A female Texas Guardsmen from El Paso's 3rd Battalion, 133 Field Artillery Regiment, helps keep Del Rio sector's U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol Agents rolling out to the line while working with the maintenance department mechanics. This is the first time CBP employee, Daniel Rubio, has worked with a female mechanic and the first time Pfc. Alejandra Chapa has worked with anyone from CBP. Chapa says she wants to use the deployment experience to start a career with CBP, “I want to work for CBP and get my Automotive Service Excellence Certification,” Chapa said while trying to pull a nail from a tire tread. Texas Guardsmen directly impact the mission, to get 'badges back to the border' every time a service member takes on one of the non-enforcement positions agents, typically, get detailed off the line to do, such as fleet, maintenance or weapons ranges. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Suzanne Ringle
Petty Officer 2nd Class Rita Martinez, a yeoman stationed at Coast Guard Base Seattle, stands near the base pier June 28, 2018.
Martinez was a recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Military Service Award for how she has distinguished herself as a leader, mentor, advocate of diversity and integration of Latina women in the armed forces, and earned the respect of her superiors, peers and community leaders. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Petty Officer 2nd Class Rita Martinez.
The 9th Physiological Support Squadron sports day team competes in the humvee push at Beale Air Force Base, California Aug. 30, 2018. There were various sports throughout the event for each unit’s team to compete in, such as the humvee push, relay race, fireman’s course, tug-of-war, and tire flip. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Morgan Brown)
Senior Master Sgt. Patricia Acosta assists a patient during a preliminary eye test at Cataño, Puerto Rico, during Innovative Readiness Training Ola de Esperanza Sanadora Sept. 1, 2018. The purpose of the IRT is to provide medical, dental and optometry care to assist local municipal authorities in addressing underserved community health and civic needs while performing joint military humanitarian operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bethany Rizor)
Army Staff Sgt. Daniell Garcia, assigned to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord based 13th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, a native of Rocky Ford, Colo., listens to a safety briefing before beginning the first day of the America’s First Corps 2-Gun Sharpshooter Competition sponsored by U.S. Army Alaska's Sharpshooter Team at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Range Complex, Sept. 5, 2018. Ten five-soldier teams assigned to multiple units throughout I Corps will compete in six stages of competition over two days with U.S. Army issued weapons for top sharpshooter honors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher)
LN1(SW/AW) Rhianne Poff, from the Region Legal Service Office Mid-Atlantic, re-enlisted aboard the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) in front of members of her command and family. The Wisconsin is one of four Iowa-Class Battleships, and is moored permanently as a museum ship next to the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. The museum proudly hosts military ceremonies aboard the USS Wisconsin free of charge for area commands. (US Navy Photo by Civilian Public Affairs Officer Max Lonzanida/Released)
..She's the second most attractive sailor I've ever seen...Equation she's married..check out that rock on her left ring finger.
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NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Samantha Quiambao, with Operational Health Support Unit Detachment J, positions a x-ray imaging machine during a dental portion of the physical health assessment (PHA) onboard Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., Sept. 9, 2018. The PHA is a annual medical requirement for mission readiness of Navy personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Natalia Murillo)
The 104th Fighter Wing conducted super training Sept. 8-9, 2018 at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. 104th Civil Engineering emergency management Airmen and 104th Medical Group Airmen taught life-saving techniques in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear training as well as Self-Aid and Buddy Care classes. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Airman 1st Class Randall S. Burlingame)
Marines stand to greet guests as they enter the Charlotte Motor Speed Way dirt track, Sept. 8, 2108, in Concord, N.C., during Marine Week Charlotte. The Marine Air-Ground Task Force gave a demonstration of the Marine Corps’ warfighting capabilities. Marine Week provides an opportunity for the Marine Corps to visit a city that normally doesn’t have opportunities to interact with Marines on a regular basis. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Hall)
East Rutherford, N.J. (September 9, 2018) Chief Musician Caroline Evans of the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters chorus performs on keyboard at MetLife Staduim during a halftime show for the opening day game between the New York Giants and the Jacksonville Jaguars. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Musician Stephen Hassay/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 9, 2018) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Lizabeth Suarez completes a sewing job in the sail loft aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is conducting sustainment operations in the Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas Bonaparte/Released)
INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 8, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate Natalie Lopez plots the primary and secondary boundaries of a simulated fire during a damage control drill aboard the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Morgan K. Nall/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 7, 2018) - Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Manuela Cortez conducts maintenance on a low pressure air compression system aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) in the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 7, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Krystina Coffey/ Released)
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.ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Sept. 6, 2018) Ensign Paris Smith stands watch in the ship’s bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) as the ship arrives in Alexandria, Egypt, for a scheduled port visit Sept. 6, 2018. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 4, 2018) Lt. j.g. Jamerra Turner stands watch in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) Sept. 4, 2018. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 4, 2018) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Yaretzi Martinez-Bustos, right, and Operations Specialist 3rd Class Cristina Lopez participate in a simulated Tomahawk land attack missile exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) September 4, 2018. Bulkeley, homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara Eshleman/Released)
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Capt. Khalisha Starr, Air Force Global Strike Command financial manager, is recognized as a Patriot Award finalist at the 2018 Patriot Awards Luncheon at Bossier City, La., Sept. 11, 2018. The annual luncheon is held by the Bossier City’s Chamber of Commerce to recognize local first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant)
