Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Agossou Marcellin, at the time a General Medical Practitioner in Benin, had an impossible decision to make. Nine hours earlier, he’d admitted a seven-year-old girl with severe anemia – a complication of malaria contracted days before. Worse, the accompanying fever was...

Call it serendipity or coincidence, maybe even karma. For Boatswain's mate second class Kayla Gathright, in the face of prevailing winds, she prefers to call it determination “or having nothing to lose,” that led her to the title of Miss Oregon for America Strong 2022, during the state pageant in...

What does it take to oversee the day-to-day operations of the only permanent U.S. military base on the entire African continent? Strong, experienced leadership is at the forefront of any military operation, but leaders cannot do it alone. To ensure our military leaders operate at peak efficiency,...

Lt. Nathalie “Snap Shot” Behn, a Mechanical Engineer at Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, spends most of her time supporting Sailors and ensuring readiness from behind the scenes at the Price Fighters Department. However, it was her time in uniform as a Navy Reserve officer that...

Sometimes those who break away from the pack have a clearer path to move forward. The Navy Emergency Preparedness Officer (NEPLO) program has quietly become an unexpected path to becoming a flag officer. With a dozen leaders now promoted to flag ranks, this milestone stands out for a wardroom of...