Scituate resident fulfills duties for Military Sealift Command
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Scituate resident Michael Cook started working for Military Sealift Command immediately after graduating from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay with a Bachelor of Science in marine transportation six years ago.
Cook has served as the chief mate aboard MSC’s submarine tender USS Emory S. Land and as the cargo officer aboard the ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez.
Through one of the leadership development opportunities offered by MSC, Cook spent 10 months enrolled in the U.S. Naval War College’s College of Naval Command and Staff in Newport, Rhode Island. He graduated from the program with a Master of Arts in defense and strategic studies.
The shipyard is warning that the work may come with a smell. While the Navy is taking actions to reduce any impacts, the odor may be detectable in surrounding communities beyond the installation’s fence line, the shipyard said in a release, noting that containment systems and prompt shipment will be in place to minimize odor by capturing and properly disposing of the marine growth.
The shipyard had hoped to get the venerable vessel into dry dock Friday but winds delayed the move. It will be scheduled next week.
Work the shipyard s dry dock six should last about 2 1/2 months.
Decommissioned in 2009 after a 48-year career, Kitty Hawk has since bobbed in Sinclair Inlet at the Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, as it is known. The warship s hull has to be cleaned of any kelp, barnacles and overall marine growth before its transport to be dismantled to thwart the spread of invasive species, the shipyard said.
Chief Petty Officer Justin Huf, a hull technician, died Monday in the intensive care unit at Norfolk’s Sentara Leigh Hospital, according to the Expeditionary Strike Group 2.
By CAITLIN M. KENNEY | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 24, 2021 WASHINGTON The Virginia-based sailor who died from the coronavirus earlier this week was a 39-year-old from California, the Navy announced Wednesday. Chief Petty Officer Justin Huf, a hull technician, died Monday in the intensive care unit at Norfolk’s Sentara Leigh Hospital, according to the Expeditionary Strike Group 2. Last Tuesday, Huf had symptoms of the virus and was isolated. On Friday, he tested positive for the virus and was hospitalized the next day, according to the Navy. Huf was assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 based at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach at the time of his death. His unit operates air-cushioned landing craft, which are high-speed vehicles that transport people, weapons and equipment from ship to shore, according to the Navy.