will be shipping off for basic training or boot camp in the coming months. Following the speaking portion of the celebration, there was a procession to the basin area that included Gold Star Families, speakers, a contingent of
NS Newport Public Affairs Office communicated to the public PAO Office Line: (401) 841-3538 first using the installation Base Condition Line: (401) 841-2211 social media outlets: E-Mail: [email protected] FB: Facebook.com/ NAVSTANewport Command and Staff Twitter: @NAVSTANEWPORTRI Capt. Ian L. Johnson, Commanding Officer Instagram: @navstanewportri Lisa Rama, Public Affairs Officer LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/company/navstanewport Cmdr. Corey Barker, Public Affairs Officer DISCLAIMER: The Department of the Navy does not Kalen Arreola, Public Affairs Specialist endorse and is not associated with the non-federal
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2 AROUND THE STATION ... Have you done your housing surveys? WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Navy - work order (after every maintenance action and help quantify Installations Command (CNIC) maintenance action) the PPV partners’ timeliness, leaders call on to the residents and - annual resident satisfaction customer service response, and families using Public-Private (conducted anonymously by an quality of repair work completed. Venture (PPV) housing to do every independent third party) The annual resident satisfaction survey possible to help the command “In addition to the annual surveys are an anonymous way for pinpoint problems and solve them. housing satisfaction surveys, it is residents to provide overarching “Housing is a significant quality important for PPV residents to take feedback at how well PPV partners of life priority, and we are actively the spot surveys they receive if they are meeting residents’ expectations. monitoring how the changes we submit a maintenance request, or CEL & Associates, an independent make impact our residents,” noted Ed when they move in or out of PPV third party, administers the annual Cannon, Director of Fleet and Family housing,” said Ginny Greene, satisfaction survey on behalf of the Readiness at CNIC. CNIC’s Navy Privatized Housing Navy PPV partners -- Balfour Beatty, “We use multiple surveys to get branch manager. “We, the Navy and Clark, Hunt, Landmark, Lincoln, and your thoughts on various Patrician. The Navy and PPV housing interactions. Your property managers create survey responses provide us a detailed corrective action plans metric-driven means to based on the results of the improve the quality of our annual surveys. service,” said Cannon. “I “Survey responses are taken highly encourage all who incredibly seriously at all receive housing surveys to take levels of the chain of time and fill them out. Your command,” said Greene. honest feedback tells us how “Resident recommendations we are doing.” help us improve their Satisfaction surveys are an experience in their individual integral part of the CNIC’s neighborhood, but can also efforts to measure, understand affect the entire program, so and respond to the needs and that our larger Navy family can concerns of PPV housing benefit as a whole.” residents. Initiatives and Improvements “We read each comment Several of the initiatives and the trends we identify are recently implemented in PPV crucial in our efforts to support housing oversight were a result the fleet and provide ever- of feedback through the improving quality of service for our our PPV partners, are dedicated to various surveys. For example, the out warfighters and families,” Cannon making it as easy as possible for -of-cycle survey earlier this year added. “Resident feedback, both residents to provide feedback and noted the lack of transparency in the positive and negative, is a primary rectify any problems noted.” maintenance process. As a result, all tool we use to determine where the The move-in and move-out Navy PPV partners have developed Navy and the PPV partners are surveys focus on residents’ online portals and apps where getting it right and where we need to experience when entering and residents can submit and track focus more attention.” leaving the homes. Through these maintenance requests. PPV housing Four Types of Surveys surveys, Service members and residents can learn more about the Each survey contains tailored families are asked about the initial available apps through their PPV questions to provide actionable home and community condition, the housing managers. information on how to enhance the inspection and leasing process, the For more information about Navy housing program. Residents have the educational material provided, if Housing, go to www.cnic.navy.mil/ option to take four different types of their questions were answered, and if ffr/housing.html or visit your Navy surveys: they encountered any difficulties. Housing Service Center. - move-in The short work order surveys are - move-out focused on an individual
3 AROUND THE STATION ... Navy Wounded Warrior Program Visits NAVSTA Newport, Celebrates Warrior Care Month at Ney Hall Galley
Commanding Officer Naval Station Newport Ian Johnson, Command Master Chief Patrick Tummins, and key staff members gathered together Nov. 12 at Ney Hall Galley for a cake cutting ceremony, in observance of national Warrior Care Month. Hull Maintenance Technician John Franco and Non-Medical Care Manager Lolita “Lollie” Merencillo, both from the Navy Wounded Warrior (NWW) program, came by to talk about the services offered to active duty “It is our sacred duty to personnel via this program. care, provide and advocate NWW is the for them, ensuring they can Navy and Coast lead the fullest lives Guard’s wounded Currently, more conditions – and injuries sustained in warrior support possible” - ADM Greenert than 4,000 shipboard, training or liberty program. It Sailors and accidents. provides Sailors, Coast To learn about enrollment, call Coast Guardsmen and their families a Guardsmen are enrolled in NWW, NWW’s 24/7 toll-free line, 855- beacon of hope through non-medical which is not limited to those with NAVY WWP (628-9997), email support following a serious illness or combat wounds. The program also [email protected] or injury. supports those with serious illnesses visit the program’s website at – both mental and physical www.navywounded warrior.com.
