European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Pages stars and stripes sunday april 12007 Seabee to be outfitted with mtg body Armor new vests provide 5 percent More Protection by Jeff Schogol stars and stripes Arlington a the Navy plans to buy 16000 sets of a new Type of body Armor for Seabee with deliveries expected to begin later this Spring Navy officials said the Seabee will be getting modular tactical vests or tvs which the Marine corps began is suing to marines downrange this year the vests have two extra Ballis tic plates and protect 5 percent More of the body than the outer tactical vests or tvs that other service members Wear the tvs also feature a rip Cord that allows troops to Peel off the vests in emergencies All marines in Iraq Are expected to have the vests by the end of this year naval expeditionary combat command decided to buy tvs for Seabee because the vests have improvements in Wear Abili to Utility versatility and com fort Over tvs said capt Pat Gibbons of the first naval construction division the mtg integrates the Side carriers and plates used with Oto into the mtg reducing the number of pieces to assemble Gibbons said in an emailed response to questions the mtg functions As a unit carries the weight on the hip is easier to move in and is More Comfort Able also Seabee work closely with marines who Are beginning to Wear the new vests Gibbons said the Navy has ordered tvs for about seven naval Mobile construction battalions Gibbons said so far the Navy has not been told when All the vests will be delivered Seabee units which Are train ing to deploy Forward will be the first to receive the new vests once trained these Seabee will deploy with the vests he said for right now Only sailors in the us naval construction Force will be issued tvs said Navy capt Dave Phillips of neck sailors serving with ground forces As individual aug enters will continue to be issued tvs Phillips said in an emailed response to questions from stars and stripes riverine personnel Are not is sued either the Oto or the mtg Phillips said due to their waterborne missions riverine units Wear the tactical maritime body Armor system tubas which provide flotation capabilities As Well As the same level of Protection the tvs and tvs offer email Jeff Schogol at the Marine corps has ordered 60000 new modular tactical vests which Are expected to Start arriving downrange beginning in february while slightly heavier the new vests Are said to fit better and will pro vide More Protection to the Side Torso Power Back and kid Ney area according to Marine officials Dedra Jones Courtesy to stars and stripes san Diego to be new Home port for uss Carl Vinson by Jeff Schogol stars and stripes Arlington Uncle a powered aircraft Carrier uss Carl Vinson will be based in san Diego not Guam the Navy announced Friday afternoon Guam and san Diego were among the four Sites considered As the Nimitz class aircraft Carri ers new Home the others were Pearl Harbor Hawaii and Bremerton Wash after a thorough review of prospective Home ports the Secretary of the Navy selected san Diego As the preferred alternative after evaluating a number of factors including its existing infrastructure family support facilities and proximity to training areas a Navy news release says now undergoing maintenance in Newport news a the Carl Vinson is expected to move to san Diego in Early 2010 the news re lease says the move Marks the carriers return to the Pacific the ship was based in Bremerton from 1997 to 2005 Navy Secretary Donald c Winter announced last year the ship would return to us Pacific Fleet the Carl Vinson will be the sixth us Carrier in the Pacific the us Navy has carriers based in Yokosuka Japan Bremerton and Everett Wash and san Diego having six of our aircraft carriers in the Pacific greatly enhances our nations Security Winter said in fridays news re lease it will help protect our vital interests reassure our friends and allies and maintain unfettered Access to sea lanes Guam has undergone a buildup in recent years with plans for Many More us troops to be stationed there beginning in 2008 marines from the in Marine expedition Ary Force will begin moving from Okinawa the military expects to use its existing landholdings on Guam which should be enough to hold additional military operations and housing but More land might be needed to accommodate Mili tary training and housing for the civilian and contracted work Force expected to grow with the military buildup in fiscal 2004 construction began on a number of projects including renovation of the first of several Navy wharf other projects included a new High school at us naval base Guam and an army and air Force Exchange service Complex at Ander sen air Force base in january 2001 the Navy pro posed Home porting up to three fast attack submarines on the Pacific Island of Guam to get the ships closer to their operating area submarine Squadron 15 includes the uss Corpus Christi Courtesy of the us Navy the uss cart Vinson performs a refuelling at sea with the uss Okane in 200ithe Vinsons Home port will foe in san Diego uss Houston and uss Frank Cable the Only submarine tender in the Pacific Fleet the uss Buffalo is slated to join Guam sub Fleet sometime in 2007 about 12000 military person Nel Are stationed on Guam Home to 166000 residents according to a 2004 census report email Jeff Schogol at injured workers on defense bases know protect your rights Dennis l Brown attorney at Law Board certified personal in jury Law 25kyears of experience representing Federal workers free consultation 18004718999 Texas Board of Legal specialization mothers Day bears up to 8feet tall fast worldwide shipping say i love you in Way big Luscom styles of giant stuffed animals Mastic surgery or Frenkl plastic surgeon All aspects of plastic surgery outpatient surgery breast increase breast reduction eyelid surgery botulinum toxin facial reconstructive surgery Griesheim Darmstadt Mose 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