WHATS NEW ON THE SITE

NOTICE: To new visitors-

The "Ships Log" is our "Guest Book", so please sign in

and leave/view a message. See if an old "Shipmate" has left a message there.

7/11/05

2005 REUNION INFO NOW IN "REUNION" SECTION.

10/24/03

2004 REUNION INFORMATION POSTED. Please make your reservations early. We hope to see you all in Anaheim, CA .....

10/24/03

NOT LISTED ON THE SITE EXCEPT HERE. FOR ALL YOUR INFORMATION:

BRAC List-----Just Off the Press

Latest info received... Got this from a friend.

Army bases currently proposed for closure or realignment in 2005

include:

* Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

* Detroit Arsenal, Michigan

* Fort Belvoir, Virginia

* Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico

* Fort McPherson/Gillem, Georgia

* Fort Monmouth, New Jersey

* Fort Monroe, Virginia

* Fort Polk, Louisiana (to realign)

* Fort Richardson, Alaska

* Fort Sam Houston, Texas

* Fort Shafter, Hawaii

* Lima Army Tank Plant, Ohio

* Natick Soldier Center, Massachusetts

* Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey

* Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

* Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois

* Sierra Army Depot, California

* Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona

Air Force base closures and realignments include:

* Altus AFB, Oklahoma

* Beale AFB, California

* Brooks AFB, Texas

* Cannon AFB, New Mexico

* Columbus AFB, Mississippi

* Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota

* Goodfellow AFB, Texas

* Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota

* Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts

* Kirtland AFB, New Mexico

* Los Angeles AFB, California

* McConnell AFB, Kansas

* Nellis AFB, Nevada (to realign)

* Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina (to realign)

* Shaw AFB, South Carolina

* Vance AFB, Oklahoma

The Air Force will lose 2,260 military and 2,839 civilian manpower

positions, and 1,055 reserve drill authorizations next year,

according

to the 2004 force-structure announcement released July 23. Many

bases,

both active duty and reserve component, are affected by the

realignment.

In many cases, units will gain aircraft and missions, while others

will

pare down. Besides manpower reductions, the realignment formally

announces the retirement of the C-9A Nightingale and KC-135E

Stratotanker aircraft.

According to Air Force officials, the 20 C-9s are being retired

because

of reduced-patient movement, range limitations and increasing

maintenance and upgrade costs. The aeromedical-evacuation mission

will

become a

requirements-based system using all passenger-capable aircraft.

The service will retire 44 of the Air National Guard and Air Force

Reserve Command's 43-year-old KC-135Es next year, replacing them with

24

KC-135Rs from the active-duty fleet. By the end of fiscal 2006, the

Air

Force will have retired 68 of the KC-135Es.

Naval base closures and realignments include:

* Ingleside Naval Station, Texas

* Naval Postgraduate School, California

* Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi

* Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, New Jersey

* Naval Recreation Station Solomons Island, Maryland

* Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane, Indiana

* Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Virginia

* Navy Supply Corps School, Georgia

* New Orleans Naval Support Activity, Louisiana

* Pascagoula Naval Station, Mississippi

* Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire

* Saratoga Springs Naval Support Unit, New York

Marine base closures and realignments include:

* Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Georgia

* Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California (realignment)

* Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California

* Marine Corps Mountain Warfare School, California

* Marine Reserve Support Unit, Kansas City

* Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California (realign or

close).

02/24/03

Added more info in the Vietnam section in the "HISTORY" page.

02/15/03

AN OFFICERS REUNION GROUP has been formed.. See "REUNION Page" for more info.

12/20/02

We have added the following- A new SEARCH ENGINE to search the entire site for names and other info. (Located on the MAIN page and on the SHIPMATE SEARCH page.) We have added a second page to the NAVY LINKS section. Lots of new contacts for Navy info. And we have added a "Finding Shipmates and How to obtain personnel records" page. You can access it from the SHIPMATES SEARCH PAGE and from the SHIPS LOG page.

Happy Holidays to all.

7/2/02

Tour information for 2002 REUNION added to "Reunion" page.

10/23/01

NOTICE: My new E-mail address is now- icroom@adelphia.net

Thanks for all your past support. George Cox- BHR 31 Webmaster

8/22/01

For most of this year I have been dealing with health issues that my father has. I finally had to help him relocate to an assisted living retirement facility where he is doing well. I then spent months cleaning and repairing his home to get it ready for sale. I have now finally got some free time to get back to working on this site and finally update the Shipmate Search page. I have many new names to add. They will be posted in the next week or so.

04/06/01

Added a link on the "Links" page to a web site covering everything about our former base at Subic Bay P.I.

