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USS San Diego AFS-6
May 24, 1969 - August 11, 1993
May 17, 2009
Dear Shipmate’s,
2008 was a exciting year for many of us as we gathered together to celebrate the first USS SAN DIEGO (AFS-6) reunion. Our reunion brought many of us back to Norfolk to meet up with former shipmates. In return, we left not as buddies, but established friendships that will last forever.
At this time, many shipmates are serving proudly around the world, away from home and families. Keep them and our fellow shipmates in your thoughts and prayers.
For
those of you that were not able to attend, or was not aware of our 2008 reunion, there will be another in 2010. Then our family will grow once again. The Reunion Committee will be starting soon to evaluate
potential sites for our next reunion. Keep checking the website for new information. If you have not signed up
to receive e-mail from us, please fill out the website comment form at the bottom of this page and we will
include you in future mailings.
Walt Cox
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Navy
Ship Outruns Pirates
By CNN
May
8, 2009 - 1:12:52 PM
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Pirates off the eastern coast of
Somalia picked the wrong target this week when they tried to attack a U.S. Navy ship, the Navy said Thursday.
The attempted attack happened
Wednesday against the USNS Lewis and Clark, a dry cargo and ammunition ship that supports the U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition
ships in the area, the Navy said.
Pirates off the coast of Somalia
tried to attack the USNS Lewis and Clark on Wednesday.
Two pirate skiffs pursued the Lewis and Clark for
more than an hour as it headed north, the Navy said. They got as close as one nautical mile from the ship.
The Lewis
and Clark sped up and tried to escape the pirates, and the ship's security team issued verbal warnings to the approaching
skiffs, the Navy said.
The suspected pirates, who were then two nautical miles behind the Lewis and Clark, fired small
arms at the ship. They fell a mile short of the ship's stern, the Navy said.
The Lewis and Clark sped up and the skiffs
stopped their chase.
"The actions taken by Lewis and Clark were exactly what the U.S. Navy has been recommending to
prevent piracy attacks -- for both commercial and military vessels," said Capt. Steve Kelley, commander of Task Force 53,
assigned to the Lewis and Clark.
"Merchant mariners can and should use Lewis and Clark's actions as an unequivocal
example of how to prevent a successful attack from occurring," he said.
Evasive maneuvers and other defense measures
such as on-board security teams have worked to protect other ships and their cargo, the Navy said.
(This was the Navy Ship Visited During Our 2008 Reunion in
Norfolk.)
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Letter to the Editor
All Hands Magazine
Printed: September 1991
Bravo Zulu
I have read All Hands magazine
every month for the past five years while I have been in the Navy. My first duty Station was USS San
Diego (AFS 6), a combat support supply ship. The reason I am writing this
to you, is because I don't think the AFS community gets
enough recognition it deserves. The men and women of
these fine ships work hard and fast to support the fleet, we are talking about ConRep, VertRep,
fueling, etc. Most of the time, they work around- the-clock
and are more than willing to make a sacrifice to ensure
that the mission is completed safely and productively. I would like to dedicate thisletter
to the men and women who served on support ships and
to thank them fora job well done.
YN3 Randolph L. Scott
COMHELSEACONWING 1, Norfolk
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