Tag: Navy Office of Community Outreach
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South River native discusses oceanology while serving in Navy
SOUTH RIVER–With a passion for military service, math and science, South River native and U.S. Naval Lt. Stephanie Geant talked about oceanology as part of New Jersey’s Virtual Navy Week. Due to the U.S. Department of the Navy’s public health precautions, New Jersey Navy Week, scheduled for May 11-17, was re-imagined into New Jersey Virtual…
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South Brunswick sailor will report aboard USS Jason Dunham
Navy Midshipman Sajan Patel participated in the 2020 spring Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) ship selection draft as a future member of the Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) community. More than 270 midshipmen from NROTC units around the country chose to serve as surface warfare officers. Each selecting midshipmen are ranked according to their grade…
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Old Bridge sailor reflects on being stationed in Pearl Harbor during 75th anniversary
The 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor has special meaning for an Old Bridge native who is serving in the U.S. Navy in the very location that drew the United States into World War II. Petty Officer 2nd Class Ricardo Nazaire, a 2006 Old Bridge High School graduate, is assigned to the Navy’s U.S.…
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East Brunswick Hospital Corps sailor honored as ‘Angel of the Battlefield’
EAST BRUNSWICK – U.S. Navy Seaman Elgie McCoy of East Brunswick was rewarded for his unselfish bravery and devotion while performing the duties of a Hospital Corps sailor without regard to his own safety. The Armed Services YMCA’s (ASYMCA) 10th annual Angels of the Battlefield gala was held on Nov. 4 to honor “angels” of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Army,…