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Medical Officer Recruiter of the Year
251121-N-IG466-6209 Reserve Talent Acquisition Group (RTAG) Southwest (Nov. 21, 2025) – Lt. Cmdr. Pamela Resurreccion poses in her dress blue uniform, reflecting the professionalism and dedication that earned her recognition as Medical Officer Recruiter of the Year (U.S. Navy photo by LTJG Adelola Tinubu/Released).
Medical Officer Recruiter of the Year: How One Navy Nurse Found Purpose
For Lt. Cmdr. Pamela Resurreccion, the decision to join the Navy Reserve began with a desire for growth. After years working as an emergency trauma nurse, she realized she had reached a point of comfort. Her routine no longer pushed her skills, leadership, or sense of purpose. She wanted more and found it in the U.S. Navy.
Medical Service Corps Reservists reach new milestone with Navy-Marine Corps Large Scale Exercise
For the first time, Navy Reserve Medical Service Corps (MSC) officers assigned to the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Headquarters participated in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps-led Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2025, July 30 – August 8.
Meet the first pilot to receive the Medal of Honor flying the ‘Whistling Death’
World War II in the Pacific produced a remarkable 10 fighter pilots of the United States Marine Corps who were awarded the Medal of Honor. Aside from Captain Henry T. Elrod at Wake Island, they all earned them in or around the Solomon Islands. Among them was the first to achieve ace status in a new entry to the USMC arsenal, one with which his name would be associated: Kenneth Walsh and the Vought...[Read More]
Meet the Four Navy Sailors Who Welcomed Artemis II Astronauts Back to Earth
The Navy dive team lead called the experience “the honor of a lifetime.”
Meet the military families who love to move
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service, under the headline “I don’t want to be stuck.’ Meet the military families who love to move.” Subscribe to their newsletter. Soldier Josh Meltz and his wife, Rubi, were exhausted as they pulled into the Texas RV park, their motor home stuffed to the gil...[Read More]
Meet the Navy sailors who will be the first to greet returning Artemis II astronauts
After a 10-day space journey around the moon, the Artemis II team will splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday night and be met by a team of U.S. Navy sailors, ready to give them a warm welcome home. The first face that the four-person crew will see when they return to Earth will be Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Laddy Aldridge, who will be the first of his team to open the Artemis II capsule, ...[Read More]
Meet the only B-26 Marauder crewman to receive the Medal of Honor
The United States Army Air Forces fielded two major air arms for the Allied invasion of France in 1944. The more famous of the two was the Eighth Air Force, the strategic arm whose four-engine bombers devastated Nazi Germany’s industrial capacity by day, while Britain’s Royal Air Force pounded it by night. The other American contribution was the Ninth Air Force, the tactical arm whose twin-engine ...[Read More]
Meet the pilots executing the rare Navy-Air Force Super Bowl flyover
For Air Force B-1 Lancer bomber pilot Topoff, flying over the Super Bowl as the final notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” linger in the air isn’t just a stunning flourish for the game; it’s also a way of highlighting the precision that bomber pilots train for. “A big part of what we do in the bomber force is making sure we show up somewhere exactly on time,” said Topoff, a captain who asked to be ...[Read More]
Meet the WWII ace and Medal of Honor recipient who mastered the P-47
Many of the most successful fighter pilots gained fame not only for their aerial tactics, but for their ability to pass their knowledge on to others. Ironically, some of those who handed down their tactical dictum to their men died because on one hubris-guided moment they disobeyed their own advice. Among these victims of their own negligence were World War I ace of aces Manfred von Richthofen and...[Read More]
Meet the youngest Medal of Honor recipient since the Civil War
On Oct. 5, 1945, President Harry S. Truman placed the Medal of Honor around Jacklyn Harrell Lucas’ neck. According to Lucas, Truman told the Marine, “I’d rather have [your] medal than be president of the United States.” “Sir, I’ll swap you,” quipped Lucas. But the ceremony to honor the Marine with the nation’s highest medal for valor was unique in more ways than one. At the age of just 14, the tee...[Read More]
Meet the youngest Medal of Honor recipient since the Civil War
On Oct. 5, 1945, President Harry S. Truman placed the Medal of Honor around Jacklyn Harrell Lucas’ neck. According to Lucas, Truman told the Marine, “I’d rather have [your] medal than be president of the United States.” “Sir, I’ll swap you,” quipped Lucas. But the ceremony to honor the Marine with the nation’s highest medal for valor was unique in more ways than one. At the age of just 14, the tee...[Read More]