SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 2, 2021) Sonar Technician (Surface) Seaman Alexis Ennis, from Ada, Ohio, participates in color guard practice aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65). Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. With …
Category Archives: Hometown Heroes
Ensign Eva Pahl
By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jennifer Gold, Navy Office of Community Outreach SAN DIEGO – Ensign Eva Pahl, a native of Sycamore, Ohio, joined the Navy one years ago. Today, Pahl serves aboard USS Tripoli. “I’ve always loved leadership opportunities,” said Pahl. “Growing up I was an officer in 4-H (Head, Heart, Hands and Health) …
Tim Meyer
Army Sgt. 1st Class Tim Meyer, a native of Ottawa, Ohio, retired from the Army in September after serving honorably for 25 years. He served as an administrative specialist and patient administrative specialist, but spent most of his career in various public affairs roles during his 20 years in the Army and five years in …
Dylon Lamalie
ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 25, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Dylon Lamalie, from Fostoria, Ohio, practices piping aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean April 25, 2020. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) remains at sea in the Atlantic as a certified carrier strike group force …
Carl Basinger
PORT HUENEME, Calif. – “We Build, We Fight” has been the motto of the U. S. Navy’s Construction Force, known as the “Seabees,” for more than seven decades. The Navy Seabees are an elite group of personnel trained in both combat and the craft skills of the construction industry. Petty Officer 2nd Class Carl Basinger, …
Isaiah Foster
CHINA LAKE, Calif. – Petty Officer 3rd Class Isaiah Foster, a native of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, plays a key role in supporting the Navy’s research, testing and evaluation of cutting-edge weapons systems for today’s sailors. Foster is a yeoman serving at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, known as “Secret City.” “A vast weapons …
Sergio Mata
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 29, 2020) Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Sergio Mata, from Bowling Green, Ohio, and Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Jessica Yurcak, from Riverside, California (left), measure a wind sensor on the mast of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, …
Dylon Lamalie
ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 2, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Dylon Lamalie, from Fostoria, Ohio, signals from the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) to the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), not pictured, during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Sea Feb. 2, 2020. The Harry S. Truman …
Dylon Lamalie
(Dec. 27, 2019) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Dylon Lamalie, from Fostoria, Ohio, stands the signalman watch in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Sea Dec. 27, 2019. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area …
Daniel Leaks
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Theodore Quintana, Navy Office of Community Outreach MILLINGTON, Tenn. – As Americans reflect on the service of military men and women this Veterans Day, some may not realize that they are fellow residents with those who serve in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Leaks, a …