Norfolk native performs with U.S. Navy Band Cruisers during a San Juan concert
The Cruisers performed eleven concerts spanning 850 miles during their two-week tour of Puerto Rico.
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Williamsburg native serves aboard USS Nimitz
7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific Region.
Newport News Namesake ship returns to homeport after a six-month deployment
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Newport News and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) TWELVE and its primary mission is to provide attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe.
Virginia Beach native fires an M9 service pistol aboard USS Nimitz
7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Hampton and Norfolk natives perform as part of the U.S. Navy Band during a holiday concert
Musician 1st Class William Ledbetter, from Hampton, Virginia, and Musician 1st Class Danlie Cuenca, from Norfolk, Virginia, perform with the United States Navy Band during a holiday concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington.
Old Dominion University alum selected as 2023 Modern-Day Technology Leader
He went on to earn his Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University and Professional Engineering License in Civil Engineering in the state of Oregon.
After graduation, he worked as a construction manager at JEB-LC Naval Amphibious Base in Virginia Beach, Va. Ray later became the project management and engineering branch head at Naval Support Activity Bahrain before joining the NAVFAC Washington team in October 2021 where he oversees $35 million in design development at Public Works Department Bethesda. He will manage $100 million in construction over the next three years.
(Video) Namesake of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
“Our Navy remains a symbol of the United States; of our dedicated and skilled sailors, of our technological genius and our massive but controlled military strength, which patrols the oceans of the world on a mission of peace.”
Norfolk native serves aboard USS Harry S. Truman
Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently in port onboard Naval Station Norfolk.
Hampton native serving with U.S. Navy Band performs solo at a senior living community
The Commodores performed seventeen concerts across five states during their 22-day tour connecting communities across the nation to their Navy.
Norfolk native serving aboard USNS Comfort participates in humanitarian mission in Honduras
Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Don White, from Norfolk, Virginia, attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.