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their professional expertise in the study of weapons eff ects on ships, will provide valu- able assistance to the research eff ort. If the condition of the wreck of San Diego allows for a clear picture of the battle damage to emerge, it may be possible to determine what type of weapon was used against the ship through interpreting the data collected as part of this research project. ONI will assist in the post-processing


and visualization of 3D point cloud data collected during the mission. Visualization Specialists from ONI’s Farragut Technical Analysis Center will work closely with NSWCCD researchers to provide post-pro- cessed data needed for analysis of the wreck. U.S. Coast Guard Station Fire Island


will serve as the base of operations for the survey and will provide essential logistical support to the expedition during underway days.


“The survey will also help us fulfi ll


a critical preservation part of our mission by assessing the site and determining how much damage has been done to the wreck in the past century by both natural environ- mental processes and unauthorized distur- bance,” Neyland said. Six American Sailors lost their lives


when San Diego sank, which is one of the reasons Neyland and his team believe safe- guarding such wrecks is important: many of them serve as war graves. Additionally they may hold signifi cant historical value, safeguard state secrets, or carry environ- mental or public safety hazards such as oil and ordnance. The U.S. government takes any dese-


cration of a war grave like San Diego, or unauthorized disturbance of any other sunk- en military craft very seriously. Whenever possible, the U.S. Navy works to enhance collaboration with partners including other U.S. government agencies, the recreational diving community and commercial fi shing industry, as well as local authorities in areas where the wrecks are located to promote the preservation of these fragile historical and cultural resources. The wrecks are a testament to the sacrifi ce of the Sailors and Marines who served in them and their protection is part of NHHC’s obligation to American Sailors to never forget their ser- vice and sacrifi ce. Originally named USS California, the


ship was renamed San Diego on Sept. 1, 1914, to bring the Navy into compliance with a policy of the time to reserve state names for battleships. By then the ship had been in service a little more than seven years after its commissioning Aug. 1, 1907. Once commissioned, the ship became


part of the 2d Division of the Pacifi c Fleet and took part in the naval review for the Secretary of the Navy at San Francisco in May 1908. Aside from a cruise to Hawaii and Samoa in the fall of 1908, the ship operated along the west coast, sharpening her readiness through training exercises and drills, until December 1911, when she sailed for Honolulu, and in March 1912 continued “westward” for duty on the Asiatic station. After this service, she returned home in


August and was ordered to Corinto, Nicara- gua which was embroiled in internal polit- ical disturbances. While there, the ship and crew protected American lives and property. She then resumed operations along the west coast cruising off California and keeping a watchful eye on Mexico, which, at that time, also suff ered from political disturbance. After being renamed in September


1914, San Diego intermittently served as fl agship for the U.S. Pacifi c Fleet’s com- mander-in-chief until an explosion in the No. 1 fi re room put her in Mare Island Navy Yard in reduced commission through the


summer of 1915. Two Sailors, Ensign Rob- ert Webster Cary, Jr and Fireman Second Class Telesforo Trinidad, received Medals of Honor for actions to save their fellow crewmen during the fi re that day. San Diego returned to duty as fl agship through Feb. 12, 1917 when she went into reserve status until the U.S. entry into World War I. Placed in full commission on April 7 that year, the cruiser operated as fl agship for the commander of the U.S. Pacifi c Fleet’s patrol force until July 18, when she was ordered to the Atlantic Fleet. Reaching Hampton Roads, Va. on Aug. 4, she joined Cruiser Division 2 serving as the fl agship of the commander of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet’s cruiser force until Sept. 19. During her time in the Atlantic Fleet,


San Diego’s mission was the escort of con- voys through the fi rst dangerous leg of their passages to Europe. Based at Tompkinsville, N.Y., and Halifax, Nova Scotia, she operat- ed in the weather-torn, submarine-infested North Atlantic, safely convoying all of her charges to the ocean escort. On July 19, 1918, bound from Ports-


mouth, N.H. to New York, San Diego is believed to have been sunk by the German submarine, U-156, southeast of Fire Island, N.Y. The armored cruiser sank in 28 minutes with the loss of six lives, the only major warship lost by the United States in World War I.


