THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, July 13, 1994 TAG: 9407130466
SECTION: MILITARY NEWS PAGE: A12 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 66 lines
COAST GUARD DEATHS: A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crashed while trying to rescue a stranded boat early Tuesday, killing all four Guardsmen aboard. The HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crashed on land near Shelter Cove, northwest of San Francisco. Rescuers cut a trail through steep terrain to reach the crash site. The Coast Guard did not know what became of the stranded boat.
FLIGHT DECK CRASH: A Navy F-14 Tomcat crashed on the flight deck of the carrier Kitty Hawk during a night landing Monday in the Sea of Japan. The two crew members were in satisfactory condition, the Navy said. The pilot received second- to third-degree burns and the radar intercept officer was injured after his parachute snagged. The F-14 was destroyed. The cause was under investigation.
CONOLLY RESCUE: The Norfolk-based destroyer Conolly rescued 62 Egyptian crewmen after their ferry caught fire in the Red Sea on Tuesday. Shipping officials said the ferry Al-Loloa was carrying no passengers on its run from Suez, Egypt, to Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. The Norfolk-based destroyer Briscoe remained in the area to help with firefighting efforts. Both ships are helping enforce the embargo against Iraq.
INCHON ASSIGNMENTS: Sailors in the Inchon amphibious ready group, sent back to sea unexpectedly after a six-month deployment, can get information on their next assignments before they return to shore. The Navy is sending six detailers from the Bureau of Personnel to help the crews of the four ships in the group. They were in port less than two weeks when they were called back and sent to the Caribbean as part of the U.S. effort to restore democracy to Haiti.
- Staff and wire reports
COMINGS & GOINGS
CHANGE OF COMMAND:
Capt. Ron Christenson relieves Capt. Stanley Bryant as commander of the carrier Theodore Roosevelt. Christenson comes from Sasebo, Japan, where he was commanding the amphibious assault ship Dubuque. Bryant was promoted to rear admiral and assigned to command Navy forces in Iceland.
Capt. Paul O. Soderberg relieves Capt. William T. Brown as commanding officer of the Norfolk Fleet Industrial Supply Center. Soderberg comes from the Joint Logistics Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Brown will become commander of the Delaware Valley Defense Plant Representative Office in Camden, N.J.
BY THE NUMBERS
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STAFF
DEPLOYING AGAINST DISASTER
The Army Corps of Engineers is better known for its construction projects but also provides assistance during national disasters. Some examples:
Disaster Number of people sent
Midwest floods (1993) 1,000
Hurricane Andrew (1992) 700
Los Angeles earthquake (1993) 700 SOURCE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by CNB