From The Editor's Desk...

Wow, we've already put the first issue of the NTWS Newsletter on the street and, boy, did we get feedback! Lots and LOTS of it!

We appreciate the kudos, and we'll continue to do our best in providing you "news you can use" in each edition.

LOLLYGAGGIN

After serving for four years and eighteen days in the US Navy, I served for three years in the Indiana National Guard. While in the role of sergeant of the Service and Evacuation platoon, I encountered a guy I'll refer to as Earl "The Pearl".

Earl was always in some kind of a jam, or getting me in one. One day during summer training at Camp Atterbury, he was in the small engine repair shop. In other words, he was where he should not have been at the time.

Anyhow, there was a General Smith touring Atterbury on this day. Smith was somewhat of a rebel himself, with his fire engine red watch band and his "Mickey Mouse" watch. Well, Earl saw him coming and asked one of the regular shop fellows which lawn mower worked.

Of course, you know who General Smith approached in the shop...

Earl came to attention, stated his name and rank and said, "Standing by for further orders, sir." The general asked him if that mower worked, to which Earl replied, "Yes sir, it works!"

He then proceeded to start the lawn mower. General Smith then asked him if he ever worked on boat motors. Earl told him that he did. Smith told him that he had a motor that needed work and could Earl fix it for him. Earl said, "Yes sir, I can fix it." Smith then added, "What would you do if you tore it apart and couldn't fix it?"

Earl looked him straight in the eye and replied, "Sir, I would send you to Supply with a requisition for a set of oars!"

I understand that General Smith was still laughing when he left the building.

- RM2 Gary G. McDonald




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Welcome to the First Official Edition of the NTWS Newsletter!

photo courtesy Naval Historical Center

Hi Shipmates!
Welcome to the very first edition of your monthly newsletter here on NTWS. Over the next few months we'll be bringing you "news you can use" along with interesting bits from your fellow NTWS members.

And what we need from you is YOUR input. We know some of you can write out there -- now is your chance to show it off, and maybe even get a little online notoriety! It doesn't have to be Pulitzer Prize material, just jot down your thoughts -- we'll take care of the rest!

And we'll even give you credit for it, too!

Some newsletter topics that we're looking for input from you:

• THE LOGBOOK: Ship/submarine/squadron/battalion histories
• RATING OF THE MONTH: Describe what you currently do, or did, as a Navy job
• LOLLYGAGGIN': Humorous sea stories - while we do appreciate 'em on NTWS, try to keep the "salty" language to a minimum
• LOOKOUT: Highlights worthy causes and organizations that support the Sea Services
• SPOTLIGHT: An NTWS member's career highlights, hobbies or their recollections from their days in-uniform
• BATTLE LOG: Navy personnel engaged in OIF/OEF, or other combat
  operations
• ON THE TUBE: Streaming videos from YouTube or Google
• WARBOOK: Unclassified overview of weapon systems and technology currently deployed to the fleet
• PHOTO LOG: Your submitted photos of our Sailors in action
• THE CHARTHOUSE: Your reviews of Navy-related fiction, non-fiction and professional development books, reports and papers
• SHIPMATES FOUND! Your personal stories of reuniting with long-lost shipmates
• OFF DUTY: Travel, recreation, sports and hobby pursuits of interest

The focus of the NTWS Newsletter will always be on our PEOPLE. Though ships, subs, aircraft, shore facilities and equipment make up our fleet, it's PEOPLE that make it all happen every day.

I'd also like to take this time to welcome my assistant editor, Marta Martin, to the NTWS Newsletter staff. She'll be helping me in looking for items of interest from the forums. Though she's new in this "collateral duty assignment," I have great confidence in her role as an assistant.

YOUR submissions to the Newsletter will continue to make this website an awesome place to meet, share and reconnect! Send all submissions to editor@navy.togetherweserved.com.

Until next time...


Jon Yim
Editor

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Remembering LCDR Kevin "Kojak" Davis, USN

The Navy has identified the Blue Angels pilot of the number six jet that went down during an air show on April 21 as 32-year-old Lieutenant Commander Kevin Davis. This was Commander Davis' second year on the team and first as a demonstration pilot. He considered being a member of the Blue Angels team a privilege and something that was beyond his wildest dreams. His success made his family and the people in his hometown of Pittsfield, Massachusetts very proud.

