The Saipan Chamber of Commerce welcomed the USS Cowpens crewmembers with a brief ceremony at the Taste of the Marianas Food & Beer Garden Festival at American Memorial Park on Saturday evening.
Associate Judge David A. Wiseman led the exchange of caps ceremony.
“We are continuously working to make the CNMI as a preferred destination for Morale, Welfare, and Recreation in the Asia-Pacific Region,” chamber president Doug Brennan said.
Pacific Eagle Inc. vice president Aya Matsumoto gave the officers a bouquet of flowers to welcome them. USS Cowpens leaves Saipan this morning.
USS Cheyenne, a Los Angeles-class submarine, arrived on Saturday morning with over 150 crewmembers.
Crewmembers of USS Cheyenne will be joining the Memorial Day activities at the Veterans Cemetery this morning.
Home-ported in Hawaii, USS Cheyenne will be departing on Thursday morning.