Tech. Sgt. Odette Youkhanna Esho, 56th Communications Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of knowledge management, stands at rest for a portrait Sept. 9, 2018, at White Tank Mountain Regional Park, Ariz. As a child, Esho escaped from Iraq with her family as refugees after her father deserted from Saddam Hussein’s military. She spent two years in a Turkish refugee camp before being granted asylum in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ridge Shan)
Airman 1st Class Maiah Rambach, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment Flight technician, fastens a bolt on an F-16 Fighting Falcon C-10 air conditioner at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Sept. 6, 2018. The AGE Flight maintains aircraft support equipment such as poly alpha olefin carts, electric hydraulic lifts, bomb lifts, and maintenance stands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
06.28.2018...U.S. Air Force Academy -- Basic cadets from the class of 2022 arrived here today to begin their journey of becoming an officer in the U.S. Air Force. Incoming personnel transitioned quickly into a military mindset after saying goodbye to family and friends. (U.S.Air Force photo/Bill Evans)
Recruits at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island prepare to evacuate to Marine Corps Logistic Base Albany following an evacuation order directed by Brig. Gen. James Glynn, the depot’s commanding general. All Marines at the depot who are currently in recruit training will be transported to the base in Georgia and will continue training there until the storm has dissipated and damage assessments have been concluded at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. (Official Marine Corps Photos by Sgt. Dana Beesley)
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 11, 2018) Chief (Select) Fire Controlman Gina Champion, assigned to Submarine Group 7, pauses at a memorial in front of the Fleet Activities Yokosuka Chief Petty Officer Club during a ceremony to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. Dozens of chief petty officers and selectees from USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), U.S. 7th Fleet, Submarine Group 7, Fleet Activities Yokosuka and Naval Surface Group Western Pacific participated in the memorial ceremony, which included morning colors, a wreath-laying and first-hand accounts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Benjamin Dobbs)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 3, 2018) Sailors fire a gun salute during a burial-at-sea aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Normandy is currently deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. Harry S. Truman will continue its deployment by conducting sustainment operations in the Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Chen/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2018) Seaman Fredelin Perez-Ogando mans the helm aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Sept. 12, 2018. Bulkeley, homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara Eshleman/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2018) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Cassie Schell issues Fire Controlman 2nd Class Eric Bauer a safety harness aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Sept. 12, 2018.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara Eshleman/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 11, 2018) Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Medina Thomas cuts a cake aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony, Sept. 11, 2018.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Thompson/Released)
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Naples (Sept. 11, 2018) –Operations Specialist 1st Class Jennifer Kreisler rings a bell during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Naval Support Activity in Naples, Italy Sept. 11, 2018. This year marks the 17th year since the coordinated terrorist attacks against America. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Turner/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 10, 2018) Damage Controlman Fireman Taylor Nolan inspects a plugging kit aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Sept. 10, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara Eshleman/Released)
MANAMA, Bahrain (Sept. 13, 2018) Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay Chu stands at parade rest before her promotion to chief petty officer during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. Sixty-eight Sailors from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Naval Support Activity Bahrain, and commands located throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility received their anchors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin J. Steinberg/Released)
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Sept. 7, 2018) U.S. Navy Sailors graduate from boot camp at Recruit Training Command (RTC). (U.S. Navy photo by Communication Specialist 2nd Class Spencer Fling)
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Sept. 11, 2018) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Liezl Fisco checks recruit uniform items for proper stenciling inside the USS Reuben James barracks at Recruit Training Command. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Spencer Fling)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 14, 2018) Sailors pose for a photo with congratulatory signs during the Fiscal Year 2019 Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kallysta Castillo)
GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 14, 2018) Chief Quartermaster Melissa Pate, from Shreveport, La., assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, receives her chief petty officer cover during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a lethal, flexible, and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team 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 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2018) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Ariana Mireles operates a fork lift in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is conducting sustainment operations in the Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Victoria Granado/Released)
GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 7, 2018) Quartermaster 3rd Class Jaquelyn R. Perriatt, from Los Angeles, calibrates the gyro error aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a lethal, flexible, and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team 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 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden/Released)
YOKOSUKA, Japan (August 29, 2018) - Ensign Serena Gardner, from Santa Maria, Calif., attached to U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), participates in non-lethal weapons sustainment training. Blue Ridge is in a final upkeep and training phase in preparation to become fully mission capable for operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Angeles A. Miron/RELEASED)
FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (August 30, 2018) Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Gianna D’esposito from Morristown, New Jersey, stationed aboard the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), poses for a portrait on the pier at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. “I joined the Navy to travel and see the world. One of my best experiences has been traveling to foreign ports and meeting other Sailors who are New York Rangers fans like myself. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Benjamin Dobbs/Released)
YOKOSUKA, Japan (August 29, 2018) - Lt. j. g. Ciera McCrary, from Orville, Ohio, attached to U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), participates in non-lethal weapons sustainment training. Blue Ridge is in a final upkeep and training phase in preparation to become fully mission capable for operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Angeles A. Miron/RELEASED)