4 AROUND THE STATION ... NUWC CO Visits Veterans Home in Bristol
BRISTOL, R.I. - In a heartfelt ceremony, Governor Gina M. Raimondo led the state's official Veterans Day proceedings to honor those who have served. Held at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, over 200 attendees heard remarks of appreciation from the Governor and other elected officials and sang songs to pay tribute to our nation's heroes. Kasim Yarn, the state's Director of Veterans Services, members of the Congressional delegation, and other state and local officials joined her for the event. "Rhode Island is a leader in recognizing the sacrifice of those who've served our great nation," said Governor Raimondo. "I'm proud to be here at this state-of-the-art facility Celebrating our veterans, NUWC Division Newport Commanding to honor the debt we owe our Officer, Captain Mike Coughlin served as the keynote speaker at the Veterans and reaffirm our Rhode Island Veterans Home. “During this Veterans Day, please commitment to them. Our Veterans pause to remember the sacrifices our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, deserve our gratitude and support for Marines and Coast Guardsmen have made in serving our Nation what they have given to us." where and when they were needed.” Captain Coughlin laid a wreath The day's observances began honoring all who have served. with a wreath laying at Bristol's Honor Roll earlier in the morning, service at the Veterans "We take a backseat to followed by a nondenominational Home's chapel. The no one when it comes official ceremony to honoring and kicked off at 11:30 a.m. supporting our in the Home's main Veterans. For us, dining hall. every day is Veterans "It's fitting that we Day." honor America's heroes Located on the 110- at one of the finest acre site of the first veterans homes in the nation," said Veterans Home in Bristol, Rhode Kasim Yarn, the state's Director of Island, the new facility opened on Veterans Services, during the this day two years ago. ceremony.
5 AROUND THE STATION... RSVP Now for Holiday by the Bay Concert
Navy Band Northeast (NBNE) Holiday by the Bay concert -- featuring the Newport Navy Choristers -- will take place in Spruance Auditorium, U.S. Naval from CDR Gary Ross beginning Dec. attending but will be arriving War College on Sunday, December 10. separately, please know that they will 15th at 3 p.m. NAVSTA Newport attendees can still need to secure base access. As NBNE prepares for this very pick up their tickets from Ms. Lisa Contact MU3 Chavez for more popular, annual holiday concert, they Rama or Ms. Kalen Arreola information. wanted to extend this special beginning Dec. 10. Tickets ran out last year and invitation to you, the U.S. Naval War Be sure to print out your email expect the same this year as well. So College and NAVSTA Newport confirmation that will be sent to please RSVP before Nov. 23 to community. ensure that your spot is reserved. If ensure you and your family can This family-oriented concert will you don’t receive the email, call attend. On Nov. 23, seats will be have a wide range of festive musical NBNE. Please note: Responding to made available to the general public. selections, a sing along and a special this invitation assumes that you have We look forward to sharing this visit by everyone's favorite bringer of Naval Station Newport base access. If musical tradition with you and your good cheer: Santa! While the concert you have guests who plan on family during this holiday season! will begin at 3 p.m., MWR will provide cookies and hot cocoa outside R.S.V.P. by Dec. 9, 2019 of Spruance Auditorium starting at 2 p.m. Use the link below to RSVP, and if you have any questions, The concert is free and open to the contact Navy Band Northeast at [email protected] public, but it is a ticketed event. We or call them at 401-841-2479. have made it easy to reserve your https://einvitations.afit.edu/inv/anim.cfm? seats. RSVP to this invitation no later than December 9. Naval War College i=475988&k=06664700735F attendees can pick up their tickets
