Greetings from Imperial Beach! We’ve just wrapped up another superb week of training, operations, and the multitude of other preparations it takes for us to be ready to answer our Nation’s call. On Monday we said goodbye to CAPT Peterschmidt who was relieved as the Commander of Coastal Riverine Group ONE (CRG-1) by CAPT Leigh. CRG-1 is our Immediate Superior In Command (ISIC); essentially our boss. CAPT Leigh brings a good deal of experience to the job and was previously a Riverine Squadron CO. Welcome aboard Commodore! Over the last two weeks, Alpha Company continued training with the CRG-1 Training and Evaluation Unit (TEU). The Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) section headed up by ETC Gerardo Ceballos learned and practiced hand-to-hand combat training with the final exam being several rounds of live grappling to demonstrate the various techniques. The Ground Force section led by MAC Gilbert Silvabecerra and MAC Michael Tucker spent the week in Common Core which consists of a series of lectures and classroom instruction. A portion of our boat teams headed up by BMC Raymond Hoke and BMC Rafael Escoto spent the week on the water demonstrating basic navigation, security, and boat handling with the week finishing up with a practice escort mission out of San Diego Bay and back. Our other Boat section led by BMC John Bradley spent the week doing scenario-based training in the Security Team Simulator, as well as spent some time in the gym doing hand-to-hand combatives training, learning basic strikes, take-downs, and grappling culminating in a test involving several rounds of practical work. Congratulations to MA2 Mason James on his reenlistment last week, and a shout out for behind-the-scenes coordination and logistic work during the week goes to GM1 Preston Reed and GM2 Garett Pinson. Good work to everyone in Alpha Company! Bravo Company Sailors continued to perform superbly, providing top-notch maritime security for operations PACIFIC HORIZON and SEAFAC. Our Riverines are currently wrapping up a mission in Alaska and are on the way home. A shout-out goes to BM1 Stephen Jarmon, who has been a driving force for the PACIFIC HORIZON mission. His performance has been nothing short of stellar. He took charge of his watch section and sacrificed countless hours of down-time to complete maintenance actions and directly supervise the safe launch and recovery of multiple Patrol Boats. His esprit de corps attitude has had a positive impact on both moral and mission readiness. Charlie Company joined forces with Bravo Company this week to provide boat crews in support of the PACIFIC HORIZON mission at Camp Pendleton. On the east coast, 29 Charlie Company Sailors continue to receive extensive training at the Riverine Combat Skills course in Camp Lejeune. They spent the past week honing their skills by conducting live fire exercises with the M203 grenade launcher, Mk44 Mini-Gun system, as well as the M2 .50 Caliber and M240 machine guns. In Imperial Beach, ET1 Damon Davis led a team of Sailors in an extensive yard clean up to sort out gear and achieve an accurate inventory in preparation for an upcoming Company gun shoot. Meanwhile, at Headquarters, recent developments in the world have kept the Intelligence Department (N2) very keeping the staff fully informed of the ever changing developments worldwide, specifically the Middle East and throughout the Pacific. For good reason the work they do is rarely seen; however, the impacts are long lasting and have significant impact to our training cycles and preparedness for deployment to continually unstable regions. Particular shout outs this week go to Operational Intelligence briefers IS1 John Stout, IS2 Erica Finkel, and IS2 Ezekiel Penrod for taking task of multiple world affairs while their shipmates are attending TEU and other Intelligence training courses. Saving the best for last, I would like to announce the Coastal Riverine Squadron THREE Sailors of the Year. Being nominated and then selected for Sailor of the Year is indeed an honor. It is the culmination of 365 days of steady effort and reflects the respect given to these Sailors by their chain-of-command. Our Junior Sailor of the Year is MA3 Joel Debski from Bravo Company, our Sailor of the Year is MA2 Christina Quinlivan from Alpha Company, and our Senior Sailor of the Year is BM1 Robert Hock from Charlie Company. These Sailors have set a high bar for the rest of us to emulate. Congratulations to all! CDR Greg Meyer Commanding Officer Coastal Riverine Squadron THREE
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 19:38:48 +0000
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