Category Archives: Military Corner
Virginia Beach native serves with one of the Navy's newest tilt-rotor aircraft squadrons
By Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Hanchar, Navy Office of Community OutreachSAN DIEGO - Petty Officer 1st Class Kersey Tadeo, a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, serves the U.S. Navy aboard Fleet Lo...
Feb 27, 2023
Service Member Spotlight: U.S. Navy Lt. Mason Hunerkoch from Virginia Beach, Va
U.S. Navy Lt. Mason Hunerkoch, from Virginia Beach, Va., fires an M9 service pistol during a small arms live-fire exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in 7th Fleet condu...
Jan 10, 2023
Norfolk native serves aboard USS Harry S. Truman
NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 1, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Kayla Smith, from Norfolk, Virginia, uses a magnet to pick up foreign object and debris on the flight deck of the Nimitz-clas...
Dec 05, 2022
Hampton native serving with U.S. Navy Band performs a solo at a senior living community
Musician 1st Class William Ledbetter, from Hampton, Virginia, performs a solo during a concert at Morningside at The Meadows senior living community. The Commodores performed seventeen concerts across...
Nov 18, 2022
Chesapeake native conducts medical exams during Continuing Promise 2022.
Chesapeake native conducts medical exams during Continuing Promise 2022. Rocio Hernandez, left, a pediatrician from the Venezuelan American Medical Association, and Cmdr. Danielle Montiel, from Chesap...
Nov 18, 2022
Old Dominion University Alumni Serves with the Next Generation of U.S. Naval Aviation Warfighters
Meet, Lt. j.g. Zachary Carde, a 2019 Old Dominion University alumnus serving in the U.S. Navy where naval aviators learn the skills they need to fly missions around the world. Lt. j.g. Zachary Carder,...
Nov 03, 2022
Active Duty Military Can Enjoy a Free Zoo Day with the USO of Hampton Roads and Virginia Zoo
The USO of Hampton Roads and the Virginia Zoo will host a USO Zoo Day on Saturday, November 12th from 10 AM - 4 PM. This event is FREE and open only to active duty, reserve, and national guard service...
Nov 01, 2022
Norfolk Native Serves Aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)
Logistics Specialist 1st Class Sheba Kanjelkheir, from Norfolk, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), moves cargo during a vertical replenishment with the Henry ...
Oct 25, 2022
Virginia Beach Native Serves Aboard USS Portland
Boatswain's Mate Seaman Matthew Sanchez, left, from Long Island, New York, and Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Keizha Vergara, right, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, prepare a cake for the Navy's 247th B...
Oct 19, 2022
Chesapeake native turns over command at Strike Group Oceanography Team Norfolk
Chesapeake native turns over command at Strike Group Oceanography Team Norfolk. Cmdr. Matthew Cushanick was relieved by Cmdr. Kristine Bench as Commanding Officer, Strike Group Oceanography Team Norfo...
Oct 19, 2022
