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...
12 October 2010 Obama Honors USS Cole Victims, Vows Continued Vigilance President Barack Obama remembered the 17 sailors Oct. 12, lost a decade ago during the attack on the USS Cole by vowing to remain vigilant in working with Yemen and other global partners to counter the al-Qaida threat.Obama said in a White House statement that the fallen Cole sailors "were serving...
10 June 2010 Citadel Protect 2010 training reinforces force protection importance The Navy continues to improve its force protection posture at home and overseas through series of training events, tabletop exercises, conferences and major exercises.These efforts will culminate Oct. 12 - the 10-year anniversary of the attack on USS Cole (DDG 67) - with the Anti-Terrorism Flag...
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...
28 February 2005 Protected waters Oct. 12, 2000, the USS Cole was on its way to the Arabian Gulf when it stopped for fuel in Yemen. A small inflatable boat carrying two suicide bombers and enough explosives to rip a hole through the destroyer pulled up beside the ship and detonated. What would have been just a short fuel stop cost...