Recent content by rjb

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2025-06-24/7th-fleet-nomination-buzz-donnelly-18232720.html

https://maritime-executive.com/article/vice-adm-joanna-nunan-steps-down-as-usmma-superintendent

DS remembered the best three things I sent him during Swab Summer were - Lincoln black shoe polish, a small craft size heat gun (to melt in polish) and a small red led night flashlight (to see in room after lights out).

Postings https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/3e1b826

https://maritime-executive.com/article/report-uscg-suspended-construction-on-two-more-cutters

https://gcaptain.com/u-s-coast-guard-new-arctic-icebreaker-uscgc-storis-sets-sail-on-maiden-voyage/

DS USCGA 2018 had VP Mike Pence. He shook every hand. (Acknowledge that class size is smaller than other SA's)

https://gcaptain.com/admiral-lunday-nominated-to-lead-coast-guard-amid-push-for-revolutionary-reform/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/nyregion/brooklyn-bridge-ship-crash-nyc.html

I attended the event. Each student will receive a $10,000 scholarship for college, with an additional $2,500 per year if they remain enrolled in ROTC.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/12/rahm-emanuel-team-fired-navy-admiral-00341416

https://news.usni.org/2025/05/01/bollinger-approved-to-start-full-construction-of-first-polar-security-cutter

Once in the fleet, smart watches are not allowed in Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs).

https://gcaptain.com/navsea-sunk-musk-axes-83000-us-navy-jobs-and-launches-shiba-inu-barge-fleet/

https://news.usni.org/2025/03/13/navy-releases-transgender-separation-policy