Calendar of Events

January 2006
14# USS SAN ANTONIO (LPD-17) Comission, Ingleside TX
16 USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC-20) 35th Anniversary
19 USS GRASP (ARS-51) Decomm/Transfer MSC 35th Norfolk VA
28# USS FORREST SHERMAN (DDG-98) Commission, Pensacola, FL

February 2006
? USS GRIDLEY (DDG-101) Christening, Bath Iorn Works, ME

March 2006
1 OSPREY (MHC-51) Decommission, Ingleside TX
1 ROBIN (MHC-54) Decommission, Ingleside TX
? USS KIDD (DDG-100) Delivery 2006
15 ORIOLE (MHC-55) Decommission, Ingleside TX
15 FALCON (MHC-59) Decommission, Ingleside TX

April 2006
? USS TEXAS (SSN-775) Commisioning April/May 2006

Note: Dates listed are the best available and come from a variety
of sources. These are the best available at press time. If you have
more accurate data, please email the U.S.C.S. Log Editor.

Anniversaries November 2005 - April 2006

45 YEARS - KITTY HAWK CV-63, 4/19; 35 YEARS - MOUNT WHITNEY LCC-20, 1/16; TRENTON LPD-14, 3/6; 25 YEARS - BREMERTON SSN-698, 3/27; SAN FRANCISCO SSN-711, 4/24; 20 YEARS - ALASKA SSBN-732, 1/25; GERMANTOWN LSD-42, 2/8; RUBEN JAMES FFG-57, 3/22; SAMUAEL B. ROBERTS FFG-58, 4/12; 15 YEARS - CHOSIN CG-65, 1/12; SCRANTON SSN-756, 1/26; CHAMPION MCM-4, 2/8; COWPENS CG-63, 3/9; 10 YEARS - GREENEVILLE SSN-772, 2/16; BENFOLD DDG-65, 3/30; CARNEY DDG-64, 4/13; 5 YEARS - WINSTON S. CHURCHILL DDG-81, 3/10; LASSEN DDG-82, 4/21; 1 YEARS - JIMMY CARTER SSN-23, 2/19; NITZE DDG-94, 3/5

Thanks for news: Rich Hoffner, Jack Treutile, Ted Minter, John Young, and Dan Goodwin for the new Anniversary updates.