Plank Owners

During our "TEA" we also had another tradition.  PLANK OWNER. This is a VERY old Navy Tradition where members of the commissioning unit of a ship a giver the "right" to own a plank of the ship when it is decommissioned. In this case the "Ship" is the new Navy Miranda Trauma Center FST Role 2E. It is kind of a neat idea and definitely gives us a sense of ownership for OUR Role 2E FST. We each got a Certificate of Plank Ownership! We also gave each of the unit members a OEF Certificate.