01 July 2021 Profile in Professionalism: LS1 Douglas Ness Douglas Ness, of Brockton, Mass., refers to himself as a “unicorn,” because finding someone like him in his line of work is like finding a mythical creature — they simply don’t exist. Ness serves the Department of Defense in more than one capacity. He actually serves in three...
22 June 2021 Profiles in Professionalism: PSC Eddie Boeve Two years ago, Chief Personnel Specialist Eddie Boeve felt as though he’d climbed a mountain. Pinned as a chief petty officer after a physically demanding chief initiation season at Navy Personnel Command in Millington, Tennessee, Boeve decided to give himself a brief respite from the grind of his...
22 June 2021 U.S. Navy Reservist Supports Tradewinds Mission in Guyana Tradewinds 2021, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, multinational, Caribbean security exercise, is currently underway in the country of Guyana, and includes strengthening partnerships though real-world support to assist with the mission...
17 June 2021 Profiles in Professionalism: Capt. David Salmons Navy Reserve Capt. David Salmons learned a lot about service from his parents. His mother, a neonatal nurse practitioner, and his father, a Navy Reserve Seabee, both made careers out of serving others and the nation. ...
16 June 2021 HSM-60 “Jaguars” Save Two Lives in Four Days As many Navy missions have a degree of inherent danger, Navy first responders and medical personnel are trained to quickly provide life-saving medical assistance to Navy and Marine Corps personnel in case of an emergency. Earlier this year, four Sailors assigned to the “Jaguars” of Helicopter...