Davis accomplished a great deal in his 11 year military career, but he never imagined he would one day become a member of the Blue Angels.

"Being a Navy pilot really was what my dream was," said Davis in a June 2006 interview. "The idea of being a Blue Angel never ever reached into my head because it was just too far gone. It wasn't even a dream. It was beyond a dream."

In September 2005, the decorated Navy pilot was chosen to join their ranks. It was something he never took for granted.

"Every morning, you kind of pinch yourself. Wow! I get to put on this suit and I get to fly that airplane. Everybody knows what it is," he said.

This was his second year on the team, but only his first year as an official demonstration pilot. Saturday was his first show and his parents came to Beaufort to watch him. It wasn't until later, people in his hometown learned what happened.

"I was devastated because I had heard earlier that a Navy Blue Angel was down in an accident and I was hoping it wasn't Kevin," said Tom McGill from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, "but she called me and told me it was. I was devastated."

"We find this very hard to believe," said Lee Teichert. "We know that Kevin is in a good place and we will remember him as a loveable, and fun loving and a great human being. Very special."

Lieutenant Commander Davis had more than 2,500 flight hours. He was a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The entire staff of NTWS mourn the passing of LCDR Davis and send our deepest sympathies and prayers to his family, friends and shipmates.

PHOTO LOG: Views from around the Fleet this Month

Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Randy Norris assembles the inside of the navigation radar for a 25-foot utility boat at Naval Support Activity (NSA) New Orleans. Boat house crew members designed and hand-built a radar mount for their utility boat, saving the Navy over $800 in outsourcing for design and fabrication. The new radar system gives boat house personnel the added capability to operate the boat in fog, limited visibility and darkness. Photo by Sam Shore


Navy Diver 1st Class Anthony Pierick, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One, Detachment Seven, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, signals 'OK' to the dive supervisor off the coast of Aimeliik after securing bolts to a support beam. Pierick is temporarily assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) to aid in the recovery of eight members of a U.S. Army Air Corps crew lost when their aircraft was shot down during World War II. USMC photo by Sgt. Jose Mediavilla


Sailors manning the rails render honors as they pass the USS Arizona Memorial while entering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Photo by MCSN Joe Painter



A sailor kisses his daughter goodbye at Naval Base San Diego before boarding the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) for a six month deployment in support of maritime security operations. DoD photo by PO2 Stephanie Tigner, USN


A marine mammal handler feeds a bottlenose dolphin assigned to the Navy Marine Mammal Program during a presentation in Point Loma, Calif. The program studies the military use of dolphins and California sea lions to perform tasks such as ship and harbor protection, mine detection and clearance, and equipment recovery. Photo by MCSN Daisy Abonza



Chief Special Warfare Operator Larry Summerfield, of the Navy Parachute Team "Leapfrogs", delivers the American flag to the football field during a performance at North Bullitt High School in Shepherdsville, Ky. Photo by MC1 Terry Matlock




Torpedoman's Mate Seaman Apprentice Emily Johnson performs routine maintenance on an M60 machine gun in the ship's armory aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is deployed in support of the U.S. Central Command. Photo by MCSN Matthew Haws


Ensign Laura Dogger answers questions from Brazilian youths belonging to the civic organization Baguncaco, during a tour of USS Mitscher (DDG 57). Mitscher visited the port of Salvador, Brazil during Partnership of the Americas (POA) 2007. POA is designed to strengthen cooperative partnerships throughout the region with events at sea and ashore. Photo by Ensign Brett Dawson

Navy

Thomas David Parham, the Navy's first black Sailor to be promoted to the rank of captain died April 16 in Norfolk. He was 87. Parham was commissioned in 1944 and promoted to captain in February 1966. He was also the second black chaplain in the Navy.

Born March 21, 1920, in Newport News, Va., Parham earned a bachelor's degree from North Carolina Central University in 1941. He graduated magna cum laude from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 1944, and was ordained by the United Presbyterian Church on May 17, 1944.

