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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Twelve months, 52 weeks, 365 days; it’s been a long and busy year for Joint Task Force Guantanamo. Looking back on 2014, hundreds of events have come and gone, some boisterous and entertaining, while others made history.
Some of the major highlights of 2014
Soldiers Undertaking Disabled Scuba made their ninth appearance at Guantanamo Bay in January, allowing Wounded Warriors and hundreds of JTF personnel the opportunity to get their scuba certifications.
The Navy’s newest littoral combat ship, the future USS Coronado (LCS 4) stopped here en-route to Coronado, California, Feb. 15. Its visit provided the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S Navy units here at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay with an opportunity to work together, while the soon-to-be commissioned vessel was undergoing sea trials and refueling.
This past year, two units have returned for a second tour since the JTF detainee operations mission started in 2002. The 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment and the 339th Military Police Company were two of the first units to arrive here.
After five years of renovations, G.J. Denich Gym’s multi-million dollar construction endeavor was completed in May, adding 16,636 square feet to the existing structure. The gym was not only upgraded cosmetically but environmentally, adding a solar array to provide power, that is located behind the high school.
For the first time here Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen were all given the opportunity to attend the Marine corporal’s course here. Marine Sgt. Maj. Juan Hidalgo came up with the idea of bringing the corporal’s course to GTMO and inviting the various branches.
August brought the continuation of pretrial motions hearings in the cases of US v. al-Nashiri and US v. Mohammad, et al. The dismissal of charges in the al Nashiri case and the rejoinder of Binalshibh in the 9/11 Five case created obstacles that may have lengthened the pretrial stage even further.
GTMO gained a new radio show Wednesday nights from 6 to 9 p.m., Island Country, with Howie, Jimmy and Z. They consider themselves the TMZ of country with comedy thrown into the mix.
Both Army men and women teams gained a year’s worth of bragging rights after taking home a win Dec. 12 during the Army-Navy rivalry flag football game.
After a year of units coming and going, historical events taking place and having the opportunity to have a little fun while deployed, JTF-GTMO continues to make its mark in history!
| Date Taken: | 12.29.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 01.26.2015 14:30 |
| Story ID: | 152741 |
| Location: | GUANTANAMO BAY, CU |
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