BUD/S Class 284 finishes Hell Week.
Friday, August 13th, 2010 Posted in Navy in Coronado | Comments OffToday, at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, BUD/S Class 284 completed Hell Week. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates congratulated the class and secured Hell Week for the students. Congratulations and Hooyah Class 284! (U.S. Navy photo ...
Speed Festival at North Island – Sept 25-26
Thursday, August 5th, 2010 Posted in Navy in Coronado, Special Events in Coronado | Comments OffThis year's Coronado Speed Festival, in conjunction with Fleet Week is back, and better than ever! Two-day event passes, normally $30, will cost just $15 when you click the Daily Deal button at SignonSanDiego from Friday, Aug 6–Sun. August 8. http://dailydeal.signonsandiego.com/
NBC’s Critical Days of Summer Safety Fair – May 19
Monday, May 17th, 2010 Posted in Navy in Coronado | Comments OffNaval Base Coronado's Safety Department is hosting the Critical Days of Summer Safety Fair May 19, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Naval Air Station North Island's parking lot #4 along Stockdale Blvd. The event is open to everyone ...
The Fall and Rise of Carrier Aviation: 1946-1956 – April 10
Friday, April 9th, 2010 Posted in Coronado History, Navy in Coronado, Special Events in Coronado | Comments OffThe Fall and Rise of Carrier Aviation: 1946-1956 Presented by Karl Zingheim, Historian, USS Midway 2 p.m., Saturday, April 10, 2010 Museum Lecture Hall What brought about the near-extinction of carrier aviation and what brought it back in the jet age? Karl Zingheim returns ...
Naval Air Station North Island Draft Permit Renewal
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Navy in Coronado | Comments OffNaval Air Station North Island Draft Permit Renewal for hazardous waste storage and treatment facilities is available for viewing at Coronado Public Library and open to public comment until April 5, 2010. If approved, storage would be allowed for ...
Navy SEALs featured on the Today Show
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in Navy SEALS - BUD/S training, Navy in Coronado | Comments OffToday was the fourth and last installment of the Navy SEALs series featured on the Today Show this week. Watch them all here: http://bit.ly/duDihN
USS Makin Island – all in a day’s work
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Posted in Navy in Coronado | Comments OffThe Navy's first 'green' ship commissioned at Naval Base Coronado in October. They're already hard at work. Check it out....
BUD/S Training – Class 279
Sunday, October 4th, 2009 Posted in Navy SEALS - BUD/S training, Navy in Coronado | Comments OffCORONADO, Calif. (Sep. 10, 2009) Students in Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) class 279 participate in a surf passage exercise during the first phase of training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. Surf passage is one of many physically strenuous exercises that ...
A Day in Coronado
Thursday, September 24th, 2009 Posted in City of Coronado, Coronado Lifestyle, Navy SEALS - BUD/S training, Navy in Coronado | Comments OffOur little city always has something interesting to gaze at. Here are a couple of sights captured today. Someone put bubbles in the fountain down at the Coronado Community Center. BUD/s students were on a morning run through the dunes ...
Welcome USS Makin Island!
Monday, September 14th, 2009 Posted in Coronado News, Navy in Coronado | Comments OffToday marked the arrival of a new ship in the U.S. Navy. USS Makin Island (DHL8) is named after a WWII by Marines on a Japanese-held Makin Island, the second ship to carry the name of this raid. ...
