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McARTHUR II Commissioning Ceremony

May 20, 2003


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The decommissioning/commissioning
The decommissioning/commissioning ceremonies take place between the two ships.
Chief Mate Greg Hubner starts the ceremony.
Chief Mate Greg Hubner starts the ceremony.
The audience listens.
The audience listens.
RADM Evelyn Fields at the podium.
RADM Evelyn Fields at the podium.
Lowering the colors on.
Lowering the colors on the McArthur for the last time.
Raising the colors.
Raising the colors on the McARTHUR II for the first time.
CDR Craig Bailey salutes.
CDR Craig Bailey salutes.
RADM Evelyn Fields and Arthur McArthur.
RADM Evelyn Fields and Arthur McArthur, great grandson of LT William Pope McArthur.
dignataries.
CDR Al Exner, Mike Webb, CDR Craig Bailey and RADM (RET) John Albright.
Timothy Keeneyand CAPT John Clary.
Deputy Assistant Secretary Timothy Keeney and CAPT John Clary.
Crew members.
CDR Bill Sites, Chief Mate Greg Hubner and SS Dave Hermanson.
Chief Mate Greg Hubner.
Chief Mate Greg Hubner.
Newy commissioned McARTHUR II.
Newly commissioned McARTHUR II.
CDR Craig Baily presents.
CDR Craig Baily presents the McARTHUR's name board to LT William Pope McArthur's great grandsons Lewis and Arthur and Arthur's wife Dotti.
Former CO's of the McARTHUR.
Former CO's of the McARTHUR: CDR (RET) Ken Lilly, CDR (RET) Jim Morris, RADM Evelyn Fields, CDR Craig Bailey, CDR Michele Bullock, CAPT (RET) Ken Perrin, and CDR Bill Sites.

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