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U.S. NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS.
CORAL SEA DIVISION
POMONA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Former names of this Unit:
USS Helena Division 1961 to 1973
Hepburn Division 1973 to 1991
Ingraham Division 1991 to 2006
Coral Sea Division 2006 to present
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For Cadet Enrollment / Unit Information
Call:
LCDR Shelby Gaul, USNSCC
Commanding Officer
tele # (909) 622-2795
Drill Location:
Washington Park Community Center
865 E. Grand Ave.
Pomona, California
Drills are held (usually) on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month from 0900 to 1500
(9:00am to 3:00pm )
Next Drill is: Sunday, December 21, 2008
Uniform of the Day: Cadets - Utilities
Officers - Khakis
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UNIT SPONSORS:
1. POMONA HOST LIONS CLUB
District: 4L4 CLUB# 2623
Financial Assistance
2. POMONA PARKS DEPT.
Logistical Assistance
3. USS CORAL SEA ASSOCIATION
Financial Assistance
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UNIT NEWS:
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Pacific South-West Region 11-5CSD Info
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RECENT PROMOTIONS
Congratulations to:
*PO1 Jordan Rio to Chief Petty Officer
*PO3 Gregory To to Petty Officer 2nd Class
*E-1 Dylan Rodriguez to Seaman Apprentice
*SN Walter Sutton III to PO3
*= PRT for promotion completed and passed
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RECENT EXAMS TAKEN
SN Jones - PO3 Test Results - PASSED
SN Sutton - PO3 Test Results - PASSED
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Recent Correspondence Courses Completed:
SA William Scarlett - PO 3&2
SN Tyler Jones - PO 3&2
SN Walter Sutton III - PO 3&2
Congratulations
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WELCOME ABOARD
New Cadet/s:
1. Shawn Clark of Diamond Bar
2. Jasmine Ramirez of Pomona
3. Janel Ramirez of Pomona
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RENEWALS DUE TO NHQ
Instr. Alcon - Exp in Dec.
Cadet Bryce Thomas - Exp in Dec.
Cadet Gregory To - Exp in Dec.
Remember to renew prior to Month of
expiration, Don't wait until the month that
you expire, renewal fees have to be mailed
to National Headquarters in Virginia !
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MARKSMANSHIP QUALS
The following are the results of the Marksmanship Qualification Training completed by Unit Cadets on 08 November 08 at the Magnum Shooing Range in Rancho Cucamonga.
The following are the requied scores needed:
Marksmanship Ribbon / 180 to 199
Ribbon and Sharpshooter "S" / 200 to 224
Ribbon and Expert "E" / 225 to 300
Results:
Gutierrez - 78
Rodriguez - 77
Scarlett - 183
Sutton - 185
Sliger - 197
Corbin - 229
Congratulations to those who qualified, for those
who didn't quite make it, remember the pointers
you were given by the C.O and try again next
year.
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COVINA CHRISTMAS PARADE
Saturday December 6th at 6:30PM....Refer
to the maps you were given at the Nov 16th
Drill...questions, call the C.O.
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UPCOMING SHIP TOURS
Info: See C.O. for List of Ships
All Tour ships are located at Naval Station San
Diego.
Minimum of 3 Cadets are required for a Ship
Tour to take place. More than 3 Cadets require
additional vehicles and parent drivers. A Tour
will be considered a "Go" as long as it is set up
and confirmed with the Unit C.O. at least a week
prior to the tour date as information has to be
sent to the ship to set up ships personnel to act
as guides.
Bottom line: If you want to tour one of the ships,
contact the C.O. ! For females to tour, we need
to have an adult female escort.
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*** EVENTS COMPLETED***
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JULY 4th ALL STATES PICNIC PARADE
Unit Cadets carried various historical flags as
part of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Float
compliment in the City of Ontario's All States
Picnic Parade.
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RIVERSIDE VETERANS PARADE
Coral Sea Division Cadets joined up with Paul
Revere and Point Divide Cadets in a multi-Unit
marching group for the Parade. The U.S. Navy
Pacific Southwest Band from San Diego led the
NSCC Units along with several Submarine
floats and models of the USS Arizona and
Vietnam Wall. During the parade, military aircraft and a "Huey" helicopter flew overhead.
The U.S. Marine Corps and Army Bands also
marched and played in the parade.
