05 October 2020 USS Cole Survivor Serving Again in U.S. 5th Fleet Reflects on the 20th Anniversary of the Bombing “It changed me forever”“We heard a loud explosion and it felt to us like the ship lifted and it immediately settled back down into the water,” Master Chief Fire Controlman (Aegis) Craig Cotherman reflected on the bombing of guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) in the port of Aden, Yemen, the...
25 September 2020 Harrisonville Native serves aboard “Mighty Cole” during Remembrance Ceremony A remembrance ceremony will be conducted at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on Oct. 12, commemorating the 20-year anniversary of the terrorist attack on the USS Cole. The ceremony will honor the 17 shipmates who lost their lives in service to their country. Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Catron, a...
24 September 2020 History Behind the USS Cole Memorial Exactly one year after and with a promise to never forget, the U.S. Navy dedicated the USS Cole monument to honor and remember the 17 Sailors killed in the tragic bombing that took place to the Norfolk-based destroyer in Yemen on Oct. 12, 2000. ...
21 August 2020 USS Nitze Recovers Over 3,000 Pounds of Marijuana EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) seized 725 kilograms of suspected cocaine and 3,190 pounds of suspected marijuana, August 4...
14 August 2020 COMNAVSURFLANT Makes First Visit to Mayport Ships Rear Adm. Brad Cooper, commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), visited Naval Station Mayport and BAE Systems Jacksonville, Aug. 10-11.This is Cooper’s first visit to the area since taking command of SURFLANT June 19...
13 August 2020 USS McFaul Holds Change of Command Ceremony In a downsized and socially distanced change of command ceremony, Cmdr. Bobby J. Rowden relieved Cmdr. Rusty J. Williamson as commanding officer of USS McFaul (DDG 74) Aug. 13, at Naval Station Norfolk...
08 August 2020 U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS St. Louis Joins the Fleet The U.S. Navy commissioned Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19), August 8. Due to public health safety concerns and restrictions of large public gatherings related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Navy commissioned St. Louis at a private event...
24 July 2020 USS Cole Supports Marine Mammal Study The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) received an unusual assignment while at sea July 15, to help monitor migrating whales...
19 July 2020 Naval Surface Force Atlantic Holds Change of Command Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), held a change of command ceremony aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Arlington (LPD 24), June 19...
21 May 2020 USS Laboon Crew to Virtually Connect with Namesake City this Memorial Day The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) takes an interesting approach in the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) environment for the world to visit the ship through a virtual ship tour video...
31 March 2020 Naval Surface Force Atlantic Announces Sea, Shore Sailor of the Year Rear Adm. Roy I. Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT), announced Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Derek Rish as the 2019 Sea Sailor of the Year and Information Systems Technician 1st Class Chris Manley as the 2019 Shore Sailor of the Year, Mar. 30...
16 March 2020 Survivor, Sailor, Mother Inspires Daughters To Follow In Her Footsteps Oct. 12, 2000 is a day that will live in infamy for American Sailors who served and are serving aboard the USS Cole. Seventeen Sailors lost their lives that day and 38 were wounded when suicide terrorists exploded a small boat next to the destroyer off the coast of Yemen.For Petty Officer 2nd Class...
03 March 2020 Hershel “Woody” Williams Speaks With Sailors, Imparts Wisdom It’s not often that one gets to meet a living legend, one of the few remaining members of what many call “the greatest generation.” It’s a rare sight to see and hold a Medal of Honor, to feel its polished metal, to hear the story behind it, how it was earned and awarded by the President...
12 October 2019 USS Cole Honors their Heroes The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) crew, past and present, gathered alongside families and guests today, to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the ships bombing...
07 January 2019 USCENTCOM confirms the death of Jamal al-Badawi Jamal al-Badawi was a legacy al Qaeda operative in Yemen involved in the USS Cole bombing. U.S. forces confirmed the results of the strike following a deliberate assessment process...
06 January 2019 CENTCOM Statement on Death of USS Cole Bombing Operative U.S. Central Command spokesman Capt. Bill Urban released a statement Jan. 6 on the death of Jamal al-Badawi...
02 November 2018 Remembering Cole: One Sailor's Emotional Experience On a cold January day in Virginia, men and women of the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook's (DDG 75) engineering department stood at attention both somber and quiet...
22 October 2018 USS Cole Attack Survivors Tour RTC's USS Trayer On the 18th anniversary of the attack, James and Heidi Thompson watched proudly as James, the oldest boy in a family that has grown to six children, graduated from boot camp Oct. 12, at Recruit Training Command (RTC)...
12 October 2018 Retired USS Cole Sailor remembers fallen shipm "Before there was a 9-11, there was a 10-12,” said Joe Pelly, a retired Navy senior chief petty officer who now works at NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support. Pelly is a Logistics Element Manager (LEM) in the Littoral Combat Ship Integrated Weapon Systems Team (LCS IWST).It has been 18 years since...
27 September 2018 Former USS Cole command master chief visits Navy students, METC staff Oct. 12, 2000 was a day retired Command Master Chief James Parlier will never forget. The retired Navy hospital corpsman was serving as the command master chief, the highest enlisted crew member, of the USS Cole when it was attacked while being refueled in Yemen’s Aden harbor. Seventeen...