Meet, Lt. j.g. Zachary Carde, a 2019 Old Dominion University alumnus serving in the U.S. Navy where naval aviators learn the skills they need to fly missions around the world. Lt. j.g. Zachary Carder, a native of Golden, Colorado, joined the Navy two years ago. “I have a family history in the military and I…… Continue Reading
The USO of Hampton Roads and the Virginia Zoo will host a USO Zoo Day on Saturday, November 12th from 10 AM – 4 PM. This event is FREE and open only to active duty, reserve, and national guard service members and their immediate families with ID. Spots are limited. Registration opens Nov. 2nd at…… