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Lakeland Native Recognized as Sailor of the Quarter
By Darwin Lam, Naval Criminal Investigative Service Office of Strategic Communications
WASHINGTON – A Lakeland, Florida native is recognized as the Office of the Secretary of the Navy’s 2023 Junior Sailor of the Quarter, fourth quarter.
Master-at-Arms 1st Class Christopher Collins, a George Jenkins High School graduate, joined the Navy in 2018 and is currently assigned to Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Protective Field Operations detachment in Washington.
“Serving in the Navy means opportunity and learning for me,” said Collins.
He attributed his success in the Navy to his road and mountain biking training for races.
“If you can't do something in training, you can't do it in a race,” he added.
Collins shared his proudest accomplishment as the training lead petty officer, earning the highest annual training assessment that Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 2 Detachment Bahrain has ever achieved.
“Maintaining readiness levels to execute maritime operations at any time alongside our allied partners is important,” said Collins, “we defend and ensure the freedom of the seas.”
He is currently pursuing an online Bachelor of Arts degree in Homeland Security from American Military University.
Comprised of about 2,000 personnel, with more than 1,000 serving as federal Special Agents, NCIS is unique among U.S. military criminal investigative organizations as it is a civilian-ran agency and is headed by a civilian law enforcement professional who reports directly to the Secretary of the Navy.
Today, NCIS operates in approximately 191 locations, in more than 41 countries. Given the organization's worldwide forward presence, NCIS is often the first federal law enforcement agency on the scene when U.S. interests overseas are affected. In addition to serving at major naval commands around the world, NCIS Special Agents deploy aboard all Navy aircraft carriers and with amphibious task forces. NCIS agents routinely conduct advances before U.S. Navy ships visit non-Navy ports, working with domestic and foreign counterparts to identify and mitigate security threats. NCIS also conducts protective service operations for senior naval officials and visiting dignitaries.
For more information about NCIS, visit https://www.ncis.navy.mil/.
| Date Taken: | 02.05.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 02.05.2024 10:09 |
| Story ID: | 463175 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
| Hometown: | LAKELAND, FLORIDA, US |
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