Jackson (Gold) completes first patrol in four years

USS Henry M. Jackson (HMJ) (SSBN 730) (Gold) returned to Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor, after a five-week patrol, completing their first patrol in nearly four-and-a-half years, April 13. HMJ was in the shipyard for a D-5 Missile conversion from the older C-4 missile system, along with completing extensive maintenance at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
May 9, 2008
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Stennis, Coast Guard join forces to help a shipmate

In the first 24 hours underway, USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Air Station Port Angeles, Wash. combined efforts and showcased America’s dynamic ability to immediately respond as a joint force. Stennis got underway from Bremerton, Wash. May 1, en route to San Diego to begin conducting a series of exercises. Only hours after shoving off, Naval Base Kitsap Executive Officer, Cmdr. Jim Travers received an urgent message for Stennis.
May 9, 2008
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Kitsap students get devil-dawged by Marines

Students of South Kitsap and Bremerton High School got the U.S. Marine treatment during “Devil Dawg” Days, held at Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor, May 2. Devil Dawg Days are used give Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) students the opportunity to experience military life and training with Marines of Marine Corps Security Force Company (MCSFCo), Bangor.
May 9, 2008
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Henry M. Jackson celebrates 730 days DUI-free

Sailors assigned to USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) (Gold) and their families gathered at Naval Base Kitsap Trident Lakes Recreation Park May 2 for a command picnic as part of the crew’s achievement of being DUI free for more than 730 days.
May 9, 2008
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World War II hero honored

More than 100 service members, family members, veterans and friends attended a memorial service May 3 for World War II veteran Capt. Richard McCool Jr. at the Bainbridge Island, Wash., Seabold United Methodist Church. McCool received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of the Landing Craft Support U.S.S. LCS(L)(3) 122 during operations against enemy Japanese forces in the Ryukyu chain, June 10-11, 1945.
May 9, 2008
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Stennis Sailors earn recognition for workups

The price of a 90,000 ton nuclear powered aircraft carrier is $4.5 billion, six-month docking-planned incremental availability (dPIA) – $240 million, finishing dPIA one day ahead of schedule – priceless. Approximately 300 Sailors aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) were recognized at sea Friday for their hard work during an extensive dPIA period.
May 9, 2008
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Volunteers clean up local beaches

Sailors from Naval Magazine (NAVMAG) Indian Island and their families teamed up with local volunteers to clean up park trails and beaches along the shores of Indian Island as part of the Earth Week celebration, April 25. The team of more than 15 volunteers was divided up into three groups to clean up a two-mile long stretch of beaches. The beach clean up began at Portage Beach, through Lagoon Beach and Isthmus Beach.
May 2, 2008
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Stennis officer spouses beautify base

Haze gray and underway; the life of a Sailor aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) can lack color, literally. Some Stennis wives are doing what they can to make their Sailors’ lives a little brighter. In an effort to make sure Stennis Sailors have an aesthetically pleasing place to live and work when in port, some Stennis wives got together Wednesday morning, to beautify Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton; planting trees just outside the base gym.
May 2, 2008
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Command of USS San Francisco changes

Cmdr. Nathan H. Martin relieved Capt. David A. Ogburn as commanding officer of USS San Francisco (SSN711) during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor’s Deterrent Park, April 25. Ogburn was promoted to the rank of captain as part of the ceremony.
May 2, 2008
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Job Fair presents career options to corpsman looking to specialize

Naval Hospital Bremerton held a job fair on its quarterdeck last Friday to give interested corpsmen the chance to find out what opportunities were available to them for medical specialization and advanced training. The step from general duty corpsmen to a specialty field is a big career decision to make, and the fair was designed to give “quad-zeroes” (named for the 0000 Navy enlistment classification code for general duty corpsmen) a chance to learn about some specialty fields from the people who do those jobs every day.
May 2, 2008
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