When Ensign Erin Omberg reported to Officer Development School (ODS) in Newport, Rhode Island, earlier this year, King Hall may have seemed familiar to her. When she checked into Navy Reserve Center Minneapolis for her first drill weekend, she may have experienced some déjà vu as well. Both of these...

A young chef decided to take a leap out of the frying pan and into the fire in 1997. From a small kitchen in the town of Maplewood, Minnesota to a Norfolk, Virginia-based Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier...

The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) is one of the nation’s seven geographically focused unified commands with responsibility for U.S. military operations in the Caribbean, Central America and South America, as well as security cooperation with defense and public-security forces in the region. As...

On behalf of the entire Navy Reserve Force, we are pleased to announce the following individuals have been selected to advance to the next higher rank.The Reserve Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP) Board convened April 10 to select Season One candidates. The Reserve MAP program allows Commanding...

Since the launch of the 24/7 Reserve Chaplain Hotline Apr. 1, 2020, the Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC) Chaplains Office, and over 60 Reserve Chaplains, have provide counseling and support to over 230 Reserve Sailors and families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic...