Saturday, September 17, 2022 is Free Museum Admission Day. This annual free event grants free general admission for two people each to hundreds of museums nationwide. To get started, visit smithsonianmag.com, then select the museum you want to attend for free and submit your name & email address. You’ll then be able to download your…… Continue Reading
Service Member Spotlight: Chesapeake Native Conducts Maintenance on Aircraft Aboard USS Harry S. Truman
Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Apprentice Jack Hadley, from Chesapeake, Virginia, assigned to the “Red Rippers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, cleans the port main landing gear on an F/A-18F Super Hornet, on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Aug. 5, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier…… Continue Reading
Portsmouth Native Participates in World’s Largest International Maritime Warfare Exercise
Service Member Spotlight: brought to you by Cardo Max. By Yeoman 1st Class April T. Copeland, Navy Office of Community Outreach A 2016 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate and Portsmouth, Virginia, native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC). Photo by…… Continue Reading
Here’s Where You Can Score Freebies For National Avocado Day
Sunday is National Avocado Day! To celebrate, restaurants are offering freebies and discounts on our favorite way to eat the fruit…guacamole! Chipotle is offering 1-cent guac on Sunday, July 31. To score this deal, reward members can purchase any entrée on the Chipotle website or app, and use the promo code “AVO2022.” In addition, the…… Continue Reading
Where To Get Free wings on National Chicken Wing Day
Friday (July 29) is National Chicken Wing Day. To celebrate, restaurant chains nationwide are offering discounts and freebies on our favorite versatile food. Get your napkins and favorite dipping sauce ready and save some money with the following chicken wing deals: 7-Eleven: Reward members can get 10 classic wings for just $10 at participating stores…… Continue Reading
Service Member Spotlight: Old Dominion University Graduate Assumes Command of NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic
U.S. Navy Capt. Matthew C. Riethmiller assumed the duties of Commanding Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT), July 22. Riethmiller, who has served in the Navy for 26 years, was commissioned in November of 1996 through the Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Florida. He is an alumnus of Ohio State University in…… Continue Reading
Service Dogs Visit Navy Sailors Aboard USS George H.W. Bush to Aid in Stress Relief Ahead of Deployment
Mutts With A Mission and USO stopped by to bring some paws-itivity to the crew on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) this Wednesday (July 19). The canines are visiting the ship once a week throughout the month of July to increase morale, joy, connectedness, and decrease stress for Sailors as…… Continue Reading
Blue Angels Announce First Female Pilot, an ODU Grad Based at Oceana
The Blue Angels have added the first female demonstration jet pilot to its aerial demonstration team. Lt. Amanda Lee, an ODU graduate based at Oceana, is the newest core member of the Navy’s famed team. Lee is currently assigned to the “Gladiators” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 and goes by the call sign “Stalin.”…… Continue Reading
Norfolk Native Awarded Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Norfolk, Virginia, native, Fireman Skyler Brooks, was awarded the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal aboard USS Constitution, July 14th. The Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal is awarded to service members who perform outstanding volunteer community service of a sustained, direct and consequential nature. “I’m glad I’m at a place that gives me a plethora of…… Continue Reading
Service Member Spotlight: Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Devin Krause
Service Member Spotlight is brought to you by Cardo Max. Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Devin Krause, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, assigned to the “Red Rippers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, installs a jet engine on an F/A-18F Super Hornet in the hangar bay of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), July 12, 2022.…… Continue Reading