All Hands articles from February 2005

All Hands archives from February 2005

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Rebecca McClung, and Chief Hospital Corpsman Jim Jones, give medical attention to an injured Indonesian man after being medically evacuated from a coastal village on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.
February 1, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Rebecca McClung, left, and Chief Hospital Corpsman Jim Jones, right, give medical attention to an injured Indonesian man after being medically evacuated from a coastal...

CNO praises partnership between sea services.(Chief of Navel Operations)
February 1, 2005... The Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are working together more closely today than they ever have before to confront the myriad throats America end its allies face around the world, Chief of Navel Operations (CNO) ADM Vern Clark said during...

Sailor suggestions on effectiveness, efficiency make a difference.(Around the Fleet)(Beneficial Suggestions (BeneSugs))(Military Cash Awards Programs (MilCap))
February 1, 2005... Sailors can make a difference and create a more effective and efficient Navy by finding more practical ways to accomplish their missions, and report them through the Beneficial Suggestions (BeneSugs) and Military Cash Awards Programs...

Sailors allowed flexibility for exam deadlines.(Around the Fleet)(services of Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Commanders may request the administration of substitute exams through Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC) when mission requirements keep Sailors from taking a test by the scheduled date. ...

CPD introduces personal financial management curriculum.(Around the Fleet)
February 1, 2005... With the goal of making financially savvy Sailors, and preparing them to meet life's growing financial, challenges, the Center for Personal Development (CPD) is developing a continuum of learning based on its Personal Financial Management...

Ricky's tour.(Around the Fleet)(Cartoon)
February 1, 2005... WHY IS OUR DIVISION OFFICER SWEEPING OUR HALLWAY?! I EMPOWERED HIM. WHAT?! HE CAME IN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE HALLWAY'S CLEANLINESS, AND I EXPLAINED, USING THE "SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP MODEL," THAT HE HAD THE POWER TO CHANGE HIS...

Master Chief Constructionman Martin Yingting, Chief Equipment Operator Darion Williams and Steelworker 3rd Class Justin Sasser received Purple Hearts in recognition of wounds sustained in action while serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(Shipmates)
February 1, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Master Chief Constructionman Martin Yingting, Chief Equipment Operator Darion Williams and Steelworker 3rd Class Justin Sasser (from left to right) received Purple Hearts in recognition of wounds sustained...

Top performers sought for president's Mess.(Around the Fleet)
February 1, 2005... The Presidential Food Service Department is looking for the Navy's top culinary specialists (CS) to work in the White House Presidential Mess. Forty-nine Navy Culinary Specialists (CS) work in the White House, providing the nation's...

Crater repair project no problem for "Can Do!" Seabees in Iraq.(Around the Fleet)
February 1, 2005... In true "Can Do!" spirit, Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 23 have made permanent repairs to 31 giant-size craters at the Al Asad airfield--a military runway critical to operations in northern Iraq. The airfield,...

Eye on history.(Naval Air Station)
February 1, 2005... 1944 Dirigibles form a "V" over Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Calif., during training maneuvers. The dirigible shadows on the ground resemble giant bombs.

Exceptional parenting.(Navy's Exceptional Family Member Program)
February 1, 2005... When Kaori Tutewol first moved to America from Japan, she was completely lost. She did not speak English fluently and navigating her way through Seattle's interstate highways seemed impossible. It was like being transferred to another planet....

New Web site assists Sailors with exceptional family members.(Exceptional Family Member (EFM) program )
February 1, 2005... The Exceptional Family Member (EFM) program recently unveiled its new Web site. The site allows families, EFM sponsors and medical treatment facility personnel access to EFM category information. Through the Internet, EFM officials said...

Halyburton's war: counter-drug operations.
February 1, 2005... For Sailors aboard USS Halyburton (FFG 40), America's war on illegal drugs just got personal. The Mayport-based fast frigate is participating in Operation Caper Focus, a joint, interagency counter-narcotics mission, during her scheduled...

The rookie: barely out of boot camp, a brand-new Sailor plays his way onto the all-Navy baseball squad.
February 1, 2005... They're the kind of moments that make baseball fans stand in admiration. A scoreless game, top of the second, nobody on and nobody out. A ball is ripped up the middle. It looks like a rally-starter, zipping over the infield grass with...

On target.(Focus on Service)
February 1, 2005... "Pictures are important; however, coming home in one piece is most important," said 17-year Gunner's Mate 1st Class (SW) Don R. Montgomery, the only gunner stationed at Fleet Combat Camera, Atlantic. Most gunner's mates around the Navy...

Eye on the fleet.
February 1, 2005... Eye on the Fleet is a monthly photo feature sponsored by the Chief of Information Navy Visual News Service. We are looking for high impact, quality photography from Sailors in the fleet to showcase the American Sailor in action. Aviation...

Portsmouth's special delivery.(The Final Word)(Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth)(Column)
February 1, 2005... This time of year, I become a pretty tired guy. No need to cry for me though; it's just something that comes with having four children at home. Between all of their normal daily needs, my wife and I shuttle them back-and-forth to school,...