<!--/* //NOSONAR */--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<!--/* //NOSONAR */--><html  lang="en-US">
<head id="Head"><meta id="MetaDescription" name="DESCRIPTION" /><meta id="MetaKeywords" name="KEYWORDS" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1" /><title>
	USS Mesa Verde hosts Family Day for loved ones to learn about their Sailors
</title><link id="css3605" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/module.css" /><link id="css5184" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/desktopmodules/ArticleCS/styles/NavyUnit/style.css" /></head>
<body>
    <main>
    <div>
    <div class="adetail print" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle">
    <img alt="U.S. Navy Logo" class="print-logo" src="/Portals/_default/Skins/NavyTheme2/Resources/img/OfficialNavyLogoInverted.svg">
    <div class="container">
        <div class="body-section">
            <h1>USS Mesa Verde hosts Family Day for loved ones to learn about their Sailors</h1>

            <div class="body-text">
                
                    <img alt="USS Mesa Verde hosts Family Day for loved ones to learn about their Sailors" class="featured-image-print" src="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Mar/30/2003190414/600/400/0/230310-N-X1307-1103.JPG" />
                
                <p>


<!--image-->



<div class="media-inline media-inline-xlarge media-inline-center  " style="max-width:1460px">
    
    
    
    <a href="#pop6879760" class="popup" data-width="1460" data-height="1148">
        <div class="image-wrapper">
            <div class="overlay"></div>
            <img src="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Mar/30/2003190414/1460/1280/0/230310-N-X1307-1103.JPG" alt="DCC Johns teach daughter how to use a fire hose." class="img-responsive" />
        </div>
    </a>
    
    
    
        
        
        
        <div class="minfo">
            
            
            <span class="caption">
                NORFOLK (Mar. 24, 2023) – Damage Control Man Chief Johns from USS Mesa Verde LPD19 (MVD) shows her daughter how to safely operate a ship firehose. This was part of MVD family day where the crew and loved ones shared lunch and toured their working environment. (U.S. Navy photo by ENS Kyle Clement)
            </span>
            
        </div>
        
        
    
    
</div>


<!--popup-->

<div style="display:none">
    
    <div class="media-inline-popup" id="pop6879760">
        <div class="media-inline-img-container"><img src="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Mar/30/2003190414/1460/1280/0/230310-N-X1307-1103.JPG" alt="DCC Johns teach daughter how to use a fire hose." class="img-responsive" /></div>
        <div class="info">
            <span class="title">
                DCC Johns teach daughter how to use a fire hose
            </span>
            <div class="caption" style="max-width:1460px">
                NORFOLK (Mar. 24, 2023) – Damage Control Man Chief Johns from USS Mesa Verde LPD19 (MVD) shows her daughter how to safely operate a ship firehose. This was part of MVD family day where the crew and loved ones shared lunch and toured their working environment. (U.S. Navy photo by ENS Kyle Clement)
            </div>

            <div class="bottom">

                <div class="social">
                    <span class="subhead">SHARE IMAGE:</span>
                    <div class="a2a_kit a2a_default_style social-inner" data-a2a-url="https://www.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/Photo-Gallery/igphoto/2003190414/" data-a2a-title="DCC Johns teach daughter how to use a fire hose" data-a2a-media="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Mar/30/2003190414/1460/1280/0/230310-N-X1307-1103.JPG" data-page-url="https://www.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/News-Stories/Article/3347491/uss-mesa-verde-hosts-family-day-for-loved-ones-to-learn-about-their-sailors/">
                        <a class="a2a_button_facebook social-link" aria-label="Share on Facebook">
                            <span class="fa fa-facebook"></span>
                        </a>
                        <a class="a2a_button_x social-link" aria-label="Share on X">
                            <span class="fa-brands fa-x-twitter"></span>
                        </a>
                        <a class="a2a_button_email social-link" aria-label="Share by emailing content">
                            <span class="fa fa-envelope"></span>
                        </a>
                    </div>
                    <script type="text/javascript" defer src="https://static.addtoany.com/menu/page.js"></script>
                </div>

