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Christmas at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba held its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony for the community at the Navy Exchange on Nov. 27. The event was hosted by Cmdr. William Rabchenia, the naval station’s executive officer and Command Master Chief J.D. McKinney and included cheerleaders, dancers and a child chorus that provided entertainment to those who attended. “The community participation in our annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony was inspirational and encouraging,” said McKinney. “That interaction with our neighbors … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, War on Terror
Tracking the wildlife in Guantanamo Bay
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay is the oldest overseas U.S. Naval base, the only base located in a country with which the U.S. does not maintain diplomatic relations, and is home to the Joint Task Force Guantanamo detention facility. All this information is easily found on the Internet, but there is another side to GTMO that is not as easily found by typing “Guantanamo Bay” into a search engine: The base is also a wildlife refuge, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Hard Science, Military, Science
Fear Factor – Guantanamo Bay
Fear and uncertainty was felt by 16 U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay residents who scrounged up enough courage to partake in the first Morale, Welfare and Recreation Fear Factor competition, Feb. 24. “When you walked up to the [Windjammer] pool and the first thing you smelled were rotting fish, you started to really think about the kind of fools that would sign up for such a challenge,†said Meghan Phillips, a Soldier deployed to Joint Task … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military
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