The Naval History and Heritage Com-


mand, located at the Washington Navy Yard, is responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of U.S. naval history and heritage. It provides the knowledge foundation for the Navy by maintaining historically relevant resources and products that refl ect the Navy’s unique and enduring contributions through our nation’s history, and supports the fl eet by assisting with and delivering professional research, anal- ysis, and interpretive services. NHHC is composed of many activities including the Navy Department Library, the Navy Oper- ational Archives, the Navy art and artifact collections, underwater archeology, Navy histories, ten museums, USS Constitution repair facility and the historic ship Nautilus.


U.S. Navy Successfully Conducts AN/ SPY-6(V) Radar Missile Defense Test From PEO IWS Public Aff airs


PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy success- fully conducted a simultaneous Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) fl ight test with the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile De- fense Radar (AMDR) off the west coast of Hawaii, Sept. 7. At 1:38 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time,


(7:38 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) a short- range ballistic missile target and multiple air-to-surface cruise missile targets were simultaneously launched. AN/SPY-6(V) AMDR searched for, detected and main- tained track on all targets throughout the trajectories. The flight test, designated


SUFFIELD, Conn. (NNS) -- Funeral ser- vices honoring the life of U.S. Navy Elec- tronics Technician 2nd Class Dustin Louis Doyon was held Sept. 11-12. Doyon, 26, died Aug. 21 due to injuries


sustained while serving aboard the guid- ed-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) when the ship was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of the Strait of Malacca and Singapore. On Friday, Sept. 8 the remains of Petty


Offi cer Doyon arrived at Bradley Interna- tional Airport and was escorted by the Suff - ield Police Department to the funeral home. The public was encouraged to gather in


Suffi eld Center in the vicinity of the Suffi eld Veterans Memorial to honor and show re- spect to the procession and family, as they made their way to the funeral home. On Monday, Sept. 11 from 4 to 8 p.m.,


public calling hours were held at Nicholson & Carmon Funeral Home. On Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 10 a.m., a


memorial service and Catholic Mass was held at Sacred Heart Church, located at 446 Mountain Rd. in Suffi eld. A private military burial was held im-


mediately following the mass at the West Suffi eld Cemetery, located at 878 Mountain Rd. in West Suffi eld. The burial was open to immediate family and friends only.


Vigilant Talon, is the third in a series of ballistic missile defense fl ight tests for the AN/SPY-6(V) AMDR. “This radar was specifi cally designed to


handle ballistic missiles and cruise missiles simultaneously, and it’s doing just that,” said Capt. Seiko Okano, major program manager for Above Water Sensors, Program Executive Offi ce (PEO) Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS). “AMDR is successfully demonstrating performance in a series of increasingly diffi cult test events and is on track to deliver advanced capability to the Navy’s fi rst Flight III Destroyer.” Based on preliminary data, the test suc- cessfully met its primary objectives against a complex short range ballistic missile and multiple air-to-surface cruise missile simul- taneous targets. Program offi cials will con- tinue to evaluate system performance based upon telemetry and other data obtained during the test. The culmination of over a decade of


Navy investment in advanced radar tech- nology, AN/SPY-6(V) AMDR is being de- signed for the DDG 51 Flight III destroyer to provide the U.S. Navy with state-of-the-art technology for Integrated Air and Missile Defense. PEO IWS, an affi liated PEO of the


Naval Sea Systems Command, manages surface ship and submarine combat tech- nologies and systems and coordinates Navy enterprise solutions across ship platforms.


Powerful Prediction: Finding a Better Way to Forecast Hurricane Strength By Warren Duffi e Jr., Offi ce of Naval Research


ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) -- As Hurricane Irma approaches U.S. shores, researchers sponsored by the Offi ce of Naval Research (ONR) are using air-dropped autonomous sensors to compile real-time ocean observa- tions to help forecasters predict the strength of future tropical storms. This marks the fi rst time a new, special-


ized version of the sensors-called ALAMO (Air-Launched Autonomous Micro Observ-


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WASHINGTON (Aug. 24, 2017) U.S. Navy fi le photo of Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dustin Louis Doyon, 26, from Suffi eld, Conn., who was stationed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) when it collided with the Liberian-fl agged merchant vessel Alnic MC on Aug. 21. Doyon’s remains have been recovered by U.S. Navy and Marine Corps divers, who have now recovered the remains of all 10 John S. McCain Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)


Funeral Services to be Held for Navy Petty Offi cer Dustin Doyon By Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Public Aff airs


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