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Nov. 8, 2019) Navy Band Northeast’s (NBNE) Trident Brass Quintet performs for veterans and staff at the Syracuse Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Nov. 8. The NBNE’s Trident Brass Quintet is one of the band’s busiest ensembles, preforming well-known classic songs, patriotic standards and more genres to audiences of all ages. NBNE’s mission is to provide musical support for the U.S. Naval War College, the Department of the Navy and other military and government organizations throughout the Northeastern region of the U.S. NBNE inspires patriotism, enhances Navy awareness and supports recruiting and retention efforts through ceremonies, regional tours and public concerts. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Tyler D. John)
6 AT THE CLINIC ... Preventing Seasonal Influenza Influenza is a contagious respira- spread of germs and prevent respira- Washing your hands often. If tory illness caused by two main types tory illnesses. There are also antiviral soap and water are not available, use of the flu virus: Types A and B. The drugs that can be used to treat and an alcohol-based hand rub. prevent flu influenza A and B viruses that rou- United States Data: The flu has tinely spread in people are responsible resulted in between 9.3 million to 49 for seasonal flu epidemics each year. “The best way to prevent the million illnesses each year in the Both can cause mild to severe illness flu is to get vaccinated” United States since 2010. On average, with symptoms including fever, sore 5% - 20% of the United States popu- throat, runny nose, muscle aches, Simple ways to prevent the spread lation gets the flu, resulting in 31.4 headache, coughing and general fa- to others include: million outpatient visits and more tigue. Serious outcomes of infection than 200,000 hospitalizations. Ac- can result in hospitalization or death. Avoiding close contact with peo- cording to the Centers for Disease Some people, such as elderly people, ple who are sick. When you are sick, Control and Prevention, during the young children and people with cer- keep your distance from others to pro- severe 2017-2018 flu season, one of tain health conditions are at a higher tect them from getting sick too. the longest in recent years, estimates risk of serious complications. The Staying home from work or indicate that more than 900,000 peo- best way to prevent the flu is by get- ple were hospitalized and more than ting vaccinated annually. school, and not running errands when you are sick. This will help prevent 80,000 people died from flu including How It Spreads: Most experts spreading your illness to others. 185 children. Approximately 80% of think that viruses spread primarily by these deaths occurred in children who droplets made when infected people Covering your mouth and nose had not received a vaccination. Dur- cough, sneeze, or talk. These droplets with a tissue when coughing or sneez- ing this same season, approximately can land in the mouths or ing. It may prevent those around you 40% of the U.S. population chose to noses of people up to six feet from getting sick. Flu and other seri- get a flu vaccine, preventing an esti- away, or possibly be in- ous respiratory illnesses, like respira- mated of 7 million flu illnesses and haled into the lungs. Less often, a per- tory syncytial virus (RSV), whooping 8,000 deaths. son might get the flu by touching a cough, and severe acute respiratory surface or object that has the virus on syndrome (SARS) are spread by it and then touching their own mouth, cough, sneezing, or unclean hands. nose, or eyes. Appropriate cough eti- quette and hand washing helps pre- vent the spread of germs. Period of Contagiousness: Healthy adults can infect others be- ginning one day before symptoms de- velop and up to seven days after. Children and some people with weak- ened immune systems may pass the virus for longer than seven days. However, people are most contagious in the first three to four days after their illness begins. Symptoms typi- cally begin about two days (but can range from one to four days) after the virus enters the body. Some people can also be infected but have no symptoms. Prevention: The best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated every year. Good health habits like covering your cough and washing your hands often can help stop the
