Thank You For Your Service
PHILIPPINE SEA (May 10, 2021) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Desiree Hanley, middle, from Coral Springs, Fla., uses hand signals to communicate with her deck team during an anchoring evolution aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69). Milius is assigned to Commander Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Brett Cote)
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ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 10, 2020) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Alexis Primes, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., takes a reading on a controlled reversible pitch pump in an engine room of the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), during a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8). Ralph Johnson is part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Collier)
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Logistics Support 1st Class Heralder Ochoa, a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida is a U.S. Navy sailor deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Located in an austere environment, Camp Lemonnier is a U.S. Navy base located in the Horn of Africa and is the only enduring U.S. military base on the continent of Africa.
Ochoa serves as the lead petty officer for the Camp Lemonnier Logistics Department and is recognized by his department as their Member in the Spotlight, October 6, 2020. He also serves as a logistics support representative and coordinates with Port Operations to replenish supplies for both camp and ships within this area of operations.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Oct., 2020) Acting Under Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gregory J. Slavonic, awards officer Stuart Levitt, from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, with the Distinguished Civilian Medal for Valor during an award ceremony at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NASCC). Secretary Slavonic visited NASCC to recognize the base Sailors and civilian who displayed acts of heroism during an active shooter emergency on May 21, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexander C. Kubitza/Released)
Fort Lauderdale Sailor Honored as Camp Lemonnier Member in the Spotlight
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Logistics Specialist 1st Class Heralder Ochoa, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and lead petty officer at the Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ), Logistics Support Center (LSC), poses for a photo on top of a cargo loader, October 8, 2020. LSC leadership selected Ochoa for their Member in the Spotlight. Ochoa also serves as a logistics supply representative and is responsible for coordinating replenishment of supplies for both CLDJ and ships operating in the area of operations. Camp Lemonnier is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied and partner nation forces to be where and when they are needed to ensure security in Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Natalia Murillo)
CELEBES SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Bernardo Sanderson, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, applies safety wire to a hold back bar in the hydraulic shop of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Quinton A. Lee)
LOS ANGELES (April 13, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Dane Chambers, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., organizes a medical supply drawer in a ward aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) April 13. Mercy deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense’s missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden)
Chief Culinary Specialist (Submarine) Michael Halavin, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen, speaks on his journey through life leading to his enlistment in the Navy and ultimately joining the submarine force, following in the footsteps of his father. CSS-15 is responsible for providing training, material, and personnel readiness support to four Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine commands located at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger)
Seaman Britney McDonald, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, stands phone talker watch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), back, in the Arabian Sea Feb. 21, 2020. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kelsey Trinh)
Seven months ago, Seaman Brown Simon joined the Navy because he was looking for opportunities to serve. Today, Simon is serving aboard USS Boxer, stationed in San Diego.