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ATG Ingleside Disestablishes

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Story Number: NNS090310-19
Release Date: 3/10/2009 6:09:00 PM

By S.L. Standifird, Naval Station Ingleside Public Affairs

INGLESIDE, Texas (NNS) -- Afloat Training Group (ATG) Ingleside held a disestablishment ceremony March 6 on the Naval Station Ingleside waterfront.

ATG will be moving to San Diego later this year as part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure announcement to close Naval Station Ingleside.

"Today's ceremony serves not only to mark the end of the Afloat Training Group Ingleside, but also as a closing to the mine warfare chapter of the proud military history of Texas," said Cmdr. Todd C. Wobig, ATG Ingleside commanding officer.

Wobig, who took command of ATG Ingleside in November 2007, thanked those who have contributed to the success of ATG and focused on what their departure means to the Coastal Bend of Texas.

Wobig also commented that the ceremony was taking place now so that their customers – the mine countermeasures ships and Sailors - who had been trained by ATG personnel could be present, as well as the ATG Sailors who had made the command successful.

Frank Simmons, former chief staff officer of ATG, served as guest speaker. Simmons has nearly 13 years with ATG Ingleside as both a senior officer and contractor.

"One constant in this diverse group," Simmons said, "has been the mentorship these Sailors have provided. The Sailors training Sailors, raising them to a higher level of professionalism. These Sailors have given the best to make the best."

ATG Ingleside provides Sailors training in mine warfare, combat, combat systems, supply and 3M (material, maintenance management), engineering, damage control, seamanship, medical, navigation and anti-terrorism/force protection to 14 mine warfare ships homeported in Texas, Japan and the Persian Gulf.

In Navy tradition, Wobig was piped ashore at the end of the ceremony.

For more news from Naval Station Ingleside, visit www.navy.mil/local/nsi/.