7 AT THE CLINIC ...
8 THE MEAT & POTATOES OF LIFE ... Welcome home! You’re in the basement now…
Many of us can purpose for my old bedroom would wouldn’t have bags under my eyes at pinpoint the time in eventually become clear. my wedding the next day, it finally our lives when we Small, barely noticeable changes occurred to me — my bedroom returned to our continued through my college years wasn’t mine anymore. childhood home and even after law school. But the It was the guest room, and it had seeking the comfort transformation was so subtle, I been for a very long time. of preserved couldn’t see what was happening. My I didn’t cry. I didn’t punch my memories, only to Lisa Molinari bulletin board crammed with camp pillow. I didn’t curse my parents. I find that our ribbons, high school dance corsages, went to sleep. The next day, I went to bedrooms had been converted into photos and memorabilia disappeared the neighbors’ house to shower something else. The TV room, the one year. My swimming trophies because our bathroom was occupied, sewing room, the storage room, the found their way onto a shelf in the then I put on my white dress and I got den. This happened to me after I went closet the next. The creaky olive- married. away to college, and I never saw it upholstered recliner that smelled of Like a lobster in a cool pot of coming. cat pee was substituted for a dainty water, I didn’t know the flame had My expectations were not based been turned on. Before I knew what on a bratty notion that my parents was happening, the boiling point had were obligated to maintain my been reached, and I was cooked, bedroom for me in perpetuity. Rather, done, all grown up. Ready to leave I had assumed my parents would the cozy security of my parents’ three preserve my room for me because -bedroom-one-and-a-half-bath brick they had done this for my older 1950s ranch and create my own brother. In fact, his bedroom had home. become a veritable shrine. His old Next week, our adult children — comic books, photographs, trophies, Lilly (19), Anna (21), and Hayden football helmet, and Naval Academy (24) — will be home for the paraphernalia were displayed Thanksgiving holidays. Hopefully, lovingly on shelves and dressers, Hayden won’t notice my husband’s awaiting his much-celebrated return. suits in his closet, and that his Based on this, I believed naively collection of Rubik’s Cubes have that my parents would enshrine my been stashed under the bed. We room, too. won’t tell Anna about our future I was wrong. pastel wingback. The drab braided plans to turn her room into our master No sooner did I turn 18 when the rug vanished, replaced by luxurious bathroom. And we’re banking on slow transition began. Home on a cream cut pile. Lilly never realizing that her break, I noticed that my posters had The night before my wedding in bedroom has been the guest room all been replaced by framed watercolor the fall of 1993, reality finally hit. along. prints. My cartoon cat bedding I had been instructed by my Although, the basket of hotel swapped for floral comforters. My mother to sleep on the old couch in toiletries on her nightstand might be a juvenile white-lacquered bedroom set the basement, dictated by a line of dead giveaway. exchanged for a lovely golden pecan logic that made perfect sense at the dresser, end tables and desk. The time. My aunt and uncle from www.themeatandpotatoesoflife.com whitewashed antique chifforobe was Kentucky needed to sleep on the gone, along with the stuffed animals double bed in my brother’s room. My that graced its Contact-papered brother and his wife and baby from Lisa’s syndicated column shelves. Seattle needed to stay on the twin appears in military and civilian At first, I was touched by the beds in my bedroom, which had newspapers including improvements. How sweet that my recently been outfitted with a crib. Stars and Stripes, parents wanted things to be nicer for That left the old basement couch for and on her blog at me, which only made sense. themeatandpotatoesoflife.com. me when I came home for visits! But She can be contacted at as time went on, the secret new But as I flopped to and fro on the brown plaid upholstery hoping I [email protected].
