McARTHUR II Commissioning Ceremony
May 20, 2003
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 The decommissioning/commissioning ceremonies take place between the two ships. |
 Chief Mate Greg Hubner starts the ceremony. |
 The audience listens. |
 RADM Evelyn Fields at the podium. |
 Lowering the colors on the McARTHUR for the last time. |
 Raising the colors on the McARTHUR II for the first time. |
 CDR Craig Bailey salutes. |
 RADM Evelyn Fields and Arthur McArthur, great grandson of LT William Pope McArthur. |
 CDR Al Exner, Mike Webb, CDR Craig Bailey and RADM (RET) John Albright. |
 Deputy Assistant Secretary Timothy Keeney and CAPT John Clary. |
 CDR Bill Sites, Chief Mate Greg Hubner and SS Dave Hermanson. |
 Chief Mate Greg Hubner. |
 Newly commissioned McARTHUR II. |
 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: 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. |