Lt. Cmdr. Mellany George, from Birmingham Ala., found her passion for engineering in the Boy Scouts of America Exploring Program at 14 years old. Since then, she graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science in Fiber and Polymer Engineering in 2005. She then joined the Navy as a...

Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Brittany Ommen, a native of Arlington, Wa., has the opportunity to live this dream of hers. Ommen, a U.S. Navy Reservist attached to Navy Reserve Center, Kitsap, is playing in the Armed Forces Basketball Championship Tournament in Fort Moore, Ga. for the Navy women’s team...

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),...

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...