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Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) had plenty of reason to be cheerful as the ship hosted family and friends onboard for a holiday feast Dec. 25.
12.25.09, Courtesy Story
The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp and its crew of approximately 1,100 Sailors returned home, Dec. 22, from nearly three months deployed to U.S. Southern Command area of focus, wrapping up Southern Partnership Station-Amphib 2009.
12.22.09, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Amie Gonzales
Task Group 40.7 comprised of USS WASP with embarked Security Cooperation MAGTF and Destroyer Squadron FOUR ZERO staff conducted operations with the Nicaraguan Navy in intercepting a high speed go fast vessel carrying more than two tons of drugs Dec. 3.
12.17.09, Courtesy Story
Sailors and Marines of Task Group 40.7 welcomed the Ambassador for the U.S. Embassy in Belize, Vinai K. Thummalapally, and a group of distinguished visitors from Belize to demonstrate the ship's role in Southern Partnership Station and to continue building a strong relationship with the Caribbean nation.
12.14.09, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Johnny Michael
Marines from the recently organized Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force, which is currently deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of focus, arrived in Belize, Nov. 23. While there, they will work as part of Southern Partnership Station-Amphib 2009. Participating in the Theater Security Cooperation event are Marines and Sailors from Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines; 8th Communication Battalion; engineers from 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group; and a fly-in Dental Echelon from Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
12.11.09, Courtesy Story
Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp have two new lay leaders aboard to assist with guiding them in their personal faiths. Wasp Training Officer Lt. Bradley Lewis has assumed the responsibility as the Jewish faith lay leader, and Chief Yeoman (SW/AW) Leon Whaley has assumed the responsibility as the non-denominational Christian lay leader.
12.04.09, Courtesy Story
Roughly 50 Marines and Sailors in Belize as part of the Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force celebrated Thanksgiving this year at the U.S. Embassy in Belmopan, Belize. The event, which was hosted at the home of the U.S. Ambassador to Belize, featured a traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings, as well as recreational activities like ping-pong, basketball and tennis.
12.01.09, Courtesy Story
Aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, part of keeping the ship in top condition requires maintaining ventilation systems to ensure the air is safe for the crew to breathe. That task is entrusted to the ship's Ventilation team, which uses all of the tools at its disposal to get the job done.
11.30.09, Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Koons
The U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps celebrated 234 years of continuous service in providing ministry, guidance, counsel and care to the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines, Nov. 28.
11.28.09, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Amie Gonzales
Members of the Dominican Air Force anti-narcotics unit DEFEND PROTECT AND SERVE and Marines and Sailors from Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force recently got a chance to hone their interoperability skills while training on the island nation.
11.26.09, Courtesy Story
The Sailors and Marines of Task Group 40.7 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp took time out of their busy underway schedules to celebrate Thanksgiving with their shipmates with two major events – a "Turkey Trot" run on the flight deck and a gargantuan feast on the mess decks.
11.26.09, Courtesy Story
Sailors and Marines from Task Group 40.7 delivered gifts and medical supplies to young school children and hospital patients in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Nov. 20, helping to foster relationships between the two cultures.
11.25.09, Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Koons
The Sailors and Marines of Task Group 40.7 aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp welcomed the Belize minister of national security, Carlos Perdomo and a group of distinguished visitors from Belize to demonstrate the ship's role in Southern Partnership Station and to continue building a strong relationship with the Caribbean nation.
11.25.09, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Johnny Michael
Task Group 40.7 embarked onboard multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp turned over more than $130,000 in Project Handclasp donations to the Belizean government in a ceremony held at the Belize Defense Force Air Wing in Ladyville, Belize, Nov. 25.
11.25.09, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Amie Gonzales
As Task Group 40.7 embarked on USS Wasp helped deliver Project Handclasp supplies to the Central American nation of Belize Nov. 24, the ship also delivered a reunion to one Sailor who was able to return to his native land and see his mother for the first time in seven years.
11.24.09, Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Koons
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