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Naval Station Newport Celebrates 243 Years HIGHLIGHTS October 18, 2018 Edition Naval Station Newport celebrates 243 years HIGHLIGHTS Navy Birthday Celebrations —— USS Willard Keith Reunion Tours NAVSTA —— NETSAFA Launches International Officer Leadership, Ethics Course —— USS Thomas Hudner Cmdr. Marc Picard (center), executive officer at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, and FT2 Joseph Bender cut the first of two Navy Birthday cakes during the division’s annual employee appreciation picnic October 11. (US Navy photos by Richard Allen, McLaughlin Research Corp.) NEWPORT, R.I.—Sailors, civilians and military families joined together in Inside This Issue celebration of the Navy’s 243rd Birthday Wednesday during a special luncheon hosted by Ney Hall Galley. Around the Station 1 In keeping with a time-honored Navy tradition, the birthday celebration began with BZ Shipmates 7 a cake cutting ceremony. The first slice of cake was cut by the youngest Sailor, At the Clinic 9 Culinary Specialist 2 (Surface Warfare) Morale Welfare & Rec 11 Richard Boatwright, and the oldest Navy civilian David Britto, signifying the pass 12 down of information from one generation to The oldest and youngest from the Meat & Potatoes the next. Ney Hall Galley who cut the cake Now Hear This 13 Celebrations Around the Fleet Whether based in the United States or were David Britto, 63, and CS2 abroad, Sailors held celebrations to mark the Richard Boatwright, 23, at Naval Traffic & Commuting 14 Navy’s 243rd birthday with other service Station Newport 243rd Navy members, civilians, guests and community Birthday Luncheon with a cake 15 Around the Fleet members while top leaders have sent cutting ceremony Wednesday messages to the fleet reflecting on the theme morning. Veteran’s News 17 “Forged by the Sea.” Story continued on page 2 1 AROUND THE STATION... Sailors and Marines Attendees also heard from aboard the amphibious Cmdr. Timothy Knapp, transport dock ship USS New CNATTU commanding York (LPD 21) celebrated the officer. “This year’s ‘Forged Navy’s birthday while by the Sea’ theme fits enroute to support the largest perfectly with our training NATO exercise in more than mission here at Keesler,” 20 years. Knapp said. “Many of our “The New York and all course graduates are headed of our Marine teammates to deployable units.” have had an incredibly Meanwhile, Hawaii-based successful year, deployed Sailors had a commemoration forward – twice – to support Oct. 12 at the World War II and defend freedom around Valor in the Pacific National the globe while furthering Monument Visitor Center. our nation’s goals,” said Navy Region Hawaii kicked Capt. Brent DeVore, New CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti—Service members forward- off the commemoration with York’s commanding officer. deployed to Camp Lemonnier and Combined Task Force- a bell-ringing ceremony. The “Our strength at sea, Horn of Africa, along with base personnel and coalition keynote speaker was Capt. cemented in our bonds of partners celebrate the U.S. Navy's 243rd birthday by Jeff Bernard, commander of hosting a Navy Ball at the base multipurpose facility, Oct. teamwork and common Joint Base Pearl Harbor- 13, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Shannon D. Barnwell) purpose, permits us to Hickam. operate at this high of a In Manama, Bahrain, more level. To celebrate this than 500 service members Navy birthday at sea, on our way to Additionally, a bell ringing ceremony and guests celebrated American naval Trident Juncture to work with our allied was conducted, in which ceremonial eight history during the Navy Birthday Ball at and partner navies, is appropriate to the bells rang to signify the end of the current the Crowne Plaza Hotel. kind of year we have had and our Navy’s birthday year and were followed by a Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, ability to respond to regional crises.” ceremonial strike of one bell to signify the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central “I feel like it is the best way to start of the new birthday year. Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined celebrate the Navy’s birthday because you The celebration at TSC San Diego Maritime Forces, served as the guest are out to sea,” said Yeoman Seaman was concluded with a cake cutting speaker as well as the guest of honor for Apprentice Raashaun Noaks. “There is no performed by the longest and shortest the ceremony. Secretary of the Navy better way to celebrate. I think of winning serving TSC staff members. Richard V. Spencer said in a message to and lots of success but also, when you “Sailors need to understand their the fleet that the Navy is ready to fight, think of the 243 years, you think of all the history,” said Cmdr. Michael Salehi, respond and defend wherever there is people who paid the ultimate sacrifice for commanding officer of IWTC Monterey. need