USS George Washington (CVN-73) leaving dry dock on Sept. 27, 2019. HII Picture
Three junior enlisted sailors assigned to plane service USS George Washington (CVN-73) died earlier this month in three separate obvious suicides inside every week of one another, Navy officers have informed USNI Information.
The newest, Grasp-at-Arms Seaman Recruit Xavier Hunter Mitchell-Sandor, was discovered aboard the service on April 15 and was pronounced lifeless later that day in an area hospital, the Navy mentioned in a press release on Thursday.
Mitchell-Sandor “was handled by the medical group on board earlier than being transported to Riverside Regional Medical Middle in Newport Information the place the Service member handed away,” the Navy mentioned in a press release.
He had enlisted within the Navy in August and reported to the service following coaching in San Antonio after primary coaching in Nice Lakes.
A Navy official informed USNI Information that the dying was an obvious suicide.
Retail Companies Specialist third Class Mika’il Sharp died on April 9 and Inside Communications Electrician third Class Natasha Huffman died on April 10. Each deaths have been suicides, in keeping with info from the native medical expert supplied to USNI Information.
Sharp enlisted on June 10, 2020 and reported to George Washington on Oct. 3, 2020. The ship was his first project.
Huffman, of Minnesota, enlisted on July 11, 2018, and reported to George Washington n Might 21, 2019. George Washington was her first project, as properly.
The suicides of Mitchell-Sandor, Sharp, Huffman and an unidentifed fourth sailor who died by suicide in December are amongst seven sailors assigned to George Washington who’ve died within the final 12 months, USNI Information has discovered.
“We are able to affirm seven whole deaths of service members assigned to USS George Washington over the previous 12 months — 4 in 2021, and three in 2022. The circumstances surrounding these incidents range and it’s untimely to make assumptions, as some incidents stay below investigation,” Naval Air Pressure Atlantic spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Robert Myers mentioned in a press release.
A Navy official informed USNI Information of the three different sailors assigned to the ship who died: one dying was undetermined, one was “health-related” and one was from, “post-COVID issues.”
The sailor who died from post-COVID-19 issues just isn’t included within the record of 17 sailors who the service has mentioned died from circumstances associated to getting the virus because the begin of the pandemic in 2020.
The sequence of suicides has prompted the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces to start an investigation, U.S. Fleet Forces in a press release.
Adm. Daryl Caudle, “has directed Rear Adm. John Meier, commander, Naval Air Pressure Atlantic, to analyze and assess the reported deaths of sailors assigned to the USS George Washington (CVN-73), to incorporate correlations, command local weather and tradition points, and the systemic relationships between them,” reads a press release supplied to USNI Information on Thursday.
George Washington is berthed at Newport Information Shipbuilding, Va., within the remaining months of its five-year-long refueling and sophisticated overhaul (RCOH) that happens on the midlife of an plane service. RCOH’s take carriers all the way down to the bulkheads and the restore interval is designed to have the service sail for 25 extra years.
The RCOH of “USS George Washington (CVN-73), which started in 2017, is nearing completion. COVID-19 impacts and unplanned development work resulted in delays to the schedule. The unplanned development was largely found as work groups inspected techniques and tools all through the ship that can’t be inspected previous to the upkeep interval. RCOH assets have been elevated and schedule discount initiatives have been carried out,” HII spokesman Danny Hernandez informed USNI Information in a press release.
“Out of respect for our buyer and to guard the privateness of army households, Newport Information Shipbuilding doesn’t talk about the dying of our U.S. Navy Shipbuilding teammates aside from a office accident.”
Life for sailors aboard ships in upkeep could be disagreeable with junior sailors dwelling aboard decades-old berthing barges or aboard the ship that’s actively being repaired.
In 2019, three sailors assigned to USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) dedicated suicide whereas the service was in a long-term upkeep availability in the identical week. They have been three of 5 sailors assigned to the service who died from suicide.
Suicide Prevention Sources
Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
Army Disaster Line: 1-800-273-8255The Navy Suicide Prevention Handbook is a information designed to be a reference for coverage necessities, program steering, and academic instruments for instructions. The handbook is organized to help elementary command Suicide Prevention Program efforts in Coaching, Intervention, Response, and Reporting.
The 1 Small ACT Toolkit helps sailors foster a command local weather that helps psychological well being. The toolkit consists of recommendations for aiding sailors in staying mission prepared, recognizing warning indicators of elevated suicide threat in oneself or others, and taking motion to advertise security.
The Lifelink Month-to-month E-newsletter offers suggestions for sailors and households, together with the right way to assist survivors of suicide loss and to apply self-care.
The Navy Operational Stress Management Weblog “NavStress” offers sailors with content material selling stress navigation and suicide prevention.
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Rutgers has found a way defensively.
The Scarlet Knights have done it by limiting opponents on third downs and buckling down in the red zone, but in its two games against Power Four opponents, Rutgers has not been good enough for a unit that finished last season ranked 16th nationally in yards allowed.
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Rutgers bent but did not break in a down-to-the-wire, 21-18 win over Washington — last year’s national championship runner-up — Friday, moving to 4-0 for the first time since 2012.
Quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis and running back Kyle Monangai led the offense.
And when they needed it, several boneheaded Huskies penalties helped out the Scarlet Knights.
The nationally televised game against was Rutgers’ first Big Ten matchup of the year after facing Howard, Akron and Virginia Tech to start the season.
Kaliakmanis completed 14 of 24 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown.
Monangai produced his third consecutive 100-plus yard rushing game on a night that he surpassed Isiah Pacheco for seventh on Rutgers’ all-time rushing list.
Monangai ran for 132 yards, which included a commanding rush in which he broke a number of tackles for a 42-yard gain in the third quarter.
The Huskies managed to make the game interesting with a drive in the final minute, down by just three.
Washington was able to get the ball into Rutgers territory with a series of passes before kicker Grady Gross missed a 55-yard field-goal attempt wide left as time expired.
It was his third missed field goal of the game.
The Rutgers sideline poured out onto the field and the lights flickered in celebration when the final whistle sounded.
The Blackout Game at SHI Stadium drew 54,079 fans, the second-highest attendance in its history.
“You could feel it in that stadium tonight. That’s what Big Ten football is, and that’s what I want for New Jersey,” Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano said. “That’s what I’ve always wanted for New Jersey, is to have that in our state. … Tonight was a good step, but that’s all it is. It’s one win. It’s an exciting one; it’s a good one.”
Monangai’s 1-yard rushing touchdown run with 11:16 left in the second quarter erased a 3-0 Scarlet Knights deficit.
Later in the second, the Scarlet Knights took advantage of one of the Huskies’ biggest blunders of the night.
Washington blocked a 38-yard Rutgers field-goal attempt, only to have that negated when Vince Holmes was called for an illegal substitution to give Rutgers new life.
On the ensuing play, Kaliakmanis connected with receiver Ian Strong for a jump-ball touchdown to extend the Scarlet Knights’ lead to 14-3 with 30 seconds left in the half.
Washington finally found the end zone late in the third quarter on a six-play drive that culminated with Huskies quarterback Will Rodgers finding Denzel Boston for a 51-yard touchdown pass.
While the late third-quarter touchdown pulled the Huskies within five, Rutgers answered back with a touchdown of its own 4:03 into the final quarter as Samuel Brown V bulldozed his way to a 37-yard scoring run, extending the lead to 21-10.
The Huskies managed to make it close with a late-game drive in the fourth quarter to cut the Rutgers lead back to three on a drive that started on Washington’s 24-yard line.
It culminated in the Huskies keeping it alive with a short rush on fourth-and-1 before Rodgers connected with Boston in the end zone.
The Huskies completed the two-point conversion to cut the lead to 21-18 with 1:40 left on the clock.
Washington scored first with a 22-yard field goal, marking the first time since Nov. 25 that Rutgers allowed an opponent to score in the first quarter.
Friday was the first time that the Huskies and Scarlet Knights faced one another since 2017 and it marked Washington’s first road game against a Big Ten opponent as a member of the conference.
“Hats off to what Greg [Schiano’s] been doing. He’s built this thing right back up. I think that the fans and the students are evolving and growing with him,” Huskies coach Jedd Fisch.
As the Washington Nationals finish up the regular season, there is a lot of excitement about what’s to come in 2025.
This campaign was all about development for the Nationals. This was never going to be a team that was going to compete for a World Series this year, but the plan for their rebuild is looking good.
Washington has been able to stockpile a lot of top prospects and good young players, as now the franchise is watching these players grow. While young players and prospects provide hope and excitement for a franchise, they don’t always pan out.
In 2019, the Nationals saw the emergence of a talented young outfielder in Victor Robles. The then 22-year-old totaled a batting average of .255 with 17 home runs, 65 RBIs, and 28 stolen bases. The 4.4 WAR Robles was able to record made it appear like Washington had a star on their hands.
Unfortunately for Washington and Robles, the 2019 season seemed like an outlier, as he didn’t produce anywhere near that level in the years to follow. This campaign, the Nationals decided that it was time to move on from their once talented prospect, as he was picked up by the Seattle Mariners.
Whether it was the realization of being let go, or the Mariners finding something to help him improve, Robles is playing arguably the best baseball of his career with Seattle. Recently, Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report named the outfielder as one of the Top-5 most important position players on the team.
Even though the Mariners had a really tough stretch during the season offensively that likely cost them the American League West, the play of Robles for them was really impressive. In 75 games with Seattle, the slugger has totaled a .327 batting average, four home runs, 25 RBIs, and 29 stolen bases.
While Robles is playing excellently for the Mariners, the Nationals shouldn’t feel bad about moving on from him. Washington gave him plenty of opportunities over the last few years to produce.
Since the Nationals moved on from Robles, the team has been able to get more playing time for young outfielders like Jacob Young, James Wood, and Dylan Crews. With those players being potential starters and stars for years to come, Washington should have no regrets.
For Robles, it has been an excellent half of a season in Seattle. He was a player that was once considered a top prospect, and he might be finding his groove once again.
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