PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF ADDRESS
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PLEASE VOLUNTEER TO HELP
AT CASCO BAY BOOTH AT AIR SHOW
cascobaymaine@gmail.com
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FINAL CHANGE OF COMMAND FOR NASB
On May 15th, Capt. William Fitzgerald took over command from Capt. George Womack. The
keynote speaker was Rear Admiral Kenneth
Deutsch. Capt. Fitzgerald praised Capt.
Womack's stewardship
of the base and promised to move forward with
the base closure"deliberately and openly." He
noted that he served his first tour in Brunswick a
nd that his two oldest sons were born here.
We wish Capt. Womack great success with his
new assignment as chief of staff for Commander,
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic.
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CAPT. McPHERSON REPLACES CAPT. RENDON AT SOUTH PORTLAND COAST GUARD
A change of command took place on Friday, May 30th at the
Coast Guard Station, South Portland. Capt. James B.
McPherson took on leadership of the Coast Guard Sector
Northern New England. McPherson replaces Capt. James
Rendon, who is being transferred to the position of executive assistant to Vice Adm. Vivien Crea, vice commandant of the
Coast Guard.
Capt.McPherson served as chief of the public affairs office at
Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D.C. He was
responsible for directing the service-wide public affairs
program and executing crisis-communication strategies for
incidents of national significance.
Capt. Rendon has served the last year in command of Sector Northern New England . He has assisted in 200 search and
rescue cases, 3,000 law enforcement boardings, 750 vessel
exams and inspections and winter ice-breaking operations.
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NAVY OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT
JULY 15th A HUGE SUCCESS
The money derived fom this event will be used to help enlisted
sailors to attend the Navy Ball.
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VP10
Lancer News
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SEAPOWER MAGAZINE GOES DIGITAL
Go to Digital Seapower Magazine
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Adult Volunteers urgently needed for
Brunswick and South Portland Sea Cadet
units. Women leaders are especially needed.
Please contact: LINDA
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AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
OUR MILITARY MEN & WOMEN
The URL for the Department of Defense web site that helps
citizens to help support our military men and women
is:
America Supports You
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Retired Engineers or Scientists
Interested in Working in Southern Maine Schools
Look into MSSV:
www.maine-ssv.org
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BOARD MEETING
1730 TUESDAY, JUNE 3rd
The Board usually meets the first Tuesday of every
month. It is held at the Transients Residence on the
base. Members are invited to attend the meetings.
If you need a pass to enter the base or
further information, please send a message to:
Cecille Tetrev
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CONTRIBUTE TO CASCO BAY COUNCIL
NAVY LEAGUE ACTIVITIES
https://www.nlussecure.org/donations
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Casco Bay Council Navy League Supports Individual
Augmentation Network
Naval personnel from the area are being
assigned to overseas billets individually and
not necessarily to naval units. A support
network is in place locally to assist these
families. We have provided some support
for
them and wish them the best.
Navy Family Link
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RECEIVE NEWSLETTER BY E-MAIL
The cost of mailing the newsletter each
month takes money from our treasury
that could be used for other purposes.
Also, bulk mail does not always get to
our members in time for them to reply.
The Board is considering replacing the
newsletter with this web site.
If you would like to be added to our
e-mailing list, please send a message to:
CASCO BAY COUNCIL
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Blue Angels to Return
www.blueangels.navy.mil/
www.greaterstateofmaineairshow.com/
9/6-7/2008
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President's Own Marine Corps Band
Performed in Portland on October 18th
Sponsored by
the City of Portland and the
Casco Bay Navy League Council.
Listen to The Marine Corps Band
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