but it needs to do it with a sense of the Navy. We celebrate this day for “They can leverage these lessons for urgency and efficiency. them.” future endeavors.” “Because of your hard work and Training Support Center (TSC) San Additionally, Center for Naval dedication, the foundation for restoring Diego members commemorated the Aviation Technical Training Unit readiness and increasing lethality has birthday Oct. 11 in the TSC San Diego (CNATTU) Keesler students, instructors been set. But as we enter our 244th year Auditorium where Capt. Michael S. and staff were on hand Oct. 12 at Keesler of service, we must now build on that Feyedelem, TSC San Diego’s Air Force Base, Mississippi, for birthday foundation. ,” Spencer said. commanding officer, said the Navy’s role celebrations. The ceremony, led by Over the past two and a half has grown since its birth in 1775. Electronics Technician 1st Class centuries, the Navy has grown to become “We celebrate what the Navy means Bauranege Fleurimond, included a history the largest, most advanced and most lethal to our nation and the contributions that all of the U.S. Navy’s birth. fighting force the world has ever known. of you make,” Feyedelem said. “Most “It’s important to know where we The Navy today has more than 328,000 nations have an army or land defense come from,” Fleurimond said. “Our personnel on active duty and around force, but the strong nations have a Navy. history and heritage is an integral part of 100,000 personnel in the Navy Reserve, There are so many times in our history our service culture, and today is a great 286 deployable battle force ships and that having a strong Navy has impacted day to share a piece of that with the next approximately 270,000 civilian our future.” generation of Sailors.” employees. NAVSTA Newport Public Affairs Office PAO Office Line: (401) 841-3538 Base Condition Line: (401) 841-2211 Operational and Exercise Impacts are often E-Mail: [email protected] communicated to the public first using the installation Capt. Ian L. Johnson, Commanding Officer Facebook Page—’like’ us at: Facebook.com/ Lisa Rama, Public Affairs Officer NAVSTANewport to stay informed! Kalen Arreola, Public Affairs Specialist Also follow us on Twitter: @NAVSTANEWPORTRI 2 AROUND THE STATION... Sailors from the USS Willard Keith tour NAVSTA NEWPORT, R.I.—Thirty members of the USS Willard Keith (DD775) reunion association visited the naval station Tuesday. The group enjoyed a visit to the Surface Warfare Officer’s School, held a memorial ceremony inside the Chapel of Hope to pay tribute to their fallen shipmates, had a windshield tour of the installation and lunched at the Officer’s Club. The Keith, in service between 1944 and 1972, had been home ported in Newport from 1946-1947. Members of the USS Willard Keith Reunion pictured above, in alphabetical The ship commissioned the order: Joe Bauer, Betty and Jerry Butler, Marge Cornish, Diane and Tom “USS Willard Keith” was named DiGiorgio, Roger Eberthandy, Duane Ference, Ella Marie and Paul Goldberg, after Willard Woodward Keith, Jr. Art and Joyce Hall, Jerry and Louise Hansen, Adrienne Hardesty, Donald Born on June 13, 1920 in and Jane Hempstead, Michael Jubinville, Ila and Steve Luttrell, Casey Jones, Sue MacDade, Dick and Nancy Marcham, Susan Martinson, Michael Berkeley, Calif.—he enlisted in the and Ruth Anne McHenry, Joe and Sheila Mitchell, Bruce Wylie. (Below) Marine Corps Reserve in April 1939 Command Master Chief Paul King speaks to the reunion members at their and served as an enlisted man until banquet Tuesday. he received an honorable discharge on Nov. 3, 1940 to take an sited beyond the appointment as a second lieutenant Matanikau River and in the reserves on the following day. within range of the Called to active duty on February 20, important Henderson 1941, he served “stateside” until his Field airstrip, the Second unit was transferred to the South Battalion was assigned Pacific in the spring of 1942 to build the left flank position. up for the first Allied offensive in Initial elements of the that theater—Guadalcanal. battalion crossed the Eventually promoted to captain, Matanikau in rubber Keith led Company “G,” 2d boats before dawn on Battalion, 5th Marines, from the November 3, 1942 initial phase of the Guadalcanal supported effectively by CMDCM Paul King, NS Newport Command campaign. He landed with them at dive bomber strikes, Master Chief, was the guest speaker at the Tulagi on August 7, 1942. artillery, and naval reunion dinner held Tuesday evening at the By that autumn, the campaign on gunfire. Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick. Guadalcanal Island was still a hard- That afternoon, Keith led his was annihilated, Keith was struck in fought one. In an offensive aimed company against a Japanese strong- the head by a bullet and killed against Japanese artillery positions point manned by a platoon not only instantly.
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