Submarine Squadron Twenty held a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, Sep. 16. Capt. Eric Cole relieved Capt. John Cage as the squadron’s commodore, in a ceremony held at the base chapel. Cole, the incoming commodore, is a native of Carrollton, Georgia. He received his commissioning from the U.S. Naval…
Margaritaville at Sea has launched its “Heroes Sail Free” program offering FREE cruises from Florida to the Bahamas for current and former U.S. military members, fire, police, and EMS personnel, and educators. Eligible travelers can book a cruise through the “Heroes Sail Free” program, coordinated in partnership with e-commerce site GovX, on sailings from Sept. 9…
Seaman Destiny Torres, a native of Chesapeake, Virginia, serves aboard the Navy’s newest warship operating out of Norfolk, Virginia. USS Fort Lauderdale, an amphibious transport dock ship, was commissioned July 30 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. “If there is one thing that history has shown us from the days of antiquity it is that the stakes…
Service Member Spotlight: A native of Norfolk, Virginia, serves the U.S. Navy aboard USS Boxer, which is homeported in San Diego. Petty Officer 3rd Class Jahkaya Bazemore, a 2016 Maury High School graduate, joined the Navy two years ago. “I joined because I wanted to travel the world,” said Bazemore. “I also needed the benefits…
Dale Shiflett, a resident of Virginia Beach, Virginia, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC). Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patricia Rodriguez, Navy Office of Community Outreach Shiflett’s Navy journey began in 1975 working at the shipyard in Newport News. “After high school graduation, I started as an apprentice…
Seaman Destiny Torres, a native of Chesapeake, Virginia, serves aboard the Navy’s newest warship operating out of Norfolk, Virginia. USS Fort Lauderdale, an amphibious transport dock ship, was commissioned July 30 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. “If there is one thing that history has shown us from the days of antiquity it is that the stakes…
Service Member Spotlight: A native of Norfolk, Virginia, serves the U.S. Navy aboard USS Boxer, which is homeported in San Diego. Petty Officer 3rd Class Jahkaya Bazemore, a 2016 Maury High School graduate, joined the Navy two years ago. “I joined because I wanted to travel the world,” said Bazemore. “I also needed the benefits…
Dale Shiflett, a resident of Virginia Beach, Virginia, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC). Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patricia Rodriguez, Navy Office of Community Outreach Shiflett’s Navy journey began in 1975 working at the shipyard in Newport News. “After high school graduation, I started as an apprentice…