Pearl Harbor survivor honored in Oregon

Retired World War II Navy veteran, Chief Warrant Officer George Lair, was recently honored by the Oregon Health Care Foundation’s Senior Wishes Forget-Me-Not program for his 28 years of Navy service “Larry,” as George Lair was known to everyone around him, was aboard the USS Nevada Dec. 7 1941. Nevada was in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for shore leave en route to Bremerton, Wash. when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
May 9, 2008
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Everett Sailor awarded scholarship

The Columbia College Naval Station Everett Campus recently announced that Enginemen 1st Class (SW/AW) Jerod Viall is the recipient of the college’s spring semester Harry Carter Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, worth $150, is awarded to a deserving Columbia College student each semester to help defray the cost of textbooks.
May 9, 2008
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Brunei visit offers Momsen Sailors engagement opportunities

On the afternoon of April 16, USS Momsen (DDG 92) moored pierside in Muara Harbor, Brunei, where the crew spent three days exploring its culture by engaging in several recreational activities and community relations projects. This port visit granted Momsen Sailors an opportunity to not only represent the U.S. Navy, but also represent the United States during the cross-cultural experience.
May 2, 2008
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Ingraham helps out Saipan school

USS Ingraham (FFG 61) made its final liberty port call, April 16, during its six-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf. The warship moored at the tropical island of Saipan, located in the Pacific Ocean approximately 150 miles north of Guam. As the crew disembarked for liberty a group of Sailors headed for a community relations project at Marianas High School.
May 2, 2008
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Lincoln hosts Indonesian visitors

Ambassadors and senior military officials from Indonesia visited USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for a tour and to observe a display of its air power April 23. Distinguished visitors included U.S. Ambassador Cameron Hume of the U.S. Embassy, Special Advisor to the Minister of Marine Affairs Ambassador Professor Dr. Hasyim Djalal, and Naval Attaché Capt. Kevin Wilson of the U.S. Embassy among several other high-ranking military officials.
May 2, 2008
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Abe Sailors give back to Singapore

More than 170 Sailors from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) gave back to the Singapore community during community relations events while in port, April 16-20. Lincoln’s religious ministries department coordinated nine projects for the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and six of those projects were for Abraham Lincoln and its crew.
May 2, 2008
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NAVSTA Everett celebrates 14 year anniversary

Sailors and civilian members of the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce gathered together April 18 in the Grand Vista Ballroom to celebrate Naval Station (NAVSTA) Everett’s 14-year anniversary. The event, dedicated to Individual Augmentee (IA) Sailors of the past, present, and future, involved many local business leaders, military members, and several elected officials including Everett Mayor Ray Stephenson and Congressman Rick Larsen, of Washington’s 2nd District.
April 25, 2008
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Everett hosts Earth Day fair

Sailors and civilians from around Naval Station (NAVSTA) Everett celebrated Earth Day with a fair and dumpster dive competition April 22. Earth Day was founded by former Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970, and was designed as a nationwide environmental protest to “shake up the political establishment and force this onto the national agenda.”
April 25, 2008
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RMD pays tribute to namesake

On the afternoon of April 7, the crew of USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) took time to honor and remember their ship’s namesake in a ceremony on the frigate’s flight deck while the ship and crew was underway off the coast of San Diego. The ceremony began with Ensign Christopher Richling delivering the late Sgt. Rodney M. Davis’ biography.
April 25, 2008
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Momsen hosts Palaun students, police officers

USS Momsen (DDG 92) recently navigated into Palau, where the crew spent three days exploring its culture by engaging in several recreational activities. This port visit granted Momsen Sailors an opportunity to not only represent the U.S. Navy, but also represent the United States during the cross-cultural experience.
April 25, 2008
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