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Future Uss Kansas City Arrives Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship June 20 Your Mind: Use It or Lose It AutoMatters & More Try to crack this week’s crossword puzzle. Great Logitech & OtterBox Your FREE Clue of the day: Like the flame at Arlington iPad cases for distinctly differ- weekly paper National Cemetery. See page 5 ent needs. See page 9 Take one! Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard Army Air Force Celebrating our 60th ARMED FORCES anniversary! San Diego Navy/Marine Corps Dispatch www.armedforcesdispatch.com 619.280.2985 SIXTIETH YEAR NO. 5 Serving active duty and retired military personnel, veterans and civil service employees THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2020 FUTURE USS KANSAS CITY ARRIVES NAVY TO COMMISSION LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP JUNE 20 ...................................... name Kansas City was assigned assigned to the Wichita-class AN DIEGO - The next to a heavy cruiser during World replenishment oiler AOR-3 in ship to be commissioned S War II; however, construction 1967. This ship saw service in and carry the Kansas City name was canceled after one month the Vietnam War and Operation arrived at its homeport in San due to the end of the war. The Desert Storm and was decom- Diego, May 24. ...................................... name Kansas City was also missioned in 1994. The future USS Kansas City (LCS 22) arrived for the first USS Theodore Roosevelt time at Naval Base San Diego, where the Navy will commis- sion the Independence-variant leaves Guam, returns to sea littoral combat ship (LCS) PHILIPPINE SEA - USS Theodore Roosevelt is underway for the June 20 first time since arriving in Guam March 27. The ship left Naval Base Guam and entered Philippine Sea May “I’m extremely proud of 21 to conduct carrier qualification flights for the embarked Carrier all the hard work the crew Air Wing 11. “It feels great to be back at sea,” said Rear Adm. Stu has done to complete the sail Baker, commander, Carrier Strike Group 9. “Getting Theodore around and prepare us to of- Roosevelt and Carrier Air Wing 11 one step closer to returning to ficially join the fleet on com- their mission in the Indo-Pacific is a great achievement for the crew.” missioning day,” said Cmdr. Theodore Roosevelt deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations. It RJ Zamberlan, future Kansas moored in Guam after some members of the crew displayed symp- City’s commanding officer. The Navy’s newest littoral combat ship, future USS Kansas City (LCS 22), arrives toms and later tested positive for COVID-19. After moving nearly “We are honored and excited at its new homeport at Naval Base San Diego. The Navy will commission LCS 22, 4,000 crewmembers off ship and cleaning the entire ship from bow to represent the Navy, the the second ship in naval history to be named Kansas City, June 20. Navy photo to stern, the appropriate number of crewmembers to operate the nation, and our namesake, as by MC1 Woody Paschall ship underway have returned from quarantine after passing rigorous well as fulfill the ship’s motto, return-to-work criteria. ‘United We Stand, Divided We Scaled manning allows the ship to bring on board the right Fall.’” “The arrival of the Kansas Dynamics. Prior to departing ing ceremony for the future makeup of personnel required to safely operate and complete a City here today is exciting and Mobile for San Diego, Kansas USS Kansas City (LCS 22). particular mission requirement. “Our manning now is based on Kansas City will be home- the crew has worked incredibly City’s crew conducted a 21- The Navy will commission mission requirement,” said Capt. Carlos Sardiello, TR’s skipper. ported in San Diego with sister hard to get to this point,” said day restriction in movement Kansas City via naval message “Carrier qualification requires fewer personnel than other missions, ships USS Independence (LCS Capt. Matthew McGonigle, (ROM) in accordance with and transition the ship into and bringing fewer Sailors on board will enable enhanced social 2), USS Coronado (LCS 4), commodore of Littoral Combat U.S. Navy pre-deployment service as scheduled. distancing while underway.” USS Jackson (LCS 6), USS Ship Squadron (LCSRON) 1. guidelines. In addition to social distancing, Roosevelt Sailors will execute Montgomery (LCS 8), USS “We look forward to ‘bringing Kansas City is the 21st LCS Navy COVID prevention and mitigation policies, including all Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), the ship to life’ next month on Due to public health safety to be delivered to the Navy, and required lessons learned from a safety stand down last week and a USS Omaha (LCS 12), USS the day of commissioning.” and restrictions of large public the 11th of the Independence- simulated