It has been four years since Vice Admiral John Mustin, Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander, Navy Reserve Force, first released the Navy Reserve Fighting Instructions. NRFI 2020 was an action plan for transforming the Reserve Force. NRFI 2022 challenged the force to adapt with urgency. In 2024, that...

Lt. j.g. Felix Boamah made the transition from 2nd class petty officer to Lt. j.g. on August 5, 2023 at Navy Reserve Center (NRC) Charlotte. Boamah is looking forward to bringing his civilian skills, and passion, to the Navy Reserve. From a young age Boamah found himself in the position of a...

“I grabbed onto the mirror and held on for dear life. Eventually my arm gave out and I fell off because he was driving so fast. He ran over my leg, sped off, and left me in the middle of the street.”In January of 2021, shortly after reporting to Commander Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC),...

Cmdr. Smyth, NR Commander, Naval Forces Japan (CNFJ) Dallas-Fort Worth Chief of Staff, was part of a team of over 50 Reserve Sailors who recently traveled to Japan for Citadel Pacific (CP) 23. As one of three major exercises or rehearsals the NR CNFJ Enterprise supports annually, NR CNFJ/CNRJ...

The hot sun beat down on Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Ramiro Garcia as he led the 2-8 Infantry Unit belonging to the Army Task Force Warhorse Regional Command South down a road to conduct soft knocks in a village outside of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Garcia, a dog handler, was at the front of the group...