Perfect Day for a Parade...no rain, not too hot,
and lots of Vets and Parade Viewers.
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GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER TOUR
Two Cadets and one Officer toured the USS Higgins (DDG-76) at San Diego Naval Station .
The tour was given by 1st class Petty Officers
of the ships Crew and was very informative
as to the ships mission and role with the Fleet.
Particular attention was given to the Bridge,
guns, and missile weapons systems aboard
Higgins.
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HELICOPTER CARRIER TOUR
Seven Cadets toured the USS Bon Homme Richard at Naval Station San Diego.
The tour took just under 2 hours and was very informative. Cadets got to tour the Bridge,
Flight Deck, Hangar Bay, Motor Whale Deck, Forecastle', and the Medical/Triage areas of the ship.
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CRUISER TOUR
Nine Cadets went aboard the USS Shiloh
(CG-67) for a tour at Naval Station San Diego. The tour took about an hour and started off in
the ship's Wardroom.
It included a look at the Engineering spaces,
Damage Control, the Mess Decks, the Bridge,
the various weapons systems, electronic
countermeasures, and a comparison to other
ship's docked near by. The crew guides were
very knowledgable, friendly, and were able to
answer all the questiones asked by the Cadets.
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FRIGATE TOUR
Four Cadets were invited by the San Bernardino Navy League to participate in a Tour of the USS Curts (FFG-58) at Naval Station San Diego.
The Curts recently returned from drug
intervention duties off the Coast of South
America.
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COAST GUARD AIR STATION LAX TOUR
Twenty One Cadets and all the Unit Officers took a tour of Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles. Cadets arrived at approx. 10:30 Hrs.
They received a very interesting and informative
tour of the Dolphin helicopters used at the
Facility.
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USS MIDWAY (CV-41) MUSEUM TOUR
This is an Event that is being sponsored by the Unit Commanding Officer who is a member of "Midway Magic", a Midway sponsor Group.
Cadet Selection for 2008 was as follows:
Cadet Dylan Rodriguez, Cadet William
Scarlett and Cadet Samuel Sliger.
Tour took place on Saturday, Aug 23rd.
Met at CO's house at 0700 in Utility Uniform.
We returned between 1600 and 1700.
This opportunity is open to all Unit Cadets and
is based on merit as well as participation in Unit events. The selection of Cadet/s will take place on a yearly cycle and has to be limited to 2 or
3 Cadets due to car size. The tours will occur
on Saturday only and will depart from the C.O.'s house at 0800 Hrs. returning at approx. 1500 to 1600 Hrs. (depending upon traffic). Selected Cadets only need to bring lunch money and
any money they would like to bring to purchase
items at the ship's "Jet Shop" (store).
USS Midway is a Sister-ship of USS Coral Sea
and the 1st of the "Midway Class Carriers" of
which there were only 3 built.
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85th L.A. County Fair Opening Day Parade
The Unit Color Guard participated in the Opening Day Parade for the Los Angeles County Fair on September 5th, 2008. Petty Officers Rio, Bi,
Lam, and Seaman Jones did an Outstanding
job at leading the Parade by representing the
Navy, the Coast Guard and the Naval Sea
Cadet Corps.
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SHIP COMMISSIONING
Twelve Cadets and 3 Officers attended Commissioning Ceremonies at North Island
Naval Air Station in San Diego for the new
Guided Missile Destroyer USS Halsey
(DDG-97). The guest speaker for the Event
was Senator John McCain.
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POMONA FALL FESTIVAL
Unit Cadets staffed a game booth at the Fall
Festival held at the Civic Center Plaza. It was
great seeing all the kids from the local neighborhoods in their various Halloween Costumes. Cadets gave out a lot of candy.
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Pomona Christmas Concert
The Unit Color Guard opened the Pomona Christmas Concert at Palomares Park . They
did an Outstanding Job and were appreciated
by the City.
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Guided Missile Destroyer Tour
19 Cadets, 5 Officers, and 2 Parents went
aboard the USS Gridley (DDG-101) at
Naval Station San Diego for a tour of the
ship. The tour was given by Ens. Tim Beach
of the ships crew and covered the Bridge,
Engineering Spaces, the Combat Information Center, Helicopter Hangers, Helicopter Deck, Damage Control, various Weapons Systems
and the Anchor area.
After the 1 1/2 Hour tour, Cadets ate lunch on
Base and visited the Navy Exchange.
