Independence's stop at Guam was the first by an aircraft carrier in more than 30 years. Port Klang, Malaysia, hosted its first U.S. aircraft carrier when Independence made a three-day port call there. Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 43 Detachment 9 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 Detachment 9 also participated. The award recognizes improvement in quality, process or products. The new building, housing both a commissary and a Navy exchange, opened to rave reviews.
Customers are the big winners.
Now they can park in one place and buy everything from groceries to blue jeans. Although some installations have exchanges and commissaries joined by canopies or food courts, those were generally two separate building projects, according to Al Smith, DeCA's Chief Architect. This was really the first attempt to integrate an exchange and a commissary into a single construction project. Fire fighting, a Marine obstacle course and a tour of a P-3 Orion aircraft are just some of the activities planned for Naval Sea Cadets attending boot camp at Naval Air Station Barbers Point June 15 to 29. The second goal is to give the kids a taste of what Navy boot camp is like.