27 JUNE 2008

NEWSLETTER

 
REUNION DATES

Our next reunion will be August 26-31, 2008 in Norfolk, VA with our ship.                       
 Members should have received information, forms, etc. in the April Badger.
Reunion information and forms can be downloaded from the home page of our website. www.usswisconsin.org    

REMINDER
If you have not paid your dues, the “M” (for member) next to your name on the website membership roster list has been removed. You will have to submit another application in order to reinstate the “M” indicator. If you believe this was done in error, please contact LaDonna Bradshaw, bb64members@aol.com 
Membership Application

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Please keep your email address up to date with LaDonna even if you don’t want it posted online.

Please contact LaDonna Bradshaw, bb64members@aol.com. Or (601) 693-6096
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We are looking for a volunteer piper for our reunion memorial service.
You can contact Bill Lewis by email at bbb64usmc@yahoo.com or by phone (845) 528 -7987
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CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING TO SEE WHO IS ATTENDING THE AUGUST REUNION

REUNION ATTENDEES
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NOTICE

Please don’t forget to include your registration fee in your remittance check.
 Failure to do this will delay the processing of your registration

 

 

PENDING APPLICATION

Palante McClain

SN         1ST              Division

1988-1990

 

 

 

IN MEMORIAM

MEMBER

 

DATE OF DEATH

John J. O’Connor

F1/C       B     Division        1944-1946

6/17/2008

 

 

 

NON MEMBERS

 

 

John Meyer Jr.

BM3        5th    Division        1945-1946

6/24/2008

Francis L. Wertz

S2/C       Not Known           1946-1946

11/13/1999

 

 

 

FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS SHIPMATES

 


6 members of the following command will be joining us for the Harbor Cruise and some time in the sea stories area on Wednesday 8/27. It should be a treat to talk to them.

 

Ed,
 
We are all looking forward to coming across in August. I am in the Caribbean at the moment, but I have got the following from the Kinloss Website.
 
 
Royal Air Force Kinloss
 
The main task of Royal Air Force Kinloss, situated on the Moray Firth coastline in the north-east of Scotland, is to be the main operating base for the Nimrod MR2 Force: The premier global surveillance and attack force over land and sea.
 
RAF Kinloss is home to the RAF's Nimrod MR2 aircraft. Introduced into service in the early 1980's (taking over from the MR1 which entered service in 1969) the MR2 is capable of operating in a variety of roles including: communications and surveillance support to ground forces; maritime reconnaissance; anti-submarine warfare; and search and rescue. As well as maintaining a permanent deployment in the Middle East since 2001, Nimrods have been involved in numerous operations both in the UK and abroad over recent years, making it one of the busiest platforms in the RAF's inventory.
 
Nimrods are operated by No's: 42(Reserve); 120 and 201 Squadron, three of the oldest Squadrons in the Air Force. There are 13 crew on board the aircraft: 2 pilots and a flight engineer operate on the flight deck; and 3 Weapons System Officers and 7 Weapons Systems Operators who operate the sophisticated sensors, communications and computers that comprise the mission system.
 
Throughout the Cold War the Nimrod MR2 Force provided the UK’s maritime patrol aircraft capability with a main task to search for and track both surface and sub-surface vessels. In war, the aircraft also had a capability to destroy enemy vessels. Since the end of the Cold War and as a new world order has evolved, the aircraft has become much more of a multi-mission aircraft over both land and sea, whilst retaining still a maritime attack capability.
 
Today, the Nimrod Force provides a homeland defense capability from Kinloss and also has some aircraft and personnel permanently based in the Middle East operating under the Permanent Joint HQ. The long-range ability of the turbo jet powered aircraft allows rapid response over long ranges. Its reconnaissance capability and ability to patrol for long periods also make it a valuable Search and Rescue (SAR) asset. An operations standby aircraft from RAF Kinloss has the ability to react within 2 hours, 24 hours a day, every day of the year to any SAR incident, a particularly valuable capability for anyone in trouble at sea.
 
Hope this helps and can be of some use.
 
Regards Richie