Chinook Crews Swap in Bahrain

Chinook Crews Swap in Bahrain

(EXCERPT) Story Number: NNS040121-05 Release Date: 1/21/2004 5:00:00
PM, by Journalist 1st Class (SW) Dennis J. Herring, Commander, U.S.
Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, 5th Fleet Public Affairs

MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- Crew members on the first coastal patrol
vessel to participate in the Chief of Naval Operations’ sea swap
initiative met face-to-face Jan. 8, to pass ownership of the ship to
the new crew in Bahrain.

Off-going USS Chinook (PC 9) Sailors, who have manned the ship since
July 2003, spent the Thursday morning performing various
demonstrations at sea with the oncoming crew, USS Tempest (PC 2)
Sailors of Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base.

The off-going crew, formerly from USS Tornado (PC 14), is returning to
Little Creek for a post-deployment stand-down period and then
regaining command of Tornado. This crew was the first non-original
crew to take over Chinook durin...

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