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U.S. Coast Guard cutter utilizes VOSS |
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GULF OF MEXICO - Crewmembers aboard the U.S. Coast Guard
Cutter Harry Claiborne, homeported in Galveston, Texas, prepare their
Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System, which helps remove oil from the
ocean surface. The U.S. Coast Guard is working in partnership with BP,
local residents and other federal agencies to aid in preventing the
spread of oil following the April 20 explosion on the mobile offshore
drilling unit Deepwater Horizon. U.S. Navy video by Petty Officer 2nd
Class Jonathen E. Davis.
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GULF OF MEXICO - Lt. j.g. Jesse Stewart, a District 11
Response Advisory Team member, fills air into a boom aboard U.S. Coast
Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne, May 8, 2010. Claiborne is equipped with a
Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System that helps remove oil from the
ocean surface. The U.S. Coast Guard is working in partnership with BP,
local residents and other federal agencies to aid in preventing the
spread of oil following the April 20 explosion on the mobile offshore
drilling unit Deepwater Horizon. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd
Class Jonathen E. Davis.
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GULF OF MEXICO - Crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter
Harry Claiborne pull a partially inflated boom in order to continue
filling it with air as they move it into the gulf, May 8, 2010.
Claiborne is equipped with a Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System that
helps remove oil from the ocean surface. The U.S. Coast Guard is
working in partnership with BP PLC, local residents and other federal
agencies to aid in preventing the spread of oil following the April 20
explosion on the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon. U.S.
Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathen E. Davis.
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| GULF OF MEXICO - Commercial tugboat Janet Colle pressure
washes the exterior of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne of
residual oil after a recent oil clean up mission, May 10, 2010.
Claiborne is equipped with a Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System to
help remove oil from the ocean surface. The U.S. Coast Guard is
working in partnership with BP, local residents and other federal
agencies to aid in preventing the spread of oil following the April 20
explosion on the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathen E. Davis. |
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CLAY COUNTY FIRE RESCUE LOCAL #3362 TO “FILL THE BOOT” FOR MDA AND “JERRY’S KIDS” |
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Members of the Clay County Fire Rescue will hit the streets to fill
their fire boots with donations to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy
Association (MDA). Fire fighters will collect donations from passersby
at the intersection of Blanding & Wells, Blanding & SR 218, SR
21 & SR 100, and Town Center & CR200 on May 29-31, 2010.
The Clay County Fire Rescue has participated
in this event for more than nine years. Last year alone, the group
raised over $46,000 for MDA. Their goal this year is to reach $35,000.
The International Association of Fire Fighters is a National Sponsor of
MDA, and thousands of fire fighters nationwide have been contributing to
MDA in various capacities since 1954. ·
May is ALS Awareness Month. Amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease is a progressive
degenerative disorder that wastes the muscles and nerves, leading to
almost total paralysis. Those affected gradually lose their abilities to
move, to speak, to swallow and to breathe, while retaining full mental
awareness. Life expectancy is typically two to five years after
diagnosis.
MDA is currently
the country’s largest non-government sponsor of research on ALS,
awarding some $2.6 million a year for basic and clinical ALS research
studies, and maintaining 15 regional MDA/ALS clinical and research
centers at prominent medical institutes across the country. Funds raised by the fire fighters give MDA, a voluntary health
agency, the means to continue providing direct services, research and
professional and public health education to children and adults with
neuromuscular diseases in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
MDA medical services are available in Jacksonville at Nemours
Children’s Clinic and Mayo Clinic for those who are diagnosed with any
of the 43 neuromuscular diseases covered by MDA. The annual MDA summer
camp is also funded by the fire fighters’ donations. This year’s camp
will take place at the Orange Springs Retreat Center in Hawthorne,
Florida on August 1st through 6th, 2010. The
fun-filled summer camp will host individuals, ages 6 to 18, with
muscular dystrophy.
For more
information about the “Fill the Boot” campaign or MDA, please contact
Allyson Swanson at the Jacksonville B District office at (904) 296-7434,
or visit the Web site at www.mda.org. |
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Another local soldier killed |
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of Lance Cpl. Jonathan A. Taylor, 22, of Jacksonville, Fla. Taylor died Dec. 1 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. |
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Green Cove airman dies in Afganistan in CV-22 crash that kills two |
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The Department of Defense announced today the
deaths of two airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring
Freedom. They died April 9 near Kandahar, Afghanistan, in a crash of a
CV-22 Osprey. They were assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron,
Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Killed were:
Maj. Randell D. Voas, 43, of
Lakeville, Minn.
Senior Master Sgt. James B. Lackey,
45, of Green Clove Springs, Fla.
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Army Orders Probe at Arlington National Cemetery, Releases Investigation Findings |
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Secretary
of the Army John McHugh announced today that he has ordered an
investigation into allegations of lost accountability of some graves,
poor record keeping and other issues at Arlington National Cemetery.
"This
is the place where valor rests, a place of reverence and respect for
all Americans," McHugh said after signing an order directing the Army's
Inspector General to begin an investigation into allegations regarding
cemetery operations. "As the final resting place of our
nation's heroes, any questions about the integrity or accountability of
its operations should be examined in a manner befitting their service
and sacrifice."
McHugh's
order comes on the heels of revelations that cemetery workers
inadvertently buried cremated remains at a gravesite already in use. The
error was discovered in May 2008, and cemetery officials immediately
took corrective measures, moving the cremated remains to another
gravesite and remarking the original grave. Since
then, questions have been raised over whether cemetery officials used
proper procedures to correct the mistake, including notifying the next
of kin.
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