CDS 24 Holds Change Of Command

Capt. John Kersh Jr relieved Capt. Bob Kapcio as Commander, Destroyer Squadron 24 during a change of command ceremony held aboard USS Roosevelt on May 2. Adm. James Stavridis, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, was guest speaker at the event. Rear Adm. Donald Quinn, Commander, Strike Force Training, Atlantic, was special guest at the event. [ More ]

GMH Military Housing Becomes Balfour Beatty
The planned acquisition of GMH Military Housing was completed by Balfour Beatty, plc on April 30. Going forward, GMH Military Housing will be known as Balfour Beatty Communities.

Stephen W. Groves, HSL-44 Detachment Home
USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) and embarked HSL-44 Detachment Five returned to homeport in Mayport May 2 from a six-month Counter-Illicit Trafficking deployment to the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean.

Marine Detachment Embarks USS Farragut
The Headquarters Element of the 4th Marine Recon Detachment of the 24th Marines embarked the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) May 1 in Rio de Janeiro, in support of Partnership of the Americas 2008 (POA 08).

USS McInerney Sailors Bring Fresh Water, Project Handclasp Items To Honduras
USS McInerney (FFG 8) Sailors participated in a community relations (COMREL) project with a local Honduran missionary group, Living Water For Roatan, to bring fresh water and medical supplies to people in need in Honduras April 9.