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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

 

 

Navy Ship Outruns Pirates
By CNN
May 8, 2009 - 1:12:52 PM



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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