9 MORALE, WELFARE & RECREATION ...
10 NOW HEAR THIS ... FIRE SAFETY TIP OF THE WEEK on individual basis for hours outside PERSONALLY INDENTIFIABLE Most home heating fire deaths of those normal business hours. INFORMATION (PII) (86%) involved stationary or portable REMINDER: To protect your space heaters. The leading factor MWR EXCESS EQUIPMENT privacy and the privacy of others, contributing to home heating fires AVAILABLE ONLINE please review DON CIO's policy on (27%) was failure to clean, principally Excess equipment is available for the Privacy Act Cover Sheet. from solid-fueled heating bid and purchase equipment on the UPDATE: All materials printed on equipment, primarily chimneys. govdeals.com website. Items a government printer MUST BE The leading factor contributing to ranging from retired gym equipment SHREDDED. Even if you know the ignition for home heating fire deaths to vehicles to food service document does not contain PII. This (54%) was heating equipment too equipment and a multitude of things is for all installation tenants. close to things that can burn, such as in between. upholstered furniture, clothing, Visit the govdeals.com website, COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN mattress, or bedding. Use only and do a location search by zip code This year's Combined Federal approved heaters and fuels. Check 02841 to see the Naval Station Campaign (CFC) has begun, and for UL or Factory Mutual Newport listings. Equipment is you're invited to join the hundreds of labels. Because portable heaters are sold as-is and buyer is responsible thousands in the federal government illegal in some areas, check with your for transportation. who pledge through CFC year after local fire authorities to be sure that Check back regularly as we year. portable heaters are allowed in your update more and different items. CFC's mission is to promote and area. support philanthropy through a US ARMY VETERINARY FACILITY program that is employee-focused, 4TH BATTALION GRADUATION HAS REOPENED cost-efficient and effective in th 4 Battalion Graduation Friday, You must call the Groton, Conn. providing federal employees the November 22 from 11-1 p.m. at the facility at (860) 694-4291 to make opportunity to improve the quality Navy Supply Corps School. Guest appointments. Clinics will be held on of life for all. speaker will be Rear Admiral Tuesdays from Noon-7 p.m. and Check out the list of participating Kenneth W. Epps, Deputy Chief of Wednesday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. by charities (cfc.giving.opm.gov/ Staff for Fleet Ordnance and Supply/ appointment only. The vet clinic is offerings) and find those with Fleet Supply Officer, N41 U.S. Fleet open to active duty personnel and programs that support your chosen Forces Command. retirees only. causes. Whatever your charity, every little bit makes a difference for those THANKSGIVING MEAL AT THE ID CARD REMINDER: DON’T LET IT in need. GALLEY EXPIRE BEFORE YOU RENEW IT! The Ney Hall Galley is having If you currently have a CAC card, THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY HOURS AT amother much anticipated retiree ID card or dependent ID card NAVAL HEALTH CLINIC NEW Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 28 from – do yourself and the team at the ID ENGLAND 2:30-4:30 PM. The meal is open to all Card office a favor and don’t let it Thursday, Nov. 28 – HOLIDAY, CLINIC with base access and guests. The expire beforehand. A current card IS CLOSED Galley is a cashless facility, only can be one of the forms of ID used to Friday, Nov. 29 – 0730-1600 booking credit cards are accepted. $9.10 per reissue a card. acute appointments person. Appointments can be made for Saturday, Nov. 30 – CLINIC IS CLOSED replacement cards up to 30 days Sunday, Dec. 1 – CLINIC IS CLOSED NAVY MARINE CORPS ahead of time by going to https:// RELIEF SOCIETY rapids-appointments. dmdc.osd.mil. NMCRS is open Mon-Thu from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. with the ability to flex
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Historical Holiday Events in Newport Newport Historical Society’s Holiday Lantern Tours and Holiday Open House Newport, RI (November 2019) – Join the Newport Historical Society in celebrating the holiday season. Take a lantern-lit tour of the streets of Newport or sing hymns inside the Colony House before seeing the Christmas in Newport official opening and tree lighting ceremony. Holiday Open House: Start your holiday season with a touch of history at the Colony House on Washington Square. On Sunday, December 1, 2019 from 3pm-5pm the Newport Historical Society will host the annual Holiday Open House. Hear hymns and holiday carols, performed by living historians dressed in 18th century clothing, that were once sung in colonial Newport. A handout with lyrics will be provided, audience participation is encouraged. Admission is free, how Newporters did, or did not, members and active duty military donations are welcome. observe the holidays. with ID. Advance registration is Christmas in Newport’s official Holiday Lantern Tours will be strongly encouraged as space is opening and tree lighting ceremony occurring every Friday and Saturday limited. Purchase tickets by calling in Washington Square immediately at 4pm starting on November 22, 401-841-8770 or by visiting follows the event. 2019, ending on December 28, 2019. NewportHistoryTours.org or at the Holiday Lantern Tours: Hear the Tours depart from The Museum of Museum of Newport History & history of early American holiday Newport History and Shop, 127 Shop. For more information please traditions on an evening walk. Learn Thames Street, Newport, RI, and cost visit www.NewportHistory.org. $15 per person, $10 for Society
