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PENSACOLA, Fla.

Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) domain fiscal year 2022 Sailor of the Year (SOY) candidates, their command master chiefs, SOY board members and NETC leadership listen to a brief during a visit to the Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit as part of NETC SOY Recognition Week in Pensacola, Florida, May 9, 2023. NETC's mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by forging civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters. (United States Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Melvin) Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) domain fiscal year 2022 Sailor of the Year (SOY) candidates, their command master chiefs, SOY board members and NETC leadership listen to a brief during a visit to the Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit as part of NETC SOY Recognition Week in Pensacola, Florida, May 9, 2023. NETC's mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by forging civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters. (United States Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Melvin) Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) domain fiscal year 2022 Sailor of the Year (SOY) candidates, their command master chiefs and SOY board members are given a tour of the Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit as part of NETC SOY Recognition Week in Pensacola, Florida, May 9, 2023. NETC's mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by forging civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters. (United States Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Melvin) Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) domain fiscal year 2022 Sailor of the Year (SOY) candidates, their command master chiefs and SOY board members are given a tour of the Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit as part of NETC SOY Recognition Week in Pensacola, Florida, May 9, 2023. NETC's mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by forging civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters. (United States Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Melvin) Share

VOORHEES, N.J.

VOORHEES, N.J. (May 9, 2023) Rear Adm. Alexis "Lex" Walker, commander of Navy Recruiting Command, delivers remarks during the 15th Annual High School Enlistee Recognition Ceremony, part of nationwide Our Community Salutes program, in Voorhees, N.J., May 9, 2023. The Our Community Salutes program recognizes and supports high school seniors who enlist into the military immediately after high school graduation, and provides them with resources that aid in transition into military service. Navy Recruiting Command consists of a command headquarters, three Navy Recruiting Regions, and 26 Navy Talent Acquisition Groups that serve more than 1,000 recruiting stations across the world. Their combined goal is to attract the highest quality candidates to assure the ongoing success of America�s Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Diana Quinlan) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (May 8, 2023) Recruits march in formation with the USS Enterprise and Blue Angels guidons at Recruit Training Command, May 8, 2023. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher M. O'Grady) Share

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Pasley and Lt. Col. Jeff Ledoux salute the list of lost Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians during the 54th Annual EOD Memorial Ceremony, May 6, 2023. Names of recent fallen and past EOD technicians are added to the memorial wall and flags presented to their families during a ceremony each year at the Kauffman EOD Training Complex at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The all-service total now stands at 344. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (May 3, 2023) Recruits are introduced to fartlek runs as part of physical training at Recruit Training Command, May 3, 2023. Fartlek runs consist of a period of jogging followed by short sprints. The OPFA is the final physical fitness assessment required to graduate boot camp and consists of dynamic warm-up exercises, push-ups, planks, 1.5-mile run, and cool down stretches. Boot camp is approximately 10 weeks and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their careers at the command. Training includes five warfighting competencies of firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding, and small arms handling and marksmanship along with physical fitness and lessons in Navy heritage and core values, Warrior Toughness, Life Skills, teamwork and discipline. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy�s only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Rashawn Lynch) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 28, 2023) Equipment Operator 1st Class Sibel Uzun adjusts a recruits neckerchief before for a pass-in-review graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command. Boot camp is approximately 10 weeks and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their careers at the command. Training includes five warfighting competencies of firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding, and small arms handling and marksmanship along with physical fitness and lessons in Navy heritage and core values, Warrior Toughness, Life Skills, teamwork and discipline. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher O'Grady) Share

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

230428-N-N0443-3022 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (April 28, 2023) Surface Combat Systems Training Command’s (SCSTC) Commodore, Capt. George A. Kessler, Jr., meets with Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center, and SCSTC Det Middle Pacific who are participating in SCSTC’s Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT) pilot program. The objective of SCSTC’s six-month pilot is to test the effectiveness of standalone VMT systems to support maintenance skill, proficiency training, and maintenance support across the waterfront community. (Photo courtesy Surface Combat Systems Training Command Det Middle Pacific) Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

230428-N-YR423-1753 PENSACOLA, Fla. (April 28, 2023) – Chief Aircrew Survival Equipmentman Raymond Rainer, reviews references while attending the Aircrew Survival Equipmentman (PR) Advancement Examination Readiness Review (AERR) in Pensacola, Florida, April 28, 2023. AERRs bring together fleet subject matter experts to develop and review Navy-wide advancement exam content for their rating. (U.S. Navy photo by Cheryl Dengler) Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

230426-N-YR423-6177 PENSACOLA, Fla. (April 26, 2023) – Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) Commanding Officer Capt. David Pavlik, presents the civilian of the quarter award for first quarter 2023 to Mark Winkelman. Winkelman serves as the commands security manager and received his award for superior performance and outstanding results during the March 2023 Higher Headquarters Organization Review in which the command received all passing scores. Additionally, Winkelman trained the command in active shooter response procedures and tested them during the 2023 Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain exercise with successful results. (U.S. Navy photo by Cheryl Dengler) Share