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** Upcoming Events **
Covina Christmas Parade - Dec. 6th
Pomona Color Guard Event - Dec. 6th
Pomona Color Guard Event - Dec. 8th
Annual Inspection - Feb. 7th at Norco
Flagship Competition - Apr. 24-25-26
at Port Hueneme
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UNIT COLOR GUARD
PO3 Bui - In Charge of notification
1. PO3 Alan Bui
2. SN Tyler Jones
3. PO3 Andy Lam
4. PO3 Walter Sutton III
5. Standby - SN Alec Perez
6. Standby - SN Ariel Alcon
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UNIT HONOR GUARD
Honor Guard Members:
In Charge - CPO Jordan Rio
1. PO3 Alan Bui - In Charge
2. PO3 Andy Lam
3. SN Tyler Jones
The Honor Detail Cadets will conduct morning
flag raising at Unit Drills, act as sideboys for official visits, and other details as assigned at
unit functions.
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TRAINING INFO
Summer Training List for 2008 is closed...
REMINDER: All Training Fees for the above are to be turned into the C.O. by MONEY ORDER ONLY (you can buy Money Orders at the Post Office for less than a dollar). This MONEY ORDER will then be forwarded to the COTC of the Training Evolution. Check out the Training
Lists.
**NOTE: cash and personal checks WILL NOT
BE ACCEPTED FOR TRAININGS ! **
REMEMBER: 1st Come 1st Served !
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2003 Unit Trainings Completed
Recruit Trng...USS Denver / San Diego, Ca.
Master at Arms Trng ...Dam Neck, Virginia
Mine Warfare Operations...Ingleside, Texas
Medical Trng...San Diego, Ca.
Sailing School...San Diego, Ca.
Petty Officer Leadership...San Diego. Ca.
USN Seamanship...Alameda, Ca.
Recruiting Duty...NRS Azusa, Ca.
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2004 Unit Trainings Completed
Ceremonial/Honor Guard Tng - Texas
Shipboard Trng USS Ronald Reagan - at sea
Recruit Training...Port Hueneme, Ca.
Recruit Training Staff...Port Hueneme, Ca.
Seabee Basic Training...Port Hueneme, Ca.
Petty Offier Leadership Training...San Diego
Basic Medical/Corpsman Training..San Diego
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2005 Unit Trainings Completed
Seabee Field Ops - California
Recruit Training Staff - Illnois
Recruiting Station Duty - California
Leadership Academy - California
Recruit Training Staff - California
Recruit Training - California
Aviation Ground School - Nevada
Surgical Technician Training - California
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2006 Unit Trainings Completed
FAA Ground School Staff-USS Midway..Ca.
Recruiting Station Duty - NRS Diamond Bar, Ca.
Ceremonial Honor Guard - Texas
Submarine School - Conneticut
Surface Warfare Trng - Rhode Island
POLA Staff - Ft. Hunter Liggett, Ca.
Recruit Training Staff-San Luis Obispo, Ca.
Foundation for Teaching Econ - Claremont, Ca.
Petty Officer Leadership - Ft. Hunter Liggett, Ca.
Surgical Technical Training - San Diego, Ca.
Firefighting School - Alameda, Ca.
Recruit Training - Port Hueneme, Ca.
Basic Field Training - Camp Roberts, Ca.
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WINTER 2006 TRAININGS COMPLETED
Recruit Training - Port Hueneme, Ca.
Petty Officer Leadership - Nav Sta San Diego
Deck Seamanship Training - Port Hueneme
Fitness Lifestyle Training - Port Hueneme, Ca.
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SUMMER 2007 TRAININGS COMPLETED
Naval Intelligence Staff - San Diego, Ca.
Recruit Training Staff - San Luis Obispo, Ca.
Master-at-Arms Training - Oceana,Virginia
Recruit Training Staff - Pt. Hueneme, Ca.
Search and Rescue - Camp Roberts, Ca.
Recruit Training - San Luis Obispo, Ca.
Recruit Training - Port Hueneme, Ca.
Recruiting Station Duty - Upland, Ca.
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WINTER 2007 TRAININGS
Recruit Training - Camp San Luis Obispo
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SPRING 2008 TRAININGS
Nurse Corps Training
Surgical Technician Training
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SUMMER 2008 TRAININGS COMPLETED
Naval Academy Summer Session in Md.