03/16/01

14 new entries were added to the "Shipmate Search" page. I still have a lot more to post. Sorry for the delays.

02/22/01

We now have a "NEW" Ships Log. Please check it out. The last one from Yahoo/GeoCities only allowed for 50 entries. This fact wasn't mentioned when I installed it. I am sorry for any inconvenience that this may have caused.

1/1/01

Happy New Year!!!!! New photos from the collection of R. Adm. L.P. Carver added in the Photos section.

9/15/00

The Reunion page has been updated with some new information such as the Hotel name, and an 800 toll free reservation number to call. They are also now taking reservations. Just ask for the BHR reunion rate.

9/12/00

Added "The History Behind The Name- Bonhomme Richard." It is located in the History section.

9/8/00

Added 17 more names to the "Shipmate Search" page.

8/29/00

Added more names to the "Shipmate Search" page.

8/22/00

Added 3 more names to the "Shipmate Search" page.

8/16/00

More names have been added to the "Shipmate Search" page.

8/14/00

More names have been added to the "Shipmate Search" page. The Las Vegas reunion

was a great success. I saw many old friends and made many new ones. Try and attend

the 2001 reunion in Spokane WA.. Keep an eye on our "Reunion" page for more info....

4/15/00

More names have been added to the "Shipmate Search" page.....

2/29/00

Read- "How To Simulate Shipboard Life" in the Shipslog Section.

2/20/00

We now have our own Domain name address to access this site. It is "www.bhr31.com"

You can now use this much easier to remember web address to get to this site.

2/7/00

2000 REUNION "INFORMATION"

August 11-13, 2000

At the Plaza in Las Vegas

Number One Main Street

P.O. Box 760

Las Vegas NV 89125

(702) 386-2110 or toll free- 1-800-634-6575

Room Rates- $30.00 Sunday Thru Thursday and

$45.00 Friday and Saturday.

July 11, 2000 is the cut off dates for these prices.

Hope to see you all there.

George Cox

1/25/00

HAPPY "2000"

I have just posted some articles of interest concerning the final days of this great ship. Please go to the "History" section and click on "Her Final Days- The Articles" button. New names have been added to the "Shipmate Search" page. Vigen, D., Brunner, J., Malloy, M., Christensen, W.E., Woodley, J., Conner, C., Kelly, W., Sorrell, T., Soderberg, K., Motz, D., Britton, J.. New links have been added to the "Navy Links" page. They will help you find out all kinds of Navy related info.

12/8/99

New names have been added to the "Shipmate Search " page. Mathews, J., Nelson, R., Johnson, L., Brown, K., Sorrell, T., Linville, J., Hogue, C., Deycous, D., Walter, D., Lutz,R.. A new Discussion Board has been added to the "Ships Log" page. Use it to ask questions, answer questions, get BHR info....

12/6/99

A new "Message Board" has bee added. It can be "accessed" from the "Ships Log" page. We can use it to stay in touch, ask questions, answer questions, and seek BHR info....

11/11/99

4 names were added to the "Shipmate Search" page. "Calderwood, Ken- Cary, John- Koday, Edward-

Thomas, Bill.

9/16/99

23 names were added to the "Shipmate Search" page. Two names were added to the "TAPS" page.

7/15/99

Check out the "OLD TIME" recruiting poster collection. Access it from the "PHOTOS" page.

7/13/99

Shipmate Search page updated. (new names added)

7/6/99

WW2 History page has been completed. Korea and Viet Nam to come soon. Ships Log can now be accessed for leaving messages.

6/29/99

NOTICE: You cannot leave a message in the "Ships Log" until July 1, 1999. The provider of the web space for the BHR site, Geocities, has merged with Yahoo. This has caused a few problems with the Geocities services. Please stand by..... The "Shipmate Search" page has been updated as well as the "TAPS" page.

5/14/99

Search this site for "friends names" or othe info. Use "Search Engine" located on Main page, Shipmate Search page, or Whats New page.

4/19/99

"Shipmate Search" page updated......

4/4/99

TAPS page updated......

3/22/99

I am inputing new entries, on a daily basis, into the new "Shipmate Search" page..

This will take a few days so stay tuned... You can now access the "Shipmate Search" page from the "Main" start page..

3/19/99

The "MAIN" start page has been revamped.... It is cleaner and easier to use...

3/17/99

The pictures sent in by "SHIPMATES" are now accessable by clicking the button on the "P HOTOS" page. Thanks to all who provided these photos...

3/17/99

A new "SHIPMATE" search page has been added. Access it from the "SHIPS LOG" page.

3/15/99-

My web site (IC Room) computer room pictures are here.Access- "IC ROOM" button on start page.