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)
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.
Cmdr. Diron Cundiff, a Navy Reserve Sailor, is a staff nurse who drills at Navy Reserve Center (NRC) Chattanooga where he mentors junior officers who are new to the unit, as well as provides guidance to the officer in charge (OIC) and assistant OIC. His mission is to maximize warfighter performance through optimized medical readiness tailored to operational requirements, to enhance the readiness of the medical force, to sustain expeditionary...
Master-At-Arms 2nd Class Tracy Branner was driving home when he received a phone call from Chief Personnel Specialist (AW) Benny Byers. Branner was overwhelmed to hear the news that he had been selected for promotion to the rank of Petty Officer 1st Class as part of the Navy Reserve’s Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP-R). A program that is designed to advance eligible E-5 and below Sailors to the next higher paygrade after being...
Growing up with a great sense of gratitude for the United States of America paved the way for Lt. Cmdr. Britney Brown to join the U.S. Navy. That same sense of gratitude keeps her motivated to give back to a service that has helped her become the person she is today.
