New DSN, Prefix Starts Tonight Base Phone Plan Revised

A new dialing plan for Naval Station Mayport and Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay will go in effect tonight (Sept. 25). The change will include all on base dialing codes, DSN, long distances and toll free calls. [ More ]

Mayport CFC Season Starts
The 2008 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) season will run from 01OCT08- 25NOV08. The overall goal for the Region is $2,050,000.

Mayport Ships Depart For Joint Warrior Exercise
Five ships led by Commander, Destroyer Squadron (COMDESRON) 24 left the U.S. east coast for Scotland Sept 19 to participate with allied Navies in the Joint Warrior course, a coalition exercise designed and led by the Joint Tactical Exercise Planning Staff (JTEPS) in the United Kingdom.

U.S. Ambassador To St. Lucia Visits USS Farragut For Reception
The U.S. Ambassador to East Caribbean States visited the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) on Sept. 11. U.S. Ambassador Mary Martin Ourisman joined by Honorable Mr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and Honorable Mr. Stephenson King, Prime Minister of St. Lucia aboard to participate in a reception held to further strengthen relationships between the U.S. and other nations during the Farragut deployment in support of the Partnership of the Americas 2008 (POA 08) engagement throughout South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

Farragut Holds a Morale Booster On Board
The crew of guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) took free time during their mission Sept. 14 for fish call, steel-beach picnic, and a movie on the flight deck in the Caribbean Sea.