His first duty assignments included Naval Training School, Hampton, Va.; Camp Smalls at Great Lakes, Ill.; Manana Barracks, Hawaii; and the Naval Supply Center, Guam; ministering to exclusively black units. He returned to active duty in January 1951, soon after the outbreak of the Korean War. From 1951 to 1956, he was the only black chaplain on active duty.

Captain Parham's other duty stations included Charleston Navy Yard, S.C.; Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan; Naval Air Station Iwakuni, Japan; First Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; Amphibious Squadron 1 and Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego; Naval Air Station and Commander Fleet Air, Quonset Point, R.I.; Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington; Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Md.; and Chief, Pastoral Care Service, Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Va.

In 1969, he earned a Master of Divinity at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. At American University he received both a master's and a doctorate degree. Parham retired in April 1982.

HISTORY LOG: The Sinking of USS Pirate, 1950

photo courtesy of the Naval Historical Center

Rick Richard's recollection of what happened when his ship, USS PIRATE (AM 275) was sunk by a mine while conducting minesweeping operations near Wonsan Harbor, Korea in the fall of 1950.

I was a Yeoman on board the USS PIRATE, and like most small ships the crew members usually have several hats. My underway duty station was on the flag bag and my GQ station was at the twin 20mm gun mount just below the bridge on the starboard side of the ship

It was a bright, clear, and very brisk morning , I believe the time was somewhere near 0600, when we began our approach to the harbor entrance in Wonsan, Korea on October 12, 1950. As we approached the entrance to the harbor, there was a little island known as "Sin-do" directly at the entrance and we noticed several individuals dressed in white gowns standing on the little island. They were waving as though they were welcoming us to the area. It was later learned they were stationed as lookouts to report any ship approaching the island.

Since the Pirate was the squadron, we were the first ship to lead the squadron with the USS Pledge to port and the USS INCREDIBLE to starboard. Just aft of the squadron was the small wooden hull ship, USS REDHEAD. It was later learned that a crewman named SN Carpenter had taken photos of the Pirate as it struck the mine. The photos were taken at one minute intervals with a very inexpensive camera.

The ships had been moving at a very slow speed with sweeping gear lowered into the water. When we had traveled about 1/3rd of the way into the harbor, we managed to cut loose our first mine. The only method we had to destroy these mines was by using the small guns, such as the 20mm at which I was stationed, and we did our best to strike one of the horns on the mine. These mines were later reported to be Russian made mines, and they were huge black monsters.

We continued on our approach, and I believe we had probably cut loose about 5 or 6 mines by the time we had reach the half-way mark into the harbor. It was getting close to noon, and I remember the cook had approached the bridge and told the Skipper he had just made a big pot of soup and wanted to know if he wanted some.

He left to go below to get the food when I heard a loud yell. I wasn't able to make out what was being said, but discovered it was the crewman who had been assigned the task of standing on the bow as a lookout and trying to spot any mines (these were surface mines and located just below the water line). He began running to the stern, when I heard the Skipper give the
command for a hard left rudder, trying to steer away from the mine that he had also just seen.

Since we were so close by this time, the ship began its turn and before it could be turned in the other direction the ship struck the mine just aft of the bridge on the starboard side.

I don't remember much for a few seconds but found myself stunned (I guess I was knocked out for a few seconds). When I looked up, I was on the main deck and remember tons of debris and the strong odor of diesel fuel. By this time the ship began listing to starboard as water poured in the hole that was blown by the mine. I then heard some yelling and moaning and noticed a shipmate laying on the deck and covered with a huge coil of mooring line which was pinning his legs so he couldn't move.

I tried desperately to remove the line but was unable to do so. The ship then began to list to port and was going down. I was still trying to help the shipmate when the ship now returned to a starboard list, and was almost half way turned over.

We both just slid off the ship and I grabbed the injured shipmate; and with one hand and began swimming away from the ship. When I felt I was far enough away, I turned to find only the bow of the ship showing above the water level. Shortly after the Pirate was struck I heard another large explosion and noticed the Pledge was also struck and going down.

While we were floating in the sub-freezing water, I began to see explosions in the water around me and noticed they were from the beach guns that had opened fire on us. Shells were exploding all around us; making it difficult for rescue boats to get to us.