Basic Recruit Training in Ca.
International Exchange in Norfolk, Va.
Naval Intelligence Trng in San Diego, Ca.
Naval Heritage of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
UK Exchange aboard HMS Bristol - England
Basic Sailing School - San Diego, Ca.
Recruiting Station Duty - Upland, Ca.
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DRILL: CLASS SUBJECT
A Marksmanship Safety Course was given at the October 19th Drill. Flagship Practice Nov. 2nd.
Be sure to listen to what is said on any of the Training Videos that are shown at Drills or
classes that are taught to the Unit as you'll
never know just when a test will follow.
The information received from these videos
and classes aren't being shown or taught to amuse you, they are being shown to increase your intellect and to assist you in learning things which may help with your knowledge of naval subjects for the future or while aboard any shipboard Trainings.
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Unit Military Entry Info
Coral Sea Division Ensign Michelle Gaul., BU2 (Builder), USN, re-enlisted on August 11th and has been re-assigned to the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, Ca. for 4 years. She is currently assigned to Base Security / Transportation.
In May 2007 she was promoted to BU2.
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Former Unit CPO Jeffrey Shelton MA2 ( Master at Arms). He has just completed a tour in Iraq
with the Security Forces and is currently back
on station in the U.S.
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Former Cadet Brenda Gaul (Muscella), DT (Dental Technician) now HM1 (Hospital Corpsman), USN, is stationed with the
Marines at Camp Lejune, North Carolina.
On 26 April 07 she passed her oral board and
is now able to wear the Fleet Marine Force Pin. She was promoted to HM1 in Nov. 2007.
She just returned from a 7 month Deployment
to Iraq.
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Former Cadet Brad Hutchinson,EN3
(Engineman), USN is stationed aboard the USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52). The ship is stationed at NS San Diego, Ca.
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Former Cadet Bryan Hutchinson,GM3 , USN, is stationed aboard the nuclear Carrier USS John Stennis (CVN-74) homeported at NS Bremerton, Washington.
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Former Cadet Christopher Caffey, AN (Airman), USN, is currently stationed at Naval Station Mayport, Florida.
He completed two Deployments aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy over the past 4 years. USS Kennedy was de-commissioned in Sept. 07.
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Former Cadet Ebony Miller has Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
She has been assigned to the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) which will be Commissioned and Homeported in San Diego later this year.
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Former Cadet Michael Pate Enlisted in the Navy as an E-3 and has been promoted to IC-3. He completed swift boat training and is stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
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Former Midshipman Chris Mejia enlisted in the Naval Reserve as an E-3. He is currently assigned to the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendelton on the West Coast as part of the Fleet Marine Force where he works out of Camp Del Mar as a Navy Corpsman.
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Former Cadet Jonathan Rivera enlisted in the Army and was in Georgia where he recently completed Ranger School Training.
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Former Cadet Petty Officer Christopher Pickett
is now a Navy Yeoman. He is currently a YN3 and recently pased the YN2 Test and wii be promoted to YN2 soon. He is assigned to Navy Special Warfare Operational Support Team One in Coronado, California.
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Former Unit CPO Aaron Castro is "in the
process" of entering the Army. He is currently
a freshman attending Virginia Military Institute
on an Army ROTC Scholarship. He is currently
on Leave and will be joining the NSCC
Region 11 Staff to assist in NSCC Training.
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Former Unit Cadet Steven Siino is currenty
an Army Ranger deployed to Iraq. His brother,
Paul Siino, who was not a Sea Cadet is in the U.S. Navy also currently deployed to Iraq as a
Corpsman.
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Former PO3 Aaron Barnes enlisted in the
Marine Corps and is currently attending Boot
Camp at MCRD San Diego, California.
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***Bravo Zulu to all the former Cadets***
associated with Coral Sea Division
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UNIT CONTRIBUTIONS:
We would like to acknowledge and thank the
USS Coral Sea Association for the monetary donation they made to the Unit which has enabled us to purchase patches, uniforms, and printing materials for the numerous letters, certificates, flyers, and POD's that we have to
put out as a Sea Cadet Unit.
Also a "Thank You" to John and Dennis
Troesh via Mike Alcon of Robertson's Ready
Mix Concrete in Corona for their monetary
donation to the Unit.
Once again..."Thank You".
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