Category Archives: Military Corner
Service Member Spotlight: Chesapeake Native Conducts Maintenance on Aircraft Aboard USS Harry S. Truman
Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Apprentice Jack Hadley, from Chesapeake, Virginia, assigned to the "Red Rippers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, cleans the port main landing gear on an F/A...
Aug 11, 2022
Portsmouth Native Participates in World's Largest International Maritime Warfare Exercise
Service Member Spotlight: brought to you by Cardo Max. By Yeoman 1st Class April T. Copeland, Navy Office of Community Outreach A 2016 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate and Portsmouth, Virginia, nat...
Aug 05, 2022
Service Member Spotlight: Old Dominion University Graduate Assumes Command of NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic
U.S. Navy Capt. Matthew C. Riethmiller assumed the duties of Commanding Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT), July 22. Riethmiller, who has served in the...
Jul 25, 2022
Service Dogs Visit Navy Sailors Aboard USS George H.W. Bush to Aid in Stress Relief Ahead of Deployment
Mutts With A Mission and USO stopped by to bring some paws-itivity to the crew on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) this Wednesday (July 19). The canines are visiting the...
Jul 20, 2022
Blue Angels Announce First Female Pilot, an ODU Grad Based at Oceana
The Blue Angels have added the first female demonstration jet pilot to its aerial demonstration team. Lt. Amanda Lee, an ODU graduate based at Oceana, is the newest core member of the Navy's famed tea...
Jul 19, 2022
Norfolk Native Awarded Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Norfolk, Virginia, native, Fireman Skyler Brooks, was awarded the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal aboard USS Constitution, July 14th. The Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal is a...
Jul 18, 2022
Service Member Spotlight: Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Devin Krause
Service Member Spotlight is brought to you by Cardo Max. Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Devin Krause, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, assigned to the "Red Rippers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA)...
Jul 15, 2022
Service Member Spotlight: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raphael McCorey
U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raphael McCorey, from Chesapeake, Virginia, performed the National Anthem during a Fourth of July celebration aboard Military Sealift Command hospital...
Jul 08, 2022
Service Member Spotlight: Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Kahron Sharpezotten
Newport News native serves aboard USS Harry S. Truman Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Kahron Sharpezotten, from Newport News, Virginia, speaks over the 3MC aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft...
Jun 30, 2022
Service Member Spotlight: Lt. Anthony Reid
A Chesapeake, Virginia, resident is serving with Commander, Operational Test & Evaluation Force (COMOPTEVFOR) supporting Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022 in the Arctic Ocean. ICEX 2022 is a three-week exe...
Jun 30, 2022
