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December 26, 2020

Coast Guard MH-65 Assists In Family Rescue

Locate Child, Grandparents Lost While Looking For Christmas Tree In Willamette National Forest

The Coast Guard and the Lane County Sheriff’s Office located a 4-year-old girl and her grandparents Wednesday after they were reported missing in the Willamette National Forest earlier in the week. The girl and her grandparents ventured into the forest Monday looking for a Christmas tree. The three were reported missing after the girl’s mother went to pick her up at the grandparents’ home in Eugene and found no sign that the group had returned from the forest. Investigators did not know what part of the forest they headed to, but cell phone signals indicate they were last in the area of Fall Creek.

Female CO Will Command Aircraft Carrier for First Time

The Navy confirmed that Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt will assume command of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) marking the first time a female commanding officer will lead the crew of one of the Navy’s 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Bauernschmidt will take command of Lincoln this summer, upon completion of the nuclear power, aviation, and leadership training required of aircraft carrier COs. "I am incredibly honored and humbled to be selected,” said Bauernschmidt. “I love leading Sailors and I take that responsibility extremely seriously."