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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

(July 25, 2023) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Captain Steve Djunaedi, Naval Air Station Oceana commanding officer, presents a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal to Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Michael Y. Yang, Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Oceana student, after his actions as a lifeguard June 30. Yang saved a child from drowning at the Dam Neck Annex beach. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO – More than 110 Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) new instructors, current instructors, area managers and Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) staff recently attended a week of classes, instruction and Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Instructor Orientation Training (NIOT) for new instructors on the Port Loma Submarine Base here July 17-21. (Photo by Paula Sawdy Bowes) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO – Naval Service Training Command Master Chief Andrew Hochgraver welcomes more than 110 Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) new instructors, current instructors, area managers and Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) staff to a week of classes, instruction and Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Instructor Orientation Training (NIOT) for new instructors on the Port Loma Submarine Base here July 17-21. (Photo by Paula Sawdy Bowes) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

GREAT LAKES, Ill (July 21, 2023) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) 1st Class Dominique Williams, left, a recruit division commander at Recruit Training Command (RTC), congratulates his brother Seaman Recruit Tyriek Williams after graduating boot camp at RTC in Great Lakes, Illinois. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephane Belcher) Share

GREAT LAKES, Il.

Capt. Kertreck Brooks is relieved by Capt. Kenneth Froberg as commanding officer of U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command during a change of command ceremony at Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall, Great Lakes, Illinois, July 18, 2023. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy’s only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephane Belcher) Share

GREAT LAKES, Il.

Capt. Kertreck Brooks speaks during U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's change of command ceremony at Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall, Great Lakes, Illinois, July 18, 2023. During the ceremony, Brooks was relieved by Capt. Kenneth Froberg as commanding officer. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy’s only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephane Belcher) Share

GREAT LAKES, Il.

Capt. Kenneth Froberg salutes Capt. Craig Mattingly during U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's change of command ceremony at Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall, Great Lakes, Illinois, July 18, 2023. During the ceremony, Capt. Kertreck Brooks was relieved by Capt. Kenneth Froberg as commanding officer. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy’s only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephane Belcher) Share

GREAT LAKES, Il.

Capt. Kenneth Froberg speaks during U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's change of command ceremony at Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall, Great Lakes, Illinois, July 18, 2023. During the ceremony, Capt. Kertreck Brooks was relieved by Froberg as commanding officer. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy’s only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephane Belcher) Share

CARIBBEAN SEA

CARIBBEAN SEA (July 15, 2023) UNITAS multinational forces work aboard Peruvian Navy ship, BAP Pisco (AMP 156), discuss the ships current operations as it conducts a series of drills and maneuvers while participating in UNITAS LXIV, July 15, 2023. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Colombia, it brings together multinational forces from 20 partner nations, including 26 warships/vessels, three submarines, 25 aircraft (fixed wing/helicopter) and approximately 7,000 people. The exercise trains forces in joint maritime operations that enhance tactical proficiency and increase interoperability with the presence of unmanned air, surface, and submarine systems. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g Nicko West) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Commandant Col. James Kievit presented Cryptologic Technician Interpretive 1st Class Austin Gentry, a Military Language Instructor at Information Warfare Training Command Monterey, with the Joint Service Achievement Medal during a ceremony at Cook Hall on July 21, 2023. Gentry was recognized for his exceptional achievements and selection as the DLIFLC’s Military Language Instructor of the Quarter for third quarter for fiscal year 2023. Share

GREAT LAKES, Il.

Seaman Raul Vega Rodriguez, a graduating Sailor, and his youngest son, 18-year-old Recruit Kendrick Raul Vega Sanabria, currently in bootcamp, stand with their family at Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC). More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy’s only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephane Belcher) Share

GREAT LAKES, Il.

Seaman Raul Vega Rodriguez (center left), a graduating Sailor, and his youngest son, 18-year-old Recruit Kendrick Raul Vega Sanabria (second left), currently in bootcamp, stand with their family at Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC). More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy’s only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephane Belcher) Share