12 AROUND THE FLEET ... Navy Christens USNS Newport (NNS) The Navy christened its newest Expeditionary Fast Transport, the future USNS Newport (T-EPF 12), during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony Satur- day, November 9, at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. The principal speak- er is Rear Admiral Sho- shana Chatfield, Presi- dent of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Mrs. Charlotte Marshall, a Newport native, will serve as the ship’s spon- sor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she will christen the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow. "This ship honors the city of Newport, Rhode Island, commissioned in September 1945 cargo 1,200 nautical miles at an aver- and serves as a reminder of the con- and loaned to the U.S.S.R. under age speed of 35 knots. The ship is tributions the community has and Lend-Lease and returned to United capable of operating in shallow-draft continues to make to our Navy," said States custody at Yokosuka, Japan, in ports and waterways, interfacing with Secretary of the Navy Richard V. November 1949. Recommissioned in roll-on/roll-off discharge facilities, Spencer. "Newport is a Navy town July 1950, Newport patrolled off In- and on/off-loading a combat-loaded where many officers begin their ca- chon, Korea, screening during the Abrams main battle tank (M1A2). reers and then return later for strate- landings. Decommissioned at Yoko- The EPF includes a flight deck gic training. It is right that a fourth suka in April 1952, she was loaned to for helicopter operations and an off- ship will bear the name Newport to Japan in 1953, and commissioned as load ramp that will allow vehicles to continue our long relationship, and Kaede (PF-13). She was then reclas- quickly drive off the ship. EPF’s provide our commanders high-speed sified PF-293 and transferred to the shallow draft (less than 15 feet) fur- sealift mobility and agility in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense ther enhances littoral operations and fight to defend our nation.” Force outright in August 1962. port access. This makes the EPF an The first Newport (Gunboat No. The third Newport (LST-1179) extremely flexible asset for support 12) was commissioned October 5, was commissioned on June 7, 1969. of a wide range of operations includ- 1897. During the Spanish-American Assigned to the Amphibious Force, ing maneuver and sustainment, relief War, she received credit for assisting U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Newport alternat- operations in small or damaged ports, in the capture of nine Spanish ves- ed amphibious training operations flexible logistics support, or as the sels. The ship was decommissioned along the east coast of the United key enabler for rapid transport. in 1898, but recommissioned in 1900 States with extended deployments to Media may direct queries to the to serve as a training ship at the Na- the Caribbean and Mediterranean. Navy Office of Information at (703) val Academy and at the Naval Train- She was decommissioned in October 697-5342. ing Station at Newport, R.I., until de- 1992, and transferred to the govern- For more information about the commissioning in Boston in 1902. ment of Mexico in 2001. Expeditionary Fast Transport The second Newport (PF-27) was EPF class ships are designed to ship: https://www.navy.mil/navydata/ commissioned Sept. 8, 1944 and de- transport 600 short tons of military fact_display.asp?
13 BRAVO ZULU...
Naval Station Firefighters Recognized For Life Saving
Pictured in photo from left to right are Naval Station Newport Battalion Chief Daniel Miller, Naval Station Newport Firefighter/Paramedic Mike Poulin, Naval Station Newport Firefighter/Paramedic Ed Smith, and District Fire Chief Navy Region Mid Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services Thomas Clapsaddle. Smith and Poulin were recognized Nov. 7 for exceptional medical support during an emergency medical call in July. The certificates were presented in recognition of their “successful lifesaving actions on July 28, 2019 wherein they provided prehospital care of a patient in cardiac arrest. The exceptional care provided, directly contributed to saving the life of the patient.” Bravo Zulu to our incredible first responders!!
14 VETERANS NEWS ...
Sgt. Robert Wolfe, USMC, Instructor, Aviation Logistics, Tactical Information Systems Course at Marine Corps Detachment Newport, was the keynote speaker at last Monday’s Veterans Day ceremony hosted by the United Veterans Council of Newport and held in front of Newport City Hall.
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