Military Hometown News

May 16, 2022

Blackwood, N.J., native competes for Commander, Navy Installations Command’s Sailor of the Year

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (SBN) — Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Grenda, a native of Blackwood, New Jersey, was selected as a 2021 Commander, Navy Installations Command’s (CNIC) Shore Enterprise Sailor of the Year finalist.

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Medford, NJ, native Andre Flamini meritoriously advanced aboard oldest commissioned warship afloat: USS Constitution

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Niegel

Pittsgrove native serves at Naval Air Station North Island

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elexia Morelos)

Pennsauken native serves aboard USS Harry S. Truman

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 21, 2022) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Juan Munoz, above, from Las Vegas, and Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Alex Rossi, from Sewell, N.J., assigned to the “Vigilantes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, refuel an F/A-18E Super Hornet with an in-flight refueling (IFR) probe in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jett Morgan)

Sewell native serves aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vanessa C. Behrend

Willingboro native participates in Large Scale Exercise aboard U.S. Navy warship

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda Rae Moreno

Westampton Native Serves in U.S. Navy’s “Silent Service”

GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 9, 2020) Seaman Charles Mazer, from Mantua, New Jersey, scans the horizon for surface vessels while standing the port bridge wing lookout watch aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Normandy is part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and 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 Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lehman)

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ABOARD USS BLUE RIDGE (November 1, 2018) - Chief Machinist's Mate Alvin Dogojo, from Brooklyn, N.Y., attached to Afloat Training Group Western Pacific, gives Sailors advice during a simulated fire drill in the engine room of U.S. Seventh Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy, and as 7th Fleet command ship, is responsible for patrolling and fostering relationships within the Indo-Asia Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McKay/RELEASED)

January 17, 2019

Hometown Military News – 1/17/2019

A roundup featuring local residents serving in the armed forces around the world.

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