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Congratulations to the Navys' newest group of Chief-selects. See the latest on MCPON's CPO 365 guidance at: http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ftrStory.asp?issue=3&id=75688, and see the full list at: http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ftrStory.asp?issue=3&id=75706. Petty Officer Advancement Tests Approaching
Sailors should be reviewing their bibs and studying their rate training manuals now for the semi-annual Petty Officer advancement exams in September. Exam dates are: Sept. 5 for PO1; Sept. 12 for PO2, and Sept. 19 for PO3. Check with your Chief or career counselor to verify your eligibility to take the exam. Principles of Naval Leadership - 1-5
1. Know yourself and seek self-improvement. 2 .Be technically and tactically proficient. 3. Know your subordinates and look out for their welfare. 4. Keep your subordinates informed. 5 Set the example. Principles of Naval Leadership - 6-11
6. Ensure the task is understood, supervised and accomplished. 7. Train your unit as a team. 8. Make sound and timely decisions. 9. Develop responsibility among your subordinates. 10. Employ your command in accordance with its capabilities. 11. Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions.
Navy Leader Planning Guide August Mid-term Counseling Due
O-2 (All) Boards Convening
Aug 6 - CNRC Career Recruiter Force (CRF) (CNRC)
Aug 8 - CNRC Recruiting Cmd Advancement Program (RCAP) (CNRC)
Aug 8 - VADM Stockdale Leadership Award (N131L1)
Aug 13 - Command - Non command (Reserve) "APPLY" (PERS 92)
This Week in Naval History 1 Aug 1921: High-altitude Bombsight Tested
On 1 August 1921, a high-altitude bombsight, mounted on a gyroscopically stabilized base was successfully tested at Torpedo Station, Yorktown, VA. This test was the first phase of Carl L. Norden’s development of an effective high-altitude bombsight, which became known as the Norden Bombsight. 2 Aug 1943: PT 109 rammed by Japanese destroyer Amagiri
On 2 August 1943, PT-109, commanded by Lieutenant Junior Grade John F. Kennedy, was rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, which cut through the vessel at Blackett Strait near Kolombangara Island. Abandoning ship, Kennedy led his men to swim to an island some miles away. With the aid of a Coastwatcher and local residents, they were returned to Rendova PT base on 8 August. Note, Amagiri was sunk by a mine near Borneo on 23 April 1944. 3 Aug 1958: 1st ship to reach geographic North Pole, submerged
On 3 August 1958, USS Nautilus (SSN-571) became the first ship to reach geographic North Pole submerged. From the North Pole, she continued on and after 96 hours and 1,830 miles under the ice, she surfaced northeast of Greenland, having completed the first successful voyage across the North Pole. Nautilus then proceeded from Greenland to Portland, England, where she received the Presidential Unit Citation, the first ever issued in peace time, from American Ambassador J. H. Whitney. 4 August 1939: Catapulting aircraft from the hangar deck.
On 4 August 1939, USS Yorktown (CV-5) and USS Enterprise (CV-6) made successful launchings of SBC-3 and O3U-3 aircraft from flight and hangar deck catapults in the first practical demonstration of launching aircraft from carriers by means of a hydraulic flush-deck catapult, the first demonstrations of catapulting aircraft from the hangar deck. 5 August 1864: “Damn the Torpedoes” – Battle of Mobile Bay
On 5 August 1864, Rear Admiral David G. Farragut’s fleet steamed by Forts Morgan and Gaines, through the deadly torpedo field blocking the channel and into Mobile Bay. In the fierce engagement with the forts and Confederate Navy Admiral Franklin Buchanan’s small squadron, Farragut won a victory worthy of his great name. During the battle, Farragut gave his famous quote, “Damn the Torpedoes, Full speed ahead!” On 23 August, the last fort, Fort Morgan, finally surrendered, which enabled the Union to seal off the last Confederate port on the Gulf Coast.
6 August 1943: Battle of Vella Gulf
On 6 August 1943, just before midnight, Task Force 31.2 waited at Vella Gulf as four Japanese destroyers carrying soldiers and supplies steamed into radar range. Not giving away the position until firing their torpedoes, all four Japanese destroyers were subsequently hit. Bursting into flames, the destroyers Hagikaze, Arashi, and Kawakaze were sunk. The last one, Shigure, was hit by a dud and escaped into the night.
7 Aug 1942: Operation Watchtower: Guadalcanal Campaign began.
On 7 August 1942, during the Guadalcanal Campaign, the armada led by Rear Admiral Richmond K. Turner landed Marines on Guadalcanal and seized a nearly-complete airfield at Guadalcanal's Lunga Point in the first U.S. land offensive of World War II. To the north, Tulagi Island, and a few miles to the east, Tanambogo and Gavutu Islands, Marines also landed and fought bitter battles, concluding a few days after. Nonetheless, the campaign’s final outcome was in doubt for nearly four months and was not certain until the Japanese evacuated their surviving troops at Guadalcanal on 8 February 1943.
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