underway. During the simulated underway, the crew walked Manchester (LCS 14), USS events related to the novel variant to join the fleet. LCS 22 through routine and emergency procedures while executing COVID-19 Tulsa (LCS 16), USS Charles- Kansas City was built in Mo- coronavirus (COVID-19) pan- is the second ship to be named mitigation measures, including wearing masks, medical surveillance ton (LCS 18), and USS Cincin- bile, Alabama by Austal USA demic, the Navy cancelled the for Kansas City, the largest city of 100 percent of the crew, adjusted meal hours, minimizing in-person nati (LCS 20). in conjunction with General traditional public commission- in the state of Missouri. The meetings, sanitizing spaces and a simulated medevac. Marine corporal receives medal for saving injured motorist by Immanuel Johnson, in a ceremony at the Marine vehicle in Mojave National “The driver was going in and As the two Marines pulled medical evacuation helicopter, Stars and Stripes Corps Air Ground Combat Preserve, about an hour south out of consciousness, bleeding the injured man from the ve- his award citation said. When Cpl. Andrew Tate saw Center in Twentynine Palms., of Las Vegas. from his forehead, had a col- hicle, they talked to him to Several weeks after the inci- an overturned car at the side of for rescuing the driver - a man Grabbing the trauma kit he lapsed lung, some broken ribs ensure he did not lose con- dent, which happened last year, the road in a national park in in his mid-40s who was on a always carries with him, he ran and was in critical condition,” sciousness, Tate said. the driver told Tate that he was California, his Marine instincts camping trip. to the vehicle, only to find the Tate said. “That’s something they recovering and doing well, the and trauma aid training kicked But if Tate had not taken doors had been crushed inward With another motorist who teach us in the Combat Life- Marine said. in and allowed him to save the the Combat Lifesaver Course, and wouldn’t open. had also stopped to help, Ma- saver Course - keeping the The Navy and Marine life of the badly injured driver, things might have turned out Instinctively, Tate heaved rine Lt. Col. (Ret.) Tom Mc- patient alive, keeping him Corps Commendation medal he said. differently, the Marine told his body against the vehicle Cabe, Tate carefully extracted talking so he does not fall is awarded for acts of heroism Tate, with the 1st Marine Stars and Stripes by phone and began shaking one of the the driver from the vehicle. asleep and can be gotten out or meritorious achievement or Division, was awarded the May 21. doors back and forth until he McCabe counted several cars safely,” he said. service to personnel serving in Navy and Marine Corps Com- Tate pulled over immedi- was able to wrench it open, that drove past without stop- Tate stabilized the victim and any capacity with the Navy or mendation Medal this month ately when he saw the flipped he said. ping, Tate said. prepared a landing zone for a Marine Corps. USS Kidd transitions to next phase of COVID-19 response uided-missile destroyer USS Kidd transi- Gtioned into the next phase of the Navy’s aggressive response to the COVID-19 outbreak aboard the ship with the May 18 transfer of nearly 90 health Sailors to relieve the caretaker crew that has been on the ship since its April 28 arrival in San Diego. Prior to the transfer, the Navy services, while other crew mem- re-tested the whole crew to bers and anyone who tested determine which Sailors would positive were removed from the transfer back to the ship and ship to isolation or quarantine. which ones would remain in The next phase of the recovery quarantine or isolation. Mili- is another step toward ensuring tary health professionals will the ship is safe to get underway continue to monitor all crew to continue its mission. members for symptoms. “I want to thank the amazing “Our No. 1 priority is to team that has supported us - from protect the health of our force Vice Admiral Brown to our and our families,” said Navy most junior crew member,” said Vice Adm. Richard Brown, Navy Cmdr. Nathan S. Wemett, the commander of Naval commanding officer of USS Surface Forces. “By doing Kidd. “Everyone’s resiliency that, we also help to protect and hard work is paying off, but the health of our communi- the recovery process is not over. ties where we serve. Before We must remain focused and we clear any Sailor to return vigilant throughout the entire to the ship, they must receive process to maintain our health two separate negative test and readiness in order to get Hospital Corpsman Nirissa Holder, assigned to Fleet Petty Offi- results. We’re focused on the back to sea.” Surgical Team 9, fills prescriptions for Sailors aboard cer 1st Class health and safety of our Sailors, destroyer Kidd May 11.
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