Petty Officer Calbes comes highly recommended for the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his outstanding performance in his duties while stationed at U.S. Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Far East (NCTS FE), Detachment Sasebo. He is a proven performer that has continually exhibited drive and dedication. He volunteered as the Detachment Information Assurance Officer (IAO), in addition to assisting the Local Network Support Center (LNSC) in its day-to-day operations. Petty Officer Calbes’ unwavering personal commitment, technical expertise and relentless individual initiative have improved the detachment's overall operational readiness and led to its improved success in providing reliable and exceptional 24/7 command, control,…
Air Force Major Margaret Witt was an accomplished, decorated, and by all accounts outstanding flight nurse throughout 19 years in military service.[16] She received superb performance evaluations and numerous high awards and honors in recognition of her superior career achievements. The Air Force made her a literal “poster child” in 1993, when it selected her to be prominently featured in its recruiting and promotional materials as the “model” Air Force nurse.[17] Serving for most of her career in Aeromedical Evacuation Squadrons, Major Witt was responsible for providing inflight care and treatment of ill and injured servicemembers during transport aboard military aircraft.[18] She served in Europe in the 1990’s, caring for ill and wounded in Bosnia, and in the Middle East, where she served on dozens of flight missions to rescue and treat soldiers fighting in Iraq.[19]…
"Hurry up! We gotta go. We are to bypass 3rd ID in Baghdad and take the northern part of Iraq."…
I was not able to actually interview anybody for this project. My grandmother lived through WW2 but she was not old enough to remember any stories, details, or feelings. So, I decided to use Honor Flight Oral Stories website, and I was able to watch five videos. The videos I watched were of Karl and Helen Norton, Clarence “Bud” Schick, Edward Davis, Charlie Smith, and James Gau. I found the stories that these people told very interesting.…
I am applying for the AmeriCorps-College and Career Coach. As a recent motivated college graduate from Heritage University I have gained experience in working with underserved youth and families.…
It would be an honor and a privilege to continue my service as a Surface Warfare Officer. I had the pleasure of being assigned to the USS Chung-Hoon during my senior Midshipman cruise. While on the Chung-Hoon, I was tasked with assuming the role of conning officer. I was held to the same expectation as my running mate; I was to have in-depth knowledge of the ship’s navigational capabilities, report for duty fully prepared to assume responsibilities, and, at all times, be diligent when working in unison with the different departments of the ship in order to assure safe navigation. Working with the officers and crew on the Chung-Hoon was the greatest lesson in leadership I experienced, and serves as the point in my life where I knew I was destined to be a warfighter. I know that as a Surface Warfare Officer,…
But our naval might is about much more than cutting-edge technology. It’s about the Sailors who make up our force. It is about their ingenuity, their can-do attitude and fortitude in the face of hardship.…
Hi Amber, great to "see" you in another class! Thank you and your family for the years of service. The military life has its own culture, but as you have mentioned the frequent moves allow you to experience numerous geographical locations and their cultures. My grandparents immigrated through Ellis Island from Scotland and I have been fortunate to visit where they lived several times.…
My sophomore through senior year in high school I was enrolled in the JROTC program. The JROTC program teaches leadership skills and helps improve students confidence. There were two instructors, Colonel Barrack and Command Sergeant Major who we referred to as Sergeant Major. While colonel and command care about their students they have differences from their experiences and attitudes.…
The day starts at 4:30 A.M. and doesn’t stop until after sunset. They are put through a daily routine of circuit training involving swimming, running and calisthenics. The instructors also give what they call “smoke sessions” which are marathon workouts that make recruits muscles burn. This training is a warm up for the pool or the “water confidence training”. More trainees fail this part of the passage than any other. Motivation week as the PJs call it is the Air Force’s version of SEAL Hell Week it’s a kinder gentler military now days. Motivation week is similar to SEAL’s Hell week as in the instructor’s abuse the trainees making them perform with little to no sleep. Constantly testing them mentally and physically. Similar to SEAL training these airmen also get ridiculed and are tested physically and emotionally. They go a step further and incorporate the EMT course in to everything a course that would be difficult on a normal basis is made harder while continuing physical training and remembering dive training, and survival training. These men in their 2 years of training become expert marksmen, mountain climbers, certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) among a list of things. The indoctrination course is just the beginning of training. Two months of running, swimming and calisthenics designed to…
The extinction of all humanity was near. With people dying and turning into these… things would change my view on the world and on life as I had knew it. As a Navy Seal Member I live basically everywhere. But my wife and my 3 kids live in New Jersey near the town of Toms River, we have lived here for over 20 years and this house is my home and will forever hold my secrets to it. My people that I work with are my other Seal Team, but after the Virus hit; my other team members had gone silent and never answered to me. It is easier for me to just claim that the rest of my team is dead, it then let's me just know some sort of answer. I knew of a Virus coming out, but nothing like what this had brought to the world and all humanity.…
When I became a part of one of the Deer Park JROTC Cadets, I’ve never knew I would come to find happiness and enjoyment in the three years I spent growing with the other cadets. In the first year when I joined JROTC was unpredictable for me because I went from playing softball throughout my whole entire childhood into my freshman year to marching in formation as a JROTC cadet. The life lessons I learned from Chief Underwood and First Sergeant Harmon is always give my best of ability into my school work, extracurricular activities, and part-time jobs for a successful career. Because of these basic opportunities I’ve received in high school, I’ am more prepared for many obstacles in the real world compared to other kids that can’t go to school…
My experience in the Corps of Cadets has been the most rewarding. The Corps is the closest you can get to living and breathing Texas A&M. It molds you into a person you didn’t think possible.…
The route I have taken after high school has definitely been the path less traveled. I enlisted into the United States Marine Corps after graduating high school to serve the country that welcomed me in with open arms as a refugee, and blessed me so much with freedoms and opportunities that I would have never obtained in Tibet or India. During my years in the Corps, I received the opportunity to travel the World, lead Marines, and make a difference. The Marine Corps has definitely been a steppingstone because it has rewarded me with a broader perspective of the World, military discipline and bearing, and many other intangible traits I plan to instill throughout my life. Also during my service, I gained very unconventional experiences that were…
I am an Air Force kid. Though seemingly single- faceted, this simple fact is easily the most defining characteristic in my life. Nine moves and eight schools later (including three high schools), I can honestly say that the experiences gained by this have developed both my personality and courage beyond what I could have done in a more stable environment. Walking into the unknown, whether it be another school or trying out for yet another soccer team is no longer a point of anxiety for me, and as a result my flexibility as a person has stretched farther than it would otherwise. Another marquee characteristic in being a frequently moving Air Force child is the opportunity to experience the plethora of cultures present within the United States.…