HIALEAH, Fla. (Oct. 16, 2022) U.S. Navy Reserve Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Miami, send a go Navy, beat Army, message. The Army-Navy football game will be played in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field, on Dec. 10, 2022. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Natalia Murillo)
Senior Navy leaders from Naval Station, Great Lakes, visited with Navy Junior ROTC cadets, faculty, and staff at Chicago’s Hyman G. Rickover Naval Academy as part of the school’s commemoration of Black History Month on Feb. 13.
The comfort of empathy and a warm reception can provide hope and strength for those who have lost a loved one. Few people will ever know the emotions felt with the loss of a spouse, child or sibling, to military service. This experience defines a Gold Star family member.
Over 86 Sailors and their family members participated in Navy Reserve Region Readiness and Mobilization Command (REDCOM) Jacksonville’s 38th Returning Warrior Workshop (RWW) hosted in Nashville, Tennessee, April 21-23, 2023. Returning Warrior Workshops are a component of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP) designed to honor service members and their families.
Onlookers stand as they witness feet march and guns flip in unison, while flags are presented to the crowd. Whether present during the Navy’s most prestigious ceremonies, sporting events or other commemorative gatherings, the local community often gets the privilege to witness the Navy’s prized flag’s presented with precision and professionalism by one of the best color guard teams in the Navy Reserve.
Everyone remembers the job they dreamed of when they were children. But how many of us actually get that wish? Lt. Clint Brinker is living his childhood dream of building theme parks and roller coasters.
Ensign Luke Galbicka joined the Navy Reserve in 2015. Like many other Sailors, he joined to fulfill his desire for adventure and to get out of his comfort zone. His current unit is Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Jacksonville, which maintains the Navy’s warfighting readiness through providing extraordinary patient care to service members. He drills at Navy Reserve Center (NRC) West Palm Beach.