Celebrate Freedom With MWR

MWR Mayport will host Freedom Fest 2009 from 4-11 p.m. at Sea Otter Pavilion. The event will feature fun for all ages including carnival rides, inflatables, paintball, clowns, face painting, spray paint artists, a caricaturist and two live bands, all for free. [ More ]

Failla Takes Command Of Proud Warriors
Cmdr. Christopher P. Failla relieved Cmdr. Dana R. Gordon as commanding officer of the HSL-42 "Proud Warriors" on June 12, bringing an end to one outstanding chapter in Proud Warrior history and marking the start of another.

Gettysburg Strengthen International Ties
.During the visit, Turkish Rear Adm. Caner Bener, commander, CTF 151, and Capt. Richard Brown, Gettysburg's commanding officer, made a visit to the Seychelles People's Defense Forces' (SPDF) Chief of Staff, Col. Clifford Roseline, where they discussed the importance of counterpiracy operations, information sharing and the nation's strategic importance in helping prevent and deter acts of piracy.

HSL-48 Det. 10 Returns Home Mid-Deployment
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 48 Detachment 10 returned to Mayport June 14 after more than two months on deployment in Latin America.

USS Doyle Maked Difference In Peruvian Community
Sailors of Task Group 40.0 were welcomed to a small school in Callao, for a community relations (COMREL) project, June 12.