Coronado-based Navy SEAL to be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in Navy SEALS - BUD/S training, Navy in Coronado | No Comments »UNION-TRIBUNE - March 18, 2008 Coronado-based Navy SEAL Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Petty Officer Monsoor was a 25 year old Navy SEAL from Garden Grove, CA. He was part of a sniper ...
Navy Leap Frogs parachute in the night sky
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in Coronado News, Navy SEALS - BUD/S training, Navy in Coronado | No Comments »The Navy's elite parachute team, the Navy Leap Frogs, stationed at Naval Station Coronado, practiced jumping routines over the base on Wednesday night. Parachuting from a C-130 plane, the practice started in the late afternoon and continued into the evening. ...
Endangered Birds Nesting Season in Coronado
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in Coronado Beaches, Coronado News, Navy in Coronado | No Comments »The breeding seasons for the Snowy Plover and the California Least Tern typically last from March through September. Both birds are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. Officials with Naval Base Coronado work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
Naval Base Coronado Conservation Team Receives Award
Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in Coronado News, Navy in Coronado | Comments OffNaval Base Coronado Natural Resources Conservation Team receives 2007 Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Award - by MC2 (SW) RYAN VALVERDE/Naval Base Coronado Public Affairs The NBC team won the award for their work in the Channel Island Fox conservation efforts. ...
First Street Rests Easier Sans Trucks
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in Coronado News, Navy in Coronado | No Comments »New base entrance cuts down on traffic UNION-TRIBUNE February 5, 2008 It's quieter these days on First Street in Coronado, where for years residents put up with hundreds of big rigs rumbling toward North Island Naval Air Station starting at 4:30 a.m. ...
BUD/S Training Obstacle Course
Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in Navy SEALS - BUD/S training, Navy in Coronado | No Comments »CORONADO, Calif. (Jan. 28, 2008) An instructor at the Navy Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUDS) school sprays water from a high pressure hose as candidates in the Navy's elite training program navigate the obstacle course at the Naval Special Warfare Command. ...