Welcome Home – USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70)
Welcome Home – USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70)
On February 23, 2024 the San Diego Council’s Home Coming Committee joined family and friends in greeting the Sailors and Marines attached to USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70) on its return to homeport from its deployment at Naval Air Station North Island. USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) is the third Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. She is homeported at NAS North Island, San Diego, California; she is a member of the United States Pacific Fleet. She is administratively
responsible to Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific, and operationally serves as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 1 and host to Carrier Air Wing Two. The USS CARL VINSON Carrier Strike Group departed San Diego on October 12, 2023 to participate in and support numerous bilateral on multinational maritime exercises in the Indo-Pacific region. They sailed more than 36,000 nautical miles with 6,000 sorties. They conducted joint forces exercises with the U.S. Joint Forces: Marines, Army and Air Force, as well as Naval Special Warfare operators. The group took part in several maritime exercises that included working along side Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of Korea and Singapore.
Rear Admiral Carlos Sardiello, CSG-1 commander, said “During the last four months, we routinely flew and sailed anywhere international law allows to assure Americans, allies and partners of our commitment to bolstering regional security and stability in the Indo-Pacific.” Adm Sardiello thanked the Navy League for its support and participation in the homecomings of CARL VINSON and its Strike Group. Welcome Home CARL VINSON! Well done to our Homecoming & Operations Chair; Jay Rindler and this team!
Welcome Home – USS PRINCETON (CG 59)
Welcome Home – USS PRINCETON (CG 59)
On February 21, 2024 the San Diego Council’s Home Coming Committee joined families and friends in greeting over 400 Sailors attached to USS PRINCETON (CG 59) return to homeport from its overseas deployment. USS PRINCETON is a Ticonderoga Guided Missile Cruiser that is 567 ft long, with a beam of 55 ft, and a draft of 34 ft. She is the thirteenth ship of its class, and the eighth equipped with the MK41 Vertical Launch Missile System.
USS Princeton was attached to USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1. The strike group departed San Diego on October 12, 2023 to participate in and support numerous bilateral on multinational maritime exercises in the Indo-Pacific region. They sailed more than 36,000 nautical miles with 6,000 sorties. They conducted joint forces exercises with the U.S. Joint Forces: Marines, Army and Air Force, as well as Naval Special Warfare operators. The group took part in several maritime exercises that included working along side Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of Korea and Singapore
Rear Admiral Carlos Sardiello, CSG-1 commander, said “During the last four months, we routinely flew and sailed anywhere international law allows to assure Americans, allies and partners of our commitment to bolstering regional security and stability in the Indo-Pacific.” Adm Sardiello thanked the Navy League for its support and participation in the homecomings, both at the Princeton arrival and the Vinson arrival.
Welcome Home PRINCETON! Well done to our Homecoming & Operations Chair; Jay Rindler and this team!
Welcome Home – USNS MERCY (T-AH-19)
Welcome Home – USNS MERCY (T-AH-19)
On February 12, 2024 the San Diego Council’s Homecoming Committee joined 400 family and friends to welcome home USNS MERCY and her crew of 800 from its overseas Indo-Pacific deployment.
USNS MERCY is the lead ship of her class of hospital ships in non-commissioned service with the U.S. Navy that is 894ft long, with a beam of 106ft. On 12 June 1974, ship was originally laid down as a San Clemente Class Oil Tanker; SS WORTH launched. On 20 July 1985 she was launched, renamed and converted to a hospital ship, and placed in service on 8 November 1986. Her crew compliment is 61 civilians and 1,214 military during full operating status and has a capacity of 1,000 patient beds.
