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OKLAHOMA CITY — Every sailor’s story of naval service is unique. For Petty Officer 1st Class Kyleigh Carey, this story began in San Antonio, Texas, where skills and values learned there would be foundational to success in the Navy. “One of the biggest lessons I carried with me from my hometown came from watching my mom,”…
OKLAHOMA CITY- Every sailor’s story of naval service is unique. For Chief Petty Officer Maria Garcia, this story began in San Antonio, Texas, where skills and values learned there would be foundational to success in the Navy. “I learned growing up the importance of having family to support you,” Garcia said. Garcia graduated from Christian Academy…
NORFOLK, Va. – Seaman Ikechukwu Ajah, a native of San Antonio, Texas, serves aboard USS Cole, a U.S. Navy warship operating out of Norfolk, Virginia. Ajah graduated from Federal Government College in 2021. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in San Antonio. “I learned to never…
MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Martinez, a native of Bandera, Texas, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) 14, which is participating in Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2025 in northeastern Europe. This multi-national exercise runs from June 5 to 20. Martinez graduated from Bandera High School in 2005. Additionally, Martinez…
Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Joshua Brown, from San Antonio, Texas, spots contacts from the bridge-wing of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) while pulling into Naval Base Guam in the Pacific Ocean, April 18, 2025. Gridley, assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of…
MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 1st Class Gabriela Tseh, whose sister resides in San Antonio, Texas, was recently named 2024 Sailor of the Year (SOY) serving with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Cherry Point, North Carolina. Apr 17 Sailor with family ties to San Antonio named Sailor of the Year serving with Navy…
GREAT LAKES – Airman Apprentice Armando Rabago graduated as the top sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) on March 13, 2025. Rabago, from San Antonio, Texas, enlisted for a variety of reasons, including the opportunity to change the direction of his life. “For the first half of…
PHILIPPINE SEA (February 6, 2025) – Fireman Apprentice Adolfo Madrid from San Antonio, Texas, watches a simulated fire during a damage control training scenario aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 6. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15,…
250204-N-PT073-1093 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 4, 2025) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Torres Giovanni, from San Antonio, Texas, removes paint in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently moored at Naval Air Station North Island.
MILLINGTON, Tenn. – A San Antonio native will return to San Diego from a seven-month deployment serving aboard USS Stockdale, a U.S. Navy warship that recently conducted operations in the Middle East. Petty Officer 2nd Class Fabian Ortiz, a 2012 graduate of Harlandale High School, joined the Navy five years ago. “I joined the Navy…