U.S. Navy sailor Nathan C. Hammond, a native of Orange County, California, was meritoriously promoted to petty officer first class today, during a surprise ceremony.
The Meritorious Advancement Program allows command triads to advance their most qualified sailors ahead of each of the semi-annual Navy-wide Advancement Cycles.
Capt. Tim Poe, from Patuxent River, Maryland, left, meritoriously advances Logistics Specialist Submarines 1st Class Nathan Hammond to his current rank during a surprise ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Crouch)
Hammond enlisted in the United States Navy in October 2014. Following graduation from basic training in December 2014 Hammond attended Logistics Specialist school in Meridian, Mississippi. After completing Logistics Specialist school, Hammond attended Basic Enlisted Submarine School in Groton, Connecticut.
We always like to recognize our military men and women from Maine who are out there in the world protecting our freedom.
Today we heard from the Navy Office of Community Outreach, and they informed us of Lt. John McAleer, from Orono, who is currently aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey operating in the the Mediterranean Sea.
In the photo above, Lt. John McAleer monitors a map while on the USS Monterery.
An official Navy press release tells us that the USS Monterey is operating with the IKE Carrier Strike Group on a routine deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
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A Tyler Native is Doing Big Things in the U.S. Navy
When an East Texan enters the U.S. Armed forces, we rarely hear about how it s going. So when we heard about a Tyler native that s serving on a U.S. Navy Destroyer Squadron, we had to tell the story.
The Navy Office of Community Outreach keeps hometowns in the know about what s happening with men and women who are serving, and since most of the Navy s personnel and equipment are concentrated on the coasts, the outreach office oversees programs designed to bring the Navy to cities like Tyler that are landlocked and don t have a big Navy presence.
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