Thank YHWH for our USN Corpsmen and Chaplains/RPs who are always in the thick of combat and training with us! Also, much appreciation to the USN dentists/techs who take care of our dental needs! Semper Fidelis my Shipmates and Shalom!
As a brand new Embarkation/Logistics NCO, I was sent to 3rd Medical Bn. First words out of my mouth when I got the assignment was "What the @#$% is Medical Bn?"
I got there and met some of the finest sailors I ever had the pleasure of working with. Dedicated to their profession in all ways. Of course there were some that had never served on the "green" side that had their issues adjusting to the Marine Corps way. There were others though, those die-hard grunt Corpsman that found it to be a semi-vacation!!!
Two more US Navy Officers bite the dust! The Commander and Executive Officer for the 7th Fleet’s primary maintenance center. What is the US Navy’s ship maintenance issue? Over utilization? Under utilization? Corruption? https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-10-21/navy-firings-ship-repair-japan-15577383.html “The repair facility is the 7th Fleet’s primary maintenance center, responsible for intermediate and major repairs and maintenance for any ships deployed to the fleet’s operations area in the Indo-Pacific. It employs approximately 120 military personnel, 325 civil service civilians and 2,500 full-time Japanese employees across its facilities at Yokosuka and Sasebo Naval Base, according to its website. Yokosuka’s facility features six dry docks, 10 industrial buildings with a combined workshop space of 960,000 square feet and 19 berths, including a berth specifically for the 7th Fleet’s aircraft carrier. Employees conduct approximately 400,000 man-days of work annually, according to its website. The Sasebo detachment includes a dry dock, 10 berths and three industrial buildings with a combined 80,000 square feet of workshop space. Workers there complete approximately 250,000 man-days of work each year.”
Then you see this on FB: “Days ahead of schedule, U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) completed Selected Restricted Availabilities (SRAs) for two forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USS Benfold DDG 65 & USS MILIUS (DDG 69), during a combined $85 million-dollar, 548-day maintenance period in May on board Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka.
The completion of these two SRAs early is a testament to the dedication and determination of the entire SRF-JRMC workforce, especially when you consider that the command completed a 5-month SRA of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on time, during the same time period,” said Capt. Zaldy Valenzuela, Commander of SRF-JRMC. “It really takes a team effort to accomplish something like this. From the Sailors on the ship, to the workers and contractors on the ground, to the project engineers, planners, and comptrollers in the background, to our partners at NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka and NAVFAC Far East. It is truly a Team effort to keep the U.S. Seventh Fleet operationally ready.”
Sorry SECNAV the excuse of “loss of trust and confidence” is wearing a bit thin.
Some of the best Marines I knew were Corpsmen...
Semper Fi, Doc.
Very proud to have commanded USS DAVID R RAY (DD 971) 1991-1992!
It meant a great deal to the crew to serve on a warship named for a Sailor who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Semper Fi and Go Navy, J.C Harvey, Jr ADM USN (Ret)
Thank YHWH for our USN Corpsmen and Chaplains/RPs who are always in the thick of combat and training with us! Also, much appreciation to the USN dentists/techs who take care of our dental needs! Semper Fidelis my Shipmates and Shalom!
The Corpsman is God's gift to the Marine Corps. To quote a GySgt in my first unit, E 2/1, " No one f***s with our Doc."
As a brand new Embarkation/Logistics NCO, I was sent to 3rd Medical Bn. First words out of my mouth when I got the assignment was "What the @#$% is Medical Bn?"
I got there and met some of the finest sailors I ever had the pleasure of working with. Dedicated to their profession in all ways. Of course there were some that had never served on the "green" side that had their issues adjusting to the Marine Corps way. There were others though, those die-hard grunt Corpsman that found it to be a semi-vacation!!!
Two more US Navy Officers bite the dust! The Commander and Executive Officer for the 7th Fleet’s primary maintenance center. What is the US Navy’s ship maintenance issue? Over utilization? Under utilization? Corruption? https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-10-21/navy-firings-ship-repair-japan-15577383.html “The repair facility is the 7th Fleet’s primary maintenance center, responsible for intermediate and major repairs and maintenance for any ships deployed to the fleet’s operations area in the Indo-Pacific. It employs approximately 120 military personnel, 325 civil service civilians and 2,500 full-time Japanese employees across its facilities at Yokosuka and Sasebo Naval Base, according to its website. Yokosuka’s facility features six dry docks, 10 industrial buildings with a combined workshop space of 960,000 square feet and 19 berths, including a berth specifically for the 7th Fleet’s aircraft carrier. Employees conduct approximately 400,000 man-days of work annually, according to its website. The Sasebo detachment includes a dry dock, 10 berths and three industrial buildings with a combined 80,000 square feet of workshop space. Workers there complete approximately 250,000 man-days of work each year.”
Then you see this on FB: “Days ahead of schedule, U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) completed Selected Restricted Availabilities (SRAs) for two forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USS Benfold DDG 65 & USS MILIUS (DDG 69), during a combined $85 million-dollar, 548-day maintenance period in May on board Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka.
The completion of these two SRAs early is a testament to the dedication and determination of the entire SRF-JRMC workforce, especially when you consider that the command completed a 5-month SRA of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on time, during the same time period,” said Capt. Zaldy Valenzuela, Commander of SRF-JRMC. “It really takes a team effort to accomplish something like this. From the Sailors on the ship, to the workers and contractors on the ground, to the project engineers, planners, and comptrollers in the background, to our partners at NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka and NAVFAC Far East. It is truly a Team effort to keep the U.S. Seventh Fleet operationally ready.”
Sorry SECNAV the excuse of “loss of trust and confidence” is wearing a bit thin.