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3 A Hospital Corpsman assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Corpus Christi was recently selected as the Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Sailor of the Year. HM2 Jerrilyn Yao is assigned to NMRTC-Corpus Christi as the leading petty officer for the clinic’s Clinical Support Services directorate, and was selected as the region’s Sailor of the Year from 24 nominees spanning more than 20 commands. In the package nominating Yao, NMRTC Corpus Christi Commanding Officer, Capt. Eric Evans lauded Yao for her leadership and commitment to the command and beyond. “P...

Ramona High grad earns military excellence award at recruit training command Seaman Recruit Amado Ornelas, a Ramona native, graduated March 25 as the top sailor from Recruit Training Command. (Courtesy) Seaman Recruit Amado Ornelas, a Ramona native, graduated March 25 as the top sailor from Recruit Training Command, earning the Military Excellence Award. “Ever since I was little, I was fascinated by Naval Special Warfare units,” said Ornelas, 20, who is assigned to the rate of Navy Diver. “I read about Navy divers and thought that diving below the waves sounded like a fulfilling...

Trust in the military is dropping significantly, new survey suggests March 10 U.S. troops participate in a site assessment alongside French forces in Gao, Mali, on March 3, 2021. A new survey suggests public confidence in the U.S. military has dropped in recent years. (Senior Airman Victoria Hadden/Air Force) Trust in the U.S. military has decreased significantly in recent years, but armed forces still remain among the most respected institutions in the country, according to a new public opinion poll released by the Ronald Reagan Institute this week. About 56 percent of Americans survey...

Navy identifies chief who died of COVID February 24 Chief Hull Technician Justin Huf, 39, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4, died of COVID-related complications Monday, the Navy said. The unit's landing craft air cushion 68 is shown here in 2018. (Navy) The U.S. Navy on Wednesday identified a sailor who died of COVID complications on Monday as Chief Hull Technician Justin Huf, 39. Assigned to the Virginia-based Assault Craft Unit 4, Huf tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and was admitted to Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk the following day, the Navy’s Expeditionary Strike Group 2...

Submarine petty officer who died of COVID complications identified February 6 A sailor assigned to the blue crew of the ballistic missile submarine Tennessee died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, of COVID-related complications, the Navy said. (Navy) The U.S. Navy identified a submarine petty officer who died of COVID Thursday as Information Systems Technician (Submarines) 2nd Class Cody Andrew-Godfredson Myers. The 26-year-old Washington native was assigned to the blue crew of the Georgia-based ballistic missile submarine Tennessee and is one of two active-duty sailors to die this week after con...