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Service News Seaman Read arrives at Fort Benjamin Harrison
Pvt Daniel D Reader son of Patricia Reader of 932 Panda Road South Venice has arrived for duty at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana after a prior assignment at Fort Dix New Jersey He is a 1980 Gladwin High School graduate. Navy Airman Robert J Bell son of Rose Bell of 414 Escalanta Drive North Port serves aboard the USS Carl Vinson homeported in Norfolk Virginia The Vinson is a Nimitz class carrier commissioned March 13 1982 and cost 1.7 billion with a 20 million saving Its keel was laid Oct 11 1975 launched Mar 15 1980 and it carries nearly 6000 crew along with stores a hospital and a post office The ship features nuclear propulsion a 4 5 acre flight deck and is 24 stories tall Read er faces months of intensive training as a Vinson plankowner Bell joined the Navy in 1980 Navy Electronic Warfare Technician 2nd Class Robert W Disel son of William and Irene Disel of North Port recently returned from a Mediterranean Middle East deployment aboard the destroyer USS Conolly homeported in Norfolk The ship logged 20000 nautical miles during 138 days at sea with port visits to Spain Saudi Arabia and Italy The Conolly is 529 feet long with a crew of 296 and carries guns missiles and anti-submarine torpedoes Disel a 1975 Venice High School graduate joined the Navy in 1977 His wife Kathy daughter of George and Barbara Scott lives at 446 North Biscayne Drive North Port.