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VT: Real combat experience? Gays fight far better than hillbilly's. This was observed in Vietnam where gays in the Marine Corps peppered the most elite units. As always, certain details on US Navy vessels were always "gay only," a tradition that had gone on for a century or more.
10 To operate any U.S. Navy ship, including those part of the Military Sealift Command, the captain needs a helmsman he or she can turn to with confidence, knowing the person on point for the safe maneuvering is trained, ready, and up for the task. On USNS Yukon (T-AO 202), that go-to person is sometimes Able Seaman Ranard McPherson. "I'm responsible for steering the vessel, conducting security, and look-out duties while out at sea," the Charleston, South Carolina, native said. In addition to those on the bridge, he has other responsibilities on board the fleet replenishment...
Brigadier General Phillip N. Frietze Brigadier General Phillip N. Frietze is currently serving as the Commanding General, 1st Marine Logistics Group. He hails from Las Cruces, New Mexico and is a graduate of New Mexico State University. He was commissioned through the Officer Candidate Course Program in August 1991 and attended The Basic School, the Marine Corps Engineer Officer’s Course, the U.S. Army Engineer Officer’s Advanced Course, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Joint Forces Staff College, Defense Language Institute, the Argentine Ministry of Defense War College, and is a...
USNS Leroy Grumman back home following 7-month deployment The Combat Logistics Force vessel supported U.S. Navy and Allied Forces operating in U.S. 6th Fleet’s and U.S. Fifth Fleet’s areas of operations. Credit: US Navy Author: 13News Now Staff Updated: 4:20 PM EST February 26, 2021 NORFOLK, Va. — Military Sealift Command's Combat Logistics Force oiler, USNS Leroy Grumman (T-A0 195), is back home at Naval Station Norfolk following a seven-month deployment. During the deployment, the ship served as the primary replenishment oiler in the central Mediterrane...