The shelling went on for quite some time until finally aircraft from one of the U.S. carriers began bombing the beach area. I could see when the bombs struck the beach gun mounts because there would be a large ball of fire.

I am not sure how long I was in the water, but I estimate somewhere close to 3 hours. There were only about 3 or 4 life boats trying to rescue over 160 crew members and each boat could only hold about 20. The more seriously injured were rescued first; by the time they got to me, they were pulling a net that was partially submerged behind the life boat, and that was my free ride out of the area.

We were taken aboard the USS ENDICOTT (DD-495) that was standing-by just outside the entrance of the harbor. The crew of the Endicott were great, and provided us with dry clothing and warm soup. I was later transferred to the USS SOUTHERLAND (DD/DDR-743), escorted to Pusan to be transferred to the hospital ship USS REPOSE (AH-16). A few days later I was transferred back to the states for 45 days of survivor leave.

It was later learned that when the beach guns opened fire, one of the shells struck the helmsman of the Pledge causing him to fall on the wheel and turned the ship into the mine.

Each ship lost 6 crewmen and large numbers of injured.

Profile Completion Tips

Posting your Units

Over 10,000 Naval Units/Formal Schools have been installed in our Units database and these are arranged in logical Command format.

Adding your Units to your Profile, and dates served, allows Members to search other Members who served in the same Unit at the same time. It also allows Members to display the Unit patch for their Unit or Unit reported to in their Profile.

To add a Unit you were directly assigned to, or Formal School you attended, is quite simple. By clicking on the "Add" button on the Assignments title bar on the RH page of your Profile, a Unit's "Quicksearch" page will open. You then simply enter a key searchword that best describes your Unit or School and you will be presented with a shortlist of Units to choose from. For example:

Enter a number or key word describing the Unit you were directly attached to in the "Name Contains" field. Examples:

* if you served on the USS Enterprise, enter "Enterprise"
* if you served on the unnamed LST-371, enter "LST-371" or "371"
* if you served at NAS/NAB Galveston, enter "Galveston". DO NOT enter "NAS" or "NAB"
* if you served at NAVCOMSTA Washington DC, enter "Washington". DO NOT enter "NAVCOMSTA"
* if you served in CBU-415, enter "415" or "CBU" for all CBU Units
* if you served in VA-176, enter "VA-176" or "176"
* if you attended the Instructors Training School, enter "Instructors" or "School"
* if you were a Corpsman who served with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, enter "3/3"

At this point we believe we have the majority of Navy Units available for your selection. If we might be missing any of your Units, please send an e-mail to admin@navy.togetherweserved.com including stating the name of your Unit, including any abbreviation, and its chain of command.

If your Unit is available but your Unit patch is not presented, there is a good chance we may not have located it yet. If you have a high quality jpeg image available for your Unit, please forward to admin@navy.togetherweserved.com and we will be more than happy to add this.

LOLLYGAGGIN

Are you TRUE Navy Blue and Gold?

Me and Willy were lollygagging by the scuttlebutt after being aloft to boy-butter up the antennas and were just perched on a bollard eyeballing a couple of bilge rats and flangeheads using crescent hammers to pack monkey sh*t around a fitting on a handybilly.

All of a sudden the dicksmith started hard-assing one of the deck apes for lifting his pogey bait. The pecker-checker was a sewer pipe sailor and the deckape was a gator. Maybe being black shoes on a bird farm surrounded by a gaggle of cans didn't set right with either of those gobs.

The deck ape ran through the nearest hatch and dogged it tight because he knew the penis machinist was going to lay below, catch him between decks and punch him in the snot locker. He'd probably wind up on the binnacle list but Doc would find a way to gundeck the paper or give it the deep six to keep himself above board.

We heard the skivvywaver announce over the bitch box that the breadburners had creamed foreskins on toast and SOS ready on the mess decks, so we cut and run to avoid the clusterf**k when the twidgets and cannon cockers knew chow was on.

We were balls to the wall for the barn and everyone was preparing to hit the beach as soon as we doubled-up and threw the brow over. I had a ditty bag full of fufu juice that I was gonna spread on thick for the bar hogs with those sweet bosnias. Sure beats the hell out of brown bagging. Might even hit the Acey-Deucy club and try to hook up with a WESTPAC widow. They were always leaving snail trails on the dance floor on amateur night.

