Category: Active Duty Vets
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Military Spotlight: Gregory Chilson
Fireman Apprentice Gregory Chilson is a gas turbine systems mechanic aboard the destroyer operating out of Yokosuka. YOKOSUKA, Japan – A 2012 Olympian High School graduate and San Diego native is serving aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), living and working at the Navy’s forward-deployed base south of Tokyo. Fireman Apprentice…
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Military Spotlight: John Villamarin
Petty Officer 2nd Class John Villamarin is a yeoman aboard the destroyer operating out of Yokosuka, which is located approximately 35 miles south of Tokyo and accommodates the United States’ furthest forward-deployed naval forces. YOKOSUKA, Japan – A 2006 Morse High School graduate and San Diego native is serving aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer USS…
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Military Spotlight: Shingo Douglass
Seaman Apprentice Shingo Douglass is in an undesignated position aboard the destroyer operating out of Yokosuka. A 2010 Fallbrook High School graduate and Oceanside, Calif. native is serving aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), living and working at the Navy’s forward-deployed base south of Tokyo. Seaman Apprentice Shingo Douglass is in an…
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Military Spotlight: Archibald Alamares
Petty Officer 1st Class Archibald Alamares is a yeoman aboard the aircraft carrier operating out of Yokosuka, Japan. A 2001 Vista High School graduate and Oceanside, Calif. native currently serves aboard the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington, stationed at a U.S. Navy base located 35 miles south of Tokyo. Petty Officer 1st…
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USNS Lewis B. Puller Christened at General Dynamics NASSCO
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), on Saturday christened the U.S. Navy’s newest ship, the USNS Lewis B. Puller (MLP-3 AFSB). The ship is named in honor of the late U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant General Lewis “Chesty” Puller, the most decorated Marine and the only one to be awarded five…
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USNS Lewis B. Puller to be Christened
WHAT: Special event to christen The USNS Lewis B. Puller (MLP 3 AFSB). The event is free and open to the public. WHEN: Saturday, February 7, 2015 – 10am WHO: Speaking at the ceremony will be: Kevin Graney, Vice President & General Manager of General Dynamics NASSCO Rear Admiral Thomas K. Shannon, USN, Commander, Military…
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Military Spotlight: Navy Lt. Valentine Sviatocha
SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 17, 2014) – Lt. Valentine Sviatocha, from San Diego, Calif., administers anesthetic to a patient aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard’s crew is currently making preparations to get underway and continue the ship’s efforts in supporting the Chief of Naval Operations three tenets: Warfighting First,…