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Pittsburgh native participates in world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise
For Full Story: https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2024/07/pittsburgh-native-participates-in.html Petty Officer 3rd Class Shyann Price, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serves aboard USS Fitzgerald, a U.S. Navy warship operating out of San Diego, California, and participating in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Price graduated from Woodland Hills High School in 2019. The skills and values needed to…
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Pittsburgh native serves at Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal
By Alvin Plexico, Navy Office of Community Outreach EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Seaman Scott Nettrour, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal. Nettrour graduated from North Allegheny High School in 2017. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Pittsburgh. “Growing…
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Pittsburgh native examines the skin of a local Marshallese during Pacific Partnership 2024
U.S. Navy Cmdr. E. Chad Schmidgal, a dermatologist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, examines the skin of a local Marshallese for melanoma and other skin conditions as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1 in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nov. 7, 2023. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in…
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Navy Wave Turns 102 Years Old
Julia Parsons, who served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a member of the Navy WAVES, (Women Accepted for Emergency Service), celebrated her 102nd birthday with an open house party hosted by the Veterans Breakfast Club March 2. Sailors from Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Pittsburgh and Navy Reserve Center (NRC) Pittsburgh attended the event. The Veterans Breakfast…
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Pittsburgh native performs a solo with the U.S. Navy Band Commodores at Loyola University
New Orleans, Louisiana (Nov. 13, 2022) Chief Musician Shawn Purcell, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, performs a solo with the U.S. Navy Band Commodores during a concert at Loyola University in New Orleans. The Commodores performed seventeen concerts across five states during their 22-day tour connecting communities across the nation to their Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Musician 1st Class Anastasia Bonotto)
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