She is the third US Navy ship to be named for the virtue mercy. In accordance with the Geneva Conventions, Mercy and her crew do not carry any offensive weapons, though defensive weapons are available. Her primary mission is to provide medical and surgical services to support Marine Corps Air/Ground Task Forces deployed ashore, Army and Air Force units deployed ashore, and naval amphibious task forces and battle forces afloat. Secondarily, she provides mobile surgical hospital service for use by appropriate US Government agencies in disaster and humanitarian relief, and limited humanitarian care incident to these missions and to peacetime military operations. USNS MERCY is homeported in San Diego, is normally in reduced operating status. Her crew remains a part of the staff of Naval Medical Center San Diego until ordered to sea, at which time they have five days to fully activate the ship to a NATO Role III Medical Treatment Facility. The only higher level being onshore fixed facilities outside the theater of operations. Like most USNS ships, mariners from the US Navy’s Military Sealift Command are responsible for navigation, propulsion, and most deck duties on board. MERCY is as of 2012 part of MSC’s Service Support Program. The “Medical Treatment Facility”, or hospital on the ship, is commanded by a captain of the Navy Medical Corps or Navy Nurse Corps. Welcome back home to San Diego! Well done to our Homecoming & Operations Chair Jay Rindler and his team.
USS PEARL HARBOR (LSD 52)
Welcome Home – USS PEARL HARBOR (LSD 52)
Welcome Home – Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462
Welcome Home – Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW). Well done to our Homecoming & Operations Chair; Jay Rindler and Bob Berman and their Committee Team Members!
Welcome Home – USS AUGUSTA (LCS 34)
Welcome Home – USS AUGUSTA (LCS 34)
Welcome Home – USS DECATUR (DDG 73)
Welcome Home – USS DECATUR (DDG 73)
Welcome Home – USS CHARLESTON (LCS 18)
Welcome Home – USS CHARLESTON (LCS 18)
Welcome Home – USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8)
Welcome Home – USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8)
Welcome Home – Spring 2023; Honor Flight San Diego
Welcome Home – Spring 2023; Honor Flight San Diego
Welcome Home – USS ASHLAND (LSD 48)
Welcome Home – USS ASHLAND (LSD 48)
Welcome Home – USS SANTA BARBARA (LCS 32)
Welcome Home – USS SANTA BARBARA (LCS 32)
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMH-361)
Welcome Home – Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMH-361)
Welcome Home Committee greeted 50 Marines attached attach to HMH 361 with over 100
family and friends in attendance. HMH 361 is a United States Marine
Corps helicopter squadron consisting of CH-53E Super Stallion transport
helicopters. The squadron, known as the “Flying Tigers”, is based at
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California and falls under the command
of Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
(3rd MAW). Well done to our Homecoming & Operations Chair; Jay Rindler!
USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62)
Welcome Home – USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62)
USS MOBILE BAY (CG 53)
Welcome Home – USS MOBILE BAY (CG 53)
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72)
Welcome Home – USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72)
On August 6, 2022 the San Diego Council’s Home Coming Committee greeted over 40 Sailors attached to USS JACKSONS (LCS 16) Blue Crew Detachment at its return to homeport from its deployment. The Blue Crew Detachment arrived at the San Diego International Airport with over 50 family and friends in attendance. USS JACKSON Blue Crew supports and operates an Independence Class high-speed cruise ship that is 418 ft long, with a beam of 104 ft, and a draft of 13 ft. Their displacement is 3,228 tons when fully outfitted and is able to reach sustainable speeds of about 50 knots with a range of 10,000 nautical miles. The ship’s warfare capabilities include; missile defense system installed on the hangar roof, combined with sensors of the Phalanx 1B close-in weapon system with an 11-missile launcher for the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile. These Independence-class ships also have an integrated LOS Mast, Sea Giraffe 3D Radar and SeaStar Safire FLIR. The vessels have an Interior Communications Center that can be curtained off from the rest of bridge instead of the heavily protected Combat Information Center found on other Navy warships. Welcome Home JACKSON Blue Crew Detachment! Well done to our Homecoming & Operations Chair; Jay Rindler!
Welcome Home – USS TULSA (LCS 16)
Jay Rindler, Welcome Home Chair, welcomes home CH-53 pilots from HMH -462 along with their wives.