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Welcome Aboard :
THE U.S. NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS.
CORAL SEA DIVISION
POMONA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Former names of this Unit:
USS Helena Division 1959 to 1973
Hepburn Division 1973 to 1991
Ingraham Division 1991 to 2006
Coral Sea Division 2006 to present
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For phone inquiries 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, Nov. 22nd, 2009
Uniform of the Day: Cadets - Utilities
Officers - Khakis
**Regional Director will be at this Drill for a
meeting with Parents of Cadets - Parent
meeting starts at 1330 Hrs. (1:30 PM)**
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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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STAFF PERSONNEL
C.O. - LCDR Shelby Gaul (Former USNR)
X.O. - LT Sheldon Gaul (Former Cadet)
ADM OFF - LTJG Peggy Betz
OPS OFF - ENS Brad Webster - (Ret. USCG)
SUPPY OFF - ENS Michelle Gaul - (BU2)USN
ADM AIDE - MID P. Dominguez -(EX) Cadet
LPO - Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg To
ALPO - Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Sutton
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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:
"Pending"
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RECENT EXAMS TAKEN
"Pending"
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Recent Correspondence Courses Completed:
Pending
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WELCOME ABOARD
New Cadet/s:
1. Michelle Elias of La Verne
2. Lorrinda Gomez of Covina
New Officers:
1. Patsy Dominguez - Midshipman (Pending)
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RENEWALS DUE TO NHQ
SN BRYCE THOMAS - Exp on Dec 1st
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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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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"AT SEA" Flash Cruise Opportunities
(Short Notification)
Qualifications: SN or Above & Current ID
Pending
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*** EVENTS COMPLETED***
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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
Cadets went aboard the USS Shiloh (CG-67)
for a tour at Naval Station San Diego. The tour
included a look at the Engineering spaces,
Damage Control, the Mess Decks, the Bridge,
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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COAST GUARD AIR STATION LAX TOUR
Cadets and Officers took a tour of Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles.
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 2009 is:
1. Cadet Janel Ramirez
2. Cadet Jasmine Ramirez
3. Cadet Michael Gutierrez
Tour will took place on August 8th.
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 0745 Hrs. returning at approx. 1600 to 1700 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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86th 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, 2009.
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SHIP COMMISSIONING
Cadets and 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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Guided Missile Destroyer Tour
Cadets, Officers, and Parents went
aboard the USS Gridley (DDG-101) at
Naval Station San Diego for a tour of the
ship. The tour covered the Bridge,Engineering Spaces, the Combat Information Center, Helicopter Hangers, Helicopter Deck, Damage Control, various Weapons Systems
and the Anchor area.
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Tour of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
Cadets and Officers from Coral Sea Division
took a tour of the USS Ronald Reagan
at North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego. The tour covered the Flight Deck, Hangar Bay, Forecastle Anchor Area and the Quarterdeck Area.
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** Upcoming Events **
City of Pomona Holiday Celebration - Color
Guard for Opening Ceremonies -
Saturday Dec 12, 2009
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UNIT COLOR GUARD
PO3 Scarlett - In Charge of notification
1. PO3 William Scarlett
2. SR Sam Sliger
3. SR Janel Ramirez
4. SR Jasmine Ramirez
5. Standby - SN Bryce Thomas
6. Standby - SA Joshua Corbin
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CURRENT SUMMER TRAINING INFO:
Summer Training List for 2009 is now closed..
REMINDER: All Training Fees for the above are to be turned into the C.O. by MONEY ORDER ONLY MADE OUT TO "USNSCC" (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 at the next Drill or at the NSCC Compass Site on the internet.
**NOTE: cash and personal checks WILL NOT
BE ACCEPTED FOR TRAININGS ! **
REMEMBER: 1st Come 1st Served, Don't Delay
because the Training Quotas fill up fast!
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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 - California
Recruit Training Staff - California
Foundation for Teaching Econ - California
Petty Officer Leadership - California
Surgical Technical Training - California
Firefighting School - California
Recruit Training - California
Basic Field Training - California
Deck Seamanship Training - California
Fitness Lifestyle Training - California
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2007 TRAININGS COMPLETED
Naval Intelligence Staff - California
Recruit Training Staff - California
Master-at-Arms Training - Virginia
Search and Rescue - California
Recruit Training - California
Recruiting Station Duty - California
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2008 TRAININGS COMPLETED
Nurse Corps Training - California
Surgical Technician Training - California
Naval Academy Summer Session - Maryland
Basic Recruit Training - California
International Exchange - Virginia
Naval Intelligence Trng - California
Naval Heritage of Pearl Harbor - Hawaii
UK Exchange aboard HMS Bristol - England
Basic Sailing School - California
Recruiting Station Duty - California
POLA - USS Bon Homme Richard (LHD-6)
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SUMMER 2009 TRAININGS COMPLETED
Recruiting Station Duty - California
Recruit Training- San Luis Obispo, Calif
POLA, USS Green Bay (LPD-20), Calif
Staff Cadet at Recruit Trng, SLO Calif
Naval Intelligence in San Diego, Calif
Field Ops at Camp SLO, Calif
USN Seamanship Trng on LCACS, Calif.
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WINTER 2009 TRAININGS APPLIED FOR
POLA, USS Makin Island (LHD-8), San Diego
PO3 Scarlett
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Unit Military Entry Info
Coral Sea Division Ensign Michelle Gaul., BU2 (Builder), USN, re-enlisted on May 15th for 5
years and has been re-assigned to NMBC 5 at Port Hueneme, Ca.
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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.
She passed her oral board and now wears the Fleet Marine Force Pin. She was promoted
to HM1 in Nov. 2007.
She returned from a 7 month Deployment
to Iraq in 2008 and is now in charge of 3
medical clinics on base. She Re-Enlisted on
May 15th for 4 years. Having received a
"Good Conduct" Ribbon each year she's been
in, she has received the privlege of wearing
Gold Service Stripes and Hash Marks on her
uniforms.
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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 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 is homeported in San Diego.
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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 Cadet Jonathan Rivera enlisted in the Army and was in Georgia where he completed Ranger School Training. He is currently
assigned to the 2nd Ranger Division in the
State of Washington.
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Former Cadet Petty Officer Christopher Pickett
is now a Navy Yeoman. He is currently a YN2. He is assigned to Navy Special Warfare Operational Support Team One at Coronado, California.
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Former 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 Cadet PO3 Aaron Barnes enlisted in
the Marine Corps and graduated from Boot
Camp at MCRD San Diego, California. He is
currently assigned to Recon at Camp
Pendelton, California.
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Former Cadet PO2 Pamela Webster enlisted
in the Navy and has completed Boot Camp
at Great Lakes, Illnois. She is currently waiting
for Medic School to start in November.
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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 and the American
Legion for the monetary donations they made
to the Unit which have 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.
Once again..."Thank You".
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