                <div class="action">
                    <div class="action-item download-link">
                        <div style="background-image: url(/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/Images/media_download.png)" class="icon"></div>
                        <a href="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Mar/30/2003190414/-1/-1/0/230310-N-X1307-1103.JPG" title="DCC Johns teach daughter how to use a fire hose" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="action-frame article-link">
                            <span>Download Image</span>
                        </a>
                    </div>
                    <div class="action-item detail-link">
                        <div style="background-image: url(/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/Images/media_link.png)" class="icon"></div>
                        <a href="https://www.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/Photo-Gallery/igphoto/2003190414/" title="DCC Johns teach daughter how to use a fire hose" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="action-frame article-link">
                            <span>Image Details</span>
                        </a>
                    </div>
                    
                    <div class="action-item photographer">
                        <div style="background-image: url(/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/Images/media_photographer.png)" class="icon"></div>
                        <div class="action-item action-frame">
                            <span>Photo By: ENS Kyle Clement</span>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    
                    <div class="action-item virin">
                        <div style="background-image: url(/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/Images/media_info.png)" class="icon"></div>
                        <div class="action-item action-frame">
                            <span>VIRIN: 230310-N-X1307-1103</span>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
    
    
</div>













<style>
    #cboxClose {
        position: absolute;
        top: 5px;
        right: 5px;
        display: block;
        background: url(/desktopmodules/articlecs/images/media_popup_close.png) no-repeat top center;
        width: 40px;
        height: 40px;
        text-indent: -9999px;
    }

        #cboxClose:hover {
            background-position: bottom center;
        }

    .me-plugin {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
    }
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">

    var gih = 0;
    var giw = 0;
    var pup;
    var g_isDynamic = false;

    function popupResize(ibox, w, h, doResize) {
        if ($(ibox).hasClass('dgov2popup-info')) {
            // This block is included once, so is shared by all media tokens.
            // this block is how we execute the special resize for dgov2's slideshow popup
            dgov2slideshowPopupResize(ibox, w, h, doResize);
            return;
        }

        if (!g_isDynamic)
            return;

        var isMobile = window.matchMedia('(max-width: 1200px)').matches;

        if (isMobile) {
            $.colorbox.resize({ width: "100%", height: "100%" });
            $(ibox).find(".img-responsive").width('100%');
            $(ibox).find(".img-responsive").height('auto');

            $(ibox).find(".info").css('height', 'auto');
            return;
        }

        var iw = w;
        var ih = h;
        var ww = $(window).width();
        var wh = $(window).height();
        var hextra = 40;
        var wextra = 360;
        var hborder = 120;
        var wborder = 120;
        var maxw = ww - wextra - wborder;
        var maxh = wh - hextra - hborder;
        var ratio = Math.min(maxw / iw, maxh / ih);

        iw = Math.floor(iw * ratio); // use floor to avoid overflow scrollbar
        ih = Math.floor(ih * ratio);

        //        console.log(iw + " " + ih + " --- " + (iw + wextra) + " " + (ih + hextra))

        $(ibox).find(".img-responsive").width(iw);
        $(ibox).find(".img-responsive").height(ih);

        $(ibox).find(".info").height(ih);

        if (doResize)
            $.colorbox.resize({ width: iw + wextra, height: ih + hextra });
    }

    $(window).resize(function () {
        if (g_isDynamic && pup !== undefined)
            popupResize(pup, giw, gih, true);
    });

    $(window).load(function () {
            $(".popup").click(function () {
                giw = $(this).data('width');
                gih = $(this).data('height');
                pup = $($(this).attr('href'));
                g_isDynamic = $(this).data('dynamic') === 1 ? true : false;

                popupResize(pup, giw, gih, false);

                var w = "768px";
                var isMobile = $(window).width() < 768 ? true : false;
                w = "auto";
                if (isMobile)
                    w = "100%";

                const isDgov2Slideshow = $(this).attr("data-isdgov2slideshow") != undefined;
                const isDGOV2 = false;
                const slideNumber = parseInt($(this).attr('data-slide-number'));
                const slideIndex = slideNumber - 1;
                //console.log("slideNumber for popup", slideNumber)
                const popupThis = this;
                $(this).colorbox({
                    className: 'inline-popup', fixed: true, transition: "none", opacity: .9, inline: true, width: w, height: 'auto', maxWidth:"80%", maxHeight:"100%", close: isDgov2Slideshow || isDGOV2 ? "<i class='fas fa-times' />" : "X", onClosed: function () {
                    },
                    onComplete: function () {
                        var popupHeight = jQuery(this.href.substring(this.href.lastIndexOf("#"))).outerHeight(true);
                        if (jQuery("#colorbox").height() < popupHeight) {
                            jQuery("#colorbox").height(popupHeight);
                        }
                        if (g_isDynamic) {
                            if (!isMobile) {
                                bodyScrollLock.disableBodyScroll(this);
                            }
                        }
                   