If you understand this, you're true Blue and Gold!

- ET1 Kelly Orozco

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Sailor, the Dog

Ernie was known far and wide for his great hunting dogs. One in particular, a dog named Sailor was, without question, the greatest hunting dog in America. People paid great sums of money to rent Sailor to help them flush the game.

One day, Donald Trump went to Ernie's and asked to go on a hunt with Sailor. Ernie told him Sailor was not available, but he could have any other dog.

Trump, thinking Ernie was just trying to get a few more bucks, but still wanting to hunt with Sailor said, "I'll pay any price, I want to hunt with Sailor."

Ernie told him, "Sorry, Mr. Trump. Sailor is not available at any price. You see, he's not much good anymore. Last hunting season, a guy went hunting with him, and made a huge mistake."

He called him Chief instead of Sailor, and now all he does is sit on his ass and growl.

- LCDR Jack Spratt

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Always check your victim

A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing, his eyes are rolled back in his head.

The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps to the operator: "My friend is dead! What can I do?"

The operator, in a calm, soothing voice, says: "Just take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead."

There is a silence, then a shot is heard. The guy's voice comes back on the line. He says: "Okay, now what?"

- CT1 Daryl Nick

WARBOOK: EA-6B Prowler Electronic Warfare Aircraft

Description
The EA-6B Prowler provides an umbrella of protection for strike aircraft,
ground troops and ships by jamming enemy radar, electronic data links and communications.

Features
The Prowler is a long-range, all-weather aircraft with advanced electronic
countermeasures capability. Manufactured by the Northrop Grumman
Systems Corporation, it is a twin-engine, mid-wing configured aircraft that
has a side by-side cockpit arrangement. The EA-6B war fighting systems
includes the ALQ-99 on board receiver, the ALQ-99 pod mounted jamming
system, the USQ-113 communications jamming system and the HARM missile.

Background
The primary mission of the EA-6B Prowler is suppression of enemy air defenses in support of strike aircraft and ground troops by interrupting enemy electronic activity and obtaining tactical electronic intelligence
within the combat area.

Service
Navy and Marine Corps

General Characteristics
Primary Function: Electronic countermeasures.
Contractor: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation.
Date Deployed: First Flight: 25 May 1968; Operational Capability: July 1971.
Propulsion: Two Pratt & Whitney J52-P408 engines (10,400 pounds thrust each).
Length: 59 feet 10 inches (17.7 meters).
Height: 16 feet 8 inches (4.9 meters).
Wingspan: 53 feet (15.9 meters).
Weight: Maximum Take Off Gross Weight: 61,500 pounds (27,450 kg).
Airspeed: 500 Kts + (575 mph, 920 kmh).
Ceiling: 37,600 feet.
Range: 1,000 nautical miles+ (1,150 miles, 1,840 km).
Crew: Pilot and three electronic countermeasures officers.

OFF DUTY: CONUS Vacation Plans? Think Green...

Shades of Green on WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort is an Armed Forces Recreation Center (AFRC) located in Central Florida.

Always "family-friendly"!
Shades of Green also offers eleven Family Suite combinations. Five Family Suites sleep up to six guests and six Family Suites sleep up to eight guests. Because the number of Family Suites is very limited, these rooms reserve quickly. If interested in making a reservation for a Family Suite, we suggest you do so as soon as you confirm your vacation dates. Guest amenities in our Family Suites include a separate bedroom with King size bed and full-size bath, living area with two queen size sofa beds and additional full bath, dining table with chairs, coffeemaker, refrigerator, in-room safe, hair dryer, iron and ironing board.

A great vacation includes great dining!
Exceptional dining options are available throughout the resort. Relaxed, affordable family meals are available in the Garden Gallery Restaurant. Enjoy your favorite sporting event while Evergreens Sports Bar and Grill serves up your favorite burgers and other American specialty dishes. Stop by Eagles Lounge after a round of golf for a hearty snack and your favorite beverage. Express Cafe gets you ready for a day of fun with pastries, snacks, coffee, tea, cappuccino and espresso.

