THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, September 14, 1994 TAG: 9409140532
SECTION: MILITARY NEWS PAGE: A12 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 72 lines
HOUSE OKS VA HOSPITAL FUNDS: The House of Representatives has given
final approval to money for a new outpatient clinic at the Hampton
Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The vote Monday would provide
$29.2 million for the project. Senate action is expected later this
month. The clinic, which will include a pharmacy, medical and
surgical facilities, and rehabilitation equipment, is to open in
1997. The hospital treated 171,512 outpatients last year, many of
whom had to wait in line for hours. Two aging buildings at the
center are to be razed to make room for the clinic.
- Staff report
COMINGS & GOINGS
CHANGE OF COMMAND:
Rear Adm. Edward K. Kristensen relieves Rear Adm. William E. Terry
as commander of Combat Logistics Group Two at Norfolk Naval
Station. Kristensen's last assignment was as commander of U.S. Naval
Forces Marianas. Terry is retiring after 33 years in the service.
Cmdr. Timothy D. LaBelle relieves Cmdr. David J. Mercer as
commanding officer of Strike Weapons and Tactics School Atlantic.
LaBelle was executive officer of the school. Mercer will become
executive officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 136 at Cecil Field
Naval Air Station in Florida.
Cmdr. Bruce J. Cuppett relieves Cmdr. John E. Odegaard as
commanding officer of the guided-missile frigate Clark. Cuppett
comes from the staff of the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.
Odegaard reports to the Naval War College in Rhode Island.
COMMISSIONING: The attack submarine Charlotte will enter service in
ceremonies 11 a.m. Friday at Norfolk Naval Station pier 21. Built at
Newport News Shipbuilding, it is named after the North Carolina
city and is based at the naval station.
CHRISTENING: The attack submarine Greeneville will be christened 11
a.m. Saturday at Newport News Shipbuilding. Named for the city in
Tennessee, the ship's sponsor is Tipper Gore, wife of Vice President
Al Gore. The ship will undergo about a year of trials before it is
commissioned.
DECOMMISSIONING: The submarine tender Hunley will be decommissioned
10 a.m. Thursday at Norfolk Naval Station pier 5. The 32-year-old
Navy ship is one of the first with women as crew members. Women now
account for almost 40 percent of its 1,300-member crew.
BY THE NUMBERS
What's in a seabag?
The Navy determines the minimum of wardrobe items its sailors must
carry. Here's how men's and women's ``seabags'' compare.
STAFF
SOURCE: NEXCOM
[For complete graphic, please see microfilm]
by CNB