Vickilee Powell

Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 (VAW-112), known as the "Golden Hawks," was established on April 20, 1967. The squadron flew the E-2 Hawkeye aircraft, providing airborne early warning and command and control for U.S. Navy carrier strike groups. VAW-112 participated in major operations, including Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom, supporting both combat and humanitarian missions worldwide. After fifty years of distinguished service, VAW-112 was deactivated on May 31, 2017, as part of a Navy force restructuring.

USS PUGET SOUND

U.S. Navy

**USS PUGET SOUND (AD-38)** was a Yellowstone-class destroyer tender commissioned by the United States Navy in 1968. Serving as a mobile repair and support ship, she provided maintenance, logistics, and administrative services to the fleet, primarily supporting destroyers and other surface combatants. Throughout her career, USS Puget Sound operated in both the Atlantic and Mediterranean, frequently serving as flagship for the U.S. Sixth Fleet and supporting operations during crises such as the Lebanon conflict in the 1980s. After nearly three decades of service, she was decommissioned in 1996 and later scrapped.