Mangino's delivers the warmth and charm of a Tuscan 'ristorante' with a savory menu of Italian specialty dishes and an extensive wine list. From an array of delightful appetizers to the popular house dish, Mangino's provides an opportunity for you and your guests to relax and enjoy fine dining in an authentic Tuscan setting.

Discounts to Orlando area attractions!
Central Florida is home to the most popular Theme Parks in the world. These well-liked attractions continually add new shows, rides and thrills. Experts agree that no matter how many times you visit Orlando, there are always new and exciting ways to spend your leisure time. Shades of Green sells discounted tickets to all of the major local attractions.

Didja bring your clubs?
Shades of Green is surrounded by two PGA Championship Golf Courses. Owned and operated by WALT DISNEY WORLD, the Magnolia and Palm are two of the featured golf courses in the 2006 Funai Golf Classic. Past Golf Classic winners include local PGA golf pros Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods. The Golf Classic features a ProAm segment. The best part is that these courses are literally a few paces from the Shades of Green front entrance. Golf views abound from many of our guest rooms. Military rates are available for qualified guests. Contact Shades of Green Guest Services for current rates and additional information.

It's a PARTY!
Whether you are eighteen or eighty, there are plenty of nightlife activities in and around Shades of Green. From live music to dancing to popular Dinner Shows, your nights will be filled with fun and new adventures. Shades of Green sells discounted tickets to all the popular Dinner Shows and venues.

For those that want to stay in fighting shape while on vacation, there is a full-equipped weight room with the latest equipment, and an AAFES Shoppette that offers reasonably priced, tax-free Disney memorabilia. A laundry room enables visitors staying several days to travel light and keep their clothes clean.

This resort is designed to provide R&R for our nation's brave servicemembers, their families and certain other eligible persons. Specific eligibilty criteria must be met before a guest may make a reservation.

ELIGIBILITY TO SHADES OF GREEN IS RESTRICTED TO:

• Armed Forces Servicemembers and their families- Service Members on Active Duty, Reserve Components (Ready Reserve and National Guard; Reservists in Training) Cadets of Service Academies.
• Other Uniformed Services- Members of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service (USPHS) and Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on active duty.
• Armed Forces retirees and their family members- Armed Forces Retirees (and their families) who retired from active duty or retired from the Reserves with pay, and retired without pay (gray area).
• Others separated from the Armed Forces and their family members- Honorably Discharged Veterans with 100% service-connected disability (and their families) and involuntarily separated service members under the Transition Assistance Management Program. Personnel separated under the Voluntary Seperation Incentive (VSI) and Special Separation Benefit (SSB) programs for two years after separation.
• Special category- Medal of Honor Recipients.
• Others associated with the Department of Defense- Former Prisoners of War (POWs) and spouses of current POWs or Service members missing in action. Unremarried surviving spouses of personnel who died while on active duty or while in retired status.
• Former and/or surviving spouses and family members- Unremarried former spouses who were married to military members for at least 20 years while the military member was on active duty to the Armed Forces. Orphans of military members, when not adopted by new parents, under 21 years old (or over if they are incapable of supporting themselves, or 23 years old if they are in full-time study)
• U.S. DoD civilians and family members- Both APF and NAF, and retired DoD civilians.
• Others associated with the Department of Defense- Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets when participating in field training or practice cruises. Delayed Entry/Delayed Training Program (DEP/DTP) recruits (these recruits are part of the Ready Reseve force.

Make your plans for a great vacation getaway, visit http://www.shadesofgreen.org/
Shades of Green
1950 W. Magnolia Palm Drive
Lake Buena Vista, Fl 32830
PHONE: (407) 824-3400
FAX: (407) 824-3665
sales@shadesofgreen.org

Other Armed Forces Recreation Center resorts are the Hale Koa Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii; the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort at Garmisch and Chiemsee, Germany; and the Dragon Hill Lodge in Seoul, Korea. Navy MWR operates a Joint Services Activity, the New Sanno Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.

CYBERWORLD: Navy Website Chronicles "Course to Midway"

"Course to Midway - Turning Point in the Pacific" is a Navy-run historical site that chronicles part of the campaign in the Pacific during World War II, highlighting the events leading up to and including the Battle of Midway.

Sincerely,
The NTWS Administration Team
http://navy.togetherweserved.com