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20 July 2022 Reserve Sailors 'Single-Greatest Boon' to Navy's First Unmanned Patrol Squadron NAVAL BASE GUAM - As the Navy’s first unmanned squadron, the “Big Red” of Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 has stretched its wings far and wide since its establishment in late 2013. Reserve Sailors assigned to VUP-19’s Reserve component have played a major role in the squadron’s continued success...
20 July 2022 USS West Virginia Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Tipsword, K.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Machinst’s Mate 1st Class Keith W. Tipsword, 27, killed during World War II, was accounted for on July 12, 2022.On Dec. 7, 1941, Tipsword was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl...
20 July 2022 USS West Virginia Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Garcia, C.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Shipfitter 2nd Class Claude R. Garcia, 25, killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 12, 2022.On Dec. 7, 1941, Garcia was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor,...
20 July 2022 DSO West Holds Change of Command Defense Service Office (DSO) West held a change of command ceremony onboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, Calif., on June 9, 2022...