Career Advice AutoMatters & More What’s Going On This Weekend Interpersonal Edge dispenses information Jan Wagner takes you inside the Get out of your rut and into some fun and advice to help successfully navigate 2019 San Diego International around San Diego county. List of events ... the workplace. See page 5 Auto Show. See page 8 many of them free! See page 11 Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard Army Air Force ARMED FORCES DISPATCHSan Diego Navy/Marine Corps Dispatch www.armedforcesdispatch.com 619.280.2985 FIFTY EIGHTH YEAR NO. 31 Serving active duty and retired military personnel, veterans and civil service employees THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2019 What month is it? Statement From Acting Defense January 2019 Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan Adopt A Rescued Bird Month WASHINGTON - Under the direction of President Trump, the De- Bath Safety Month partment of Defense remains focused on safeguarding our nation. 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Somerset also held “We safely and successfully a reception on board, co-hosted conducted our mission,” said by U.S. 4th Fleet and the U.S. Capt. Ken Coleman, commo- Ambassador to Chile. dore, LCG-1. “I give full credit to our tremendous Sailors and Underway, Wayne E. Meyer Marines. They demonstrated and embarked U.S. Coast Guard outstanding readiness, tactical Law Enforcement Detachment expertise and represented our (LEDET) from Tactical Law nation and Navy with great Enforcement Team Pacific con- economy in the South Pacific,” pride and professionalism.” ducted a maritime patrol exercise said Lt.j.g. 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Meyer deployed fisheries laws and protecting the helps preserve both.” Alongside the Peruvian Na- their ability to provide water “There were only a few notice is a testament to the Ma- val Infantry, SPMAGTF-Peru purification, electricity, medi- weeks between the time we rine Corps’ level of readiness GREAT conducted a humanitarian assis- cal services, heavy equipment received the mission and the and our ability to come together WINTER SPECIAL PRICE! tance, disaster response exercise to clear roads and highways, time we deployed,” said Lt. Col. as a Navy-Marine Corps team, in Chorrillos, Peru, an area prone and helicopters to reach isolated Francisco Zavala, commanding rapidly deploy and honor our to natural disasters. 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