Sea Service News

The privilege will include all honorably discharged military veterans, effective Nov. 11, Veterans Day.  Here are DETAILS.

The following notice comes to us courtesy of the Navy League Tacoma Council:

BRONZE STAR PRESENTATION

Navy Leaguers are invited to attend a Bronze Star presentation to Mr. Paul Buerger by RDML Gary Mayes, Commander Navy Region Northwest, at Patriots Landing (in Dupont) on Wednesday, January 25th at 12PM. Mr. Buerger was recommended for the Bronze Star with Valor for his Naval service between July and November 1971 in the Republic of Vietnam. Please RSVP with Syl Wiles at trainingofficer@walegion.org if you plan to attend.

Read more about Patriots Landing HERE .

Smokey Point Commissary patrons donate big to Everett Gospel Mission.  Good news! 

(Dec. 30, 2016) Cmdr. David Ganci, executive officer, Electronic Attack Squadron 130, gives his wife flowers after returning home from deployment at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The squadron conducted electronic warfare operations in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility while embarked on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (USN photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Hetherington)

The December accident occurred on deck at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, and led to the temporary grounding of EA/18G and related aircraft.  Read the UPI story HERE. 

Here's the Seattle Times article, posted January 05.

And the Navy Times article.

Retired Admiral James Stavridis notes the lack of U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers.  Read his interview with Military Times HERE. 

SSBN 735 has been out of town for 92 days.  Here's the Navy news release.

It's the Navy's Installation Excellence Award, and you can read details HERE. 

The guided missile destroyer arrived in Everett Dec. 23.  Part of the task was a joint fisheries enforcement patrol with embarked U.S. Coast Guard personnel.

Read more HERE.    

Former Radioman James Mulcahy pinned on his granddaughter's new chevrons.

See the story and photo HERE.