His removal follows the firing of USS Howard's Cmdr. Cameron Dennis in February and USS Georgia commander Capt. Geoffry Patterson in February. The Ohio is a sister ship of the Georgia. In February ...

Fire controlman 2nd Class Dakota Cavanh, a Santa Maria native, demonstrated his skills while scoring a target during a small arms qualification course aboard the USS Howard (DDG 83) on Jan. 21.

The carrier was accompanied by two guided-missile destroyers, USS Robert Smalls and USS Howard. It is scheduled to transit in Bremerton, Washington, later this year, before heading to a next home ...