                        // for popup having data-isdgov2slideshow attr (see above)
                        if (isDgov2Slideshow) {
                            const popSelector = '#dgov2popup-target-3347491';
                            const ssSelector = '#dgov2slideshowId-3347491';
                            dgov2slideshowPopupInit({
                                numSlides: 0,
                            startingSlideIndex: slideIndex,
                                popupSelector: popSelector,
                                slideshowSelector: ssSelector,
                                slideshowMediaId: 3347491,
                        });
                giw = $(popupThis).data('width');
                gih = $(popupThis).data('height');
                pup = $($(popupThis).attr('href'));
                popupResize(pup, giw, gih, true);
            }
            $(window).resize();
        },
        onClosed: function () {
        pup = undefined;
        if (g_isDynamic)
            bodyScrollLock.enableBodyScroll(this);

        if (isDgov2Slideshow) {
            const popSelector = '#dgov2popup-target-3347491';
            const ssSelector = '#dgov2slideshowId-3347491';
            dgov2slideshowPopupDestroy({
                popupSelector: popSelector,
                slideshowSelector: ssSelector,
            });
        }
    }
    });

    });

    
    $(".popup-slideshow").colorbox({
        inline: true,
        onComplete: function () {
            SlideshowInit();
            $.colorbox.resize();
            // stop scrollbar from flashing
            $("#cboxLoadedContent").css("overflow", "");
            $("#cboxLoadedContent").css("overflow-y", "hidden");
        },
        onClosed: function () {
            $('.slideshow-gallery').trigger('slideTo', 0);
        }
    });
    
    });
</script>






NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. –  On March 24, USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) hosted an open house for its family members with ship tours, good eats, and a live band performing for the crew.</p>

<p>Mesa Verde Executive Officer, Cmdr. William Bridges said Family Day was for spouses and children to better appreciate what their Sailor does aboard the ship each day.</p>

<p>“Family Day is a great opportunity and experience for the family and crew of Mesa Verde,” Bridges said. “Once we show where we live and work, our lives become tangible in ways that our family cannot otherwise grasp.”</p>

<p>


<!--image-->



<div class="media-inline media-inline-xlarge media-inline-center  " style="max-width:1460px">
    
    
    
    <a href="#pop6879760" class="popup" data-width="1460" data-height="1148">
        <div class="image-wrapper">
            <div class="overlay"></div>
            <img src="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Mar/30/2003190414/1460/1280/0/230310-N-X1307-1103.JPG" alt="DCC Johns teach daughter how to use a fire hose." class="img-responsive" />
        </div>
    </a>
    
    
    
        
        
        
        <div class="minfo">
            
            
            <span class="caption">
                NORFOLK (Mar. 24, 2023) – Damage Control Man Chief Johns from USS Mesa Verde LPD19 (MVD) shows her daughter how to safely operate a ship firehose. This was part of MVD family day where the crew and loved ones shared lunch and toured their working environment. (U.S. Navy photo by ENS Kyle Clement)
            </span>
            
        </div>
        
        
    
    
</div>


<!--popup-->

<div style="display:none">
    
    <div class="media-inline-popup" id="pop6879760">
        <div class="media-inline-img-container"><img src="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Mar/30/2003190414/1460/1280/0/230310-N-X1307-1103.JPG" alt="DCC Johns teach daughter how to use a fire hose." class="img-responsive" /></div>
        <div class="info">
            <span class="title">
                DCC Johns teach daughter how to use a fire hose
            </span>
            <div class="caption" style="max-width:1460px">
                NORFOLK (Mar. 24, 2023) – Damage Control Man Chief Johns from USS Mesa Verde LPD19 (MVD) shows her daughter how to safely operate a ship firehose. This was part of MVD family day where the crew and loved ones shared lunch and toured their working environment. (U.S. Navy photo by ENS Kyle Clement)
            </div>

