Photo by Rachel Landers | Joint Region Marianas | 02.02.2023
ASAN, Guam (Feb. 9, 2023) - Members of the Young Environmental Stewards (YES) after-school program at the Commander William C. McCool School learn about Guam's invasive species during a presentation given by staff from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Students and staff had the opportunity to learn about the impact of invasive species on Guam's ecosystem. The presentation included an......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White | 509th Bomb Wing | 05.23.2019
Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen McCool, 509th Bomb Wing command chief, introduced herself to an audience during a commander's call assembly on May 23, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. McCool and Col. Jeffrey Schreiner, the 509th BW commander, took the opportunity to emphasize the importance of Airman wellness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)...
Photo by Samantha Crane | Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast | 04.12.2019
190412-N-BR740-1083: Ingalls Shipbuilding welder Morris Johnson welds the initials of Shawna McCool and Kate Oja, ship sponsors of the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), into a steel plate during the keel authentication ceremony for the ship at Huntington Ingalls Industries Pascagoula shipyard April 12. The laying of the keel traditionally marked the first step in ship construction.......
Photo by Samantha Crane | Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast | 04.12.2019
190412-N-BR740-1072: Left, Kate Oja and Shana McCool ship sponsors of the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), sign their initials onto a steel plate that will be fastened to the ship during the keel authentication ceremony for the ship at Huntington Ingalls Industries Pascagoula shipyard April 12. The laying of the keel traditionally marked the first step in ship construction. With......
Photo by Samantha Crane | Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast | 04.12.2019
190412-N-BR740-1054: Left, Shana McCool and Kate Oja, ship sponsors of the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), speak about their grandfather during the keel authentication ceremony for the ship at Huntington Ingalls Industries Pascagoula shipyard April 12. Then a Navy captain, McCool received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in rescuing survivors from a sinking destroyer and......
Photo by Samantha Crane | Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast | 04.12.2019
190412-N-BR740-1036: Capt. Brian Metcalf, LPD program manager, explains why the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) received its name during the keel authentication ceremony for the ship at Huntington Ingalls Industries Pascagoula shipyard April 12. Then a Navy captain, McCool received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in rescuing survivors from a sinking destroyer and for saving......
Photo by Samantha Crane | Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast | 04.12.2019
190412-N-BR740-1025: Kari Wilkinson, Ingalls Shipbuilding vice president of program management, delivers remarks during the keel authentication ceremony for the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) at Huntington Ingalls Industries Pascagoula shipyard April 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Samantha Crane/Released)...
Photo by Samantha Crane | Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast | 04.12.2019
190412-N-BR740-1006: The keel plate of the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) sit on a podium during the ship’s keel authentication ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries Pascagoula shipyard April 12. The laying of the keel traditionally marked the first step in ship construction. With today's advanced modular shipbuilding, the keel laying ceremony now recognizes the joining......
