16 June 2023 USS Cole Holds Change of Command Ceremony In front of special guests and crewmembers, Cmdr. Timothy Clark relieved Cmdr. James Welsch as commanding officer of USS Cole (DDG 67) today during a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk. Welsch took command of Cole in Feb. 2022. During his command, he led the Cole crew through a...
12 October 2020 Cole Holds Ceremony on 20th Anniversary of Terrorist Attack USS Cole (DDG 67) hosted a pierside ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 12, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Cole, to honor the Sailors killed and to celebrate the heroism of the ship’s crew...
12 October 2020 Finding Meaning in Tragedy: What the attack on USS Cole means to Our Navy, Our Nation and Our Adversaries As we mark the solemn milestone of 20 years since the insidious attack on USS Cole, we should continue to reflect on where meaning is found in this tragedy...
12 October 2020 Carrier Strike Group 11 Honors USS Cole in U.S. 5th Fleet Throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 and accompanying ships commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Oct. 12, 2000 attack on the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) and honored the 17 lives lost...
08 October 2020 Cole Sailor creates 20th anniversary logo The anniversary of the attack on the USS Cole is upon us. Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, marks 20 years since the terrorist attack that claimed 17 brave Sailors and injured 39 others in port Aden, Yemen. ...
05 October 2020 CNO Asks Fleet for Moment of Silence in Honor of USS Cole 20th Anniversary Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday sent a message to the fleet asking for a moment of silence on Oct. 12, at 11:18 a.m. to honor the Sailors who died, and who bravely saved their ship after the terrorist attack on the USS Cole (DDG 67) 20 years ago...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
22 July 2016 Cole Returns from Group Sail Guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, July 21, after a monthlong group sail as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2...
13 October 2015 15 Years Later, Memories of USS Cole Bombing Remain Fresh 15 years ago a bomb gashed the port side of the USS Cole as it moored in the Aden harbor off the coast of Yemin. That bombing was the deadliest attack on an American ship in more than a decade killing 17 Sailors and injuring 39 more...
06 May 2015 USS Cole Welcomes Local Chef, Guests for Fleet Week Luncheon The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) held the annual "Celebrity Chef Luncheon," where food is prepared by a local chef for Sailors and members of the local community, in the ship's wardroom as part of Fleet Week Port Everglades May 6...
12 October 2014 Attacks on USS Cole spurred DIA’s counterterrorism mission Terrorists attacked the USS Cole during a scheduled refueling stop in Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 12, 2000. A small boat carrying explosives rammed the Cole, ripping a 40-by-40 foot hole in its side, killing 17 U.S. Navy personnel and injuring many more.Then-Secretary of Defense William Cohen launched an...
13 October 2005 White House Remembers Sailors Killed in USS Cole Attack The sailors who died on board the USS Cole in a terrorist attack were remembered Oct. 12 at Arlington National Cemetery on the fifth anniversary of the attack.The White House Commission on Remembrance hosted the ceremony at the site where three of the guided missile destroyer's crewmembers are...