            <div class="bottom">

                <div class="social">
                    <span class="subhead">SHARE IMAGE:</span>
                    <div class="a2a_kit a2a_default_style social-inner" data-a2a-url="https://www.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/Photo-Gallery/igphoto/2003190414/" data-a2a-title="DCC Johns teach daughter how to use a fire hose" data-a2a-media="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Mar/30/2003190414/1460/1280/0/230310-N-X1307-1103.JPG" data-page-url="https://www.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/News-Stories/Article/3347491/uss-mesa-verde-hosts-family-day-for-loved-ones-to-learn-about-their-sailors/">
                        <a class="a2a_button_facebook social-link" aria-label="Share on Facebook">
                            <span class="fa fa-facebook"></span>
                        </a>
                        <a class="a2a_button_x social-link" aria-label="Share on X">
                            <span class="fa-brands fa-x-twitter"></span>
                        </a>
                        <a class="a2a_button_email social-link" aria-label="Share by emailing content">
                            <span class="fa fa-envelope"></span>
                        </a>
                    </div>
                    <script type="text/javascript" defer src="https://static.addtoany.com/menu/page.js"></script>
                </div>

                <div class="action">
                    <div class="action-item download-link">
                        <div style="background-image: url(/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/Images/media_download.png)" class="icon"></div>
                        <a href="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Mar/30/2003190414/-1/-1/0/230310-N-X1307-1103.JPG" title="DCC Johns teach daughter how to use a fire hose" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="action-frame article-link">
                            <span>Download Image</span>
                        </a>
                    </div>
                    <div class="action-item detail-link">
                        <div style="background-image: url(/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/Images/media_link.png)" class="icon"></div>
                        <a href="https://www.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/Photo-Gallery/igphoto/2003190414/" title="DCC Johns teach daughter how to use a fire hose" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="action-frame article-link">
                            <span>Image Details</span>
                        </a>
                    </div>
                    
                    <div class="action-item photographer">
                        <div style="background-image: url(/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/Images/media_photographer.png)" class="icon"></div>
                        <div class="action-item action-frame">
                            <span>Photo By: ENS Kyle Clement</span>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    
                    <div class="action-item virin">
                        <div style="background-image: url(/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/Images/media_info.png)" class="icon"></div>
                        <div class="action-item action-frame">
                            <span>VIRIN: 230310-N-X1307-1103</span>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
    
    
</div>


















</p>

<p>Family tours took the visitors deep into the ship where the heart beats – the engine room. The few who persevered down six decks and braved the main machinery room heat were rewarded with the impressive sight of the massive diesel engines – two in the port engine room, two in the starboard, each towering 15 feet over on lookers and each capable of pushing 25,750 tons of steel, fuel, cargo, and personnel through the water. Upon the conclusion of the exclusive tour, family members, likely exhausted by the lengthy descent, now had to go back and climb even more steps to get to the flight deck.</p>

<p>The damage control equipment received the most attention. A firefighting hose was flaked out and charged for people to get a sense of the physical demands for operation. Spouses awed at the unassuming heft of the 25-foot hose and eight-pound brass nozzle, and the force of water that pushed them back like a helpless kite caught up in a gust of wind. Also on display was a Naval Firefighter Thermal Imager (NFTI) and a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). The black and white display on the NFTI proved to be entertaining with children seeing the world in a monochromatic form. The SCBA was another form of entertainment for the young ones with making the face mask fog up.</p>

<p>Besides the tour, some families played corn hole while others ate pizza and snow cones on the flight deck. Capt. Marc Davis, Commanding Officer, topped off the festivities with the traditional Navy cake cutting on the mess decks.</p>

<p>This unifying event brought families closer and fostered pride in the Sailors that operate Mesa Verde to help loved ones better understand the purpose of many nights spent away from home.</p>

            </div>
            
        </div>
    </div>
</div>
<script>
    window.print();
</script>
    </div>
    </main>
</body>
</html>