OCTOBER 13, 2020 - As we mark the solemn milestone of 20 years since the insidious attack on USS Cole, we should continue to reflect on where meaning is found in this tragedy. As a proud member of the U.S. Navy team who brought Cole back into the fight and now as a fleet commander, I believe the lasting meaning resides in the determined example they set for us all, and the … [Read more...]
Navy Commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the Attack on the USS Cole
OCTOBER 13, 2020 - A wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the attack on USS Cole (DDG 67) was held at the United States Navy Memorial Burke Theater in Washington, D.C., October 12. The virtual ceremony recognized and celebrated the lives of the 17 shipmates who perished in the attack as well as the 37 others who were injured. Vice Admiral James … [Read more...]
USS Winston S. Churchill Commemorates USS Cole Anniversary
OCTOBER 12, 2020 - Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) honored the 17 lives lost during the Oct. 12, 2000 attack on the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) with a remembrance ceremony in the Gulf of Aden, Oct. 12. On Thursday Oct. 12, 2000, Cole pulled into Aden Harbor, Yemen, for a brief stop for fuel. Around 11:18 local … [Read more...]
Commissaries Honor Navy’s 245 Years of Service
OCTOBER 8, 2020 - On Oct. 13 the Defense Commissary Agency salutes the U.S. Navy on the 245th anniversary of their establishment by the Continental Congress in 1775. “DeCA acknowledges the Navy’s 245 years of distinguished service, valor and sacrifice dating back to its creation during the American Revolution,” said Army Sgt. Maj. Matthew Baller, DeCA’s new senior enlisted … [Read more...]
Marines Integrate with Navy, Provide Security Aboard USNS Burlington
OCTOBER 6, 2020 - Ten U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command teamed up with the U.S. Navy for an upcoming deployment aboard the Spearhead-class USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, September 26. The SPMAGTF-SC Marines will provide the USNS Burlington, a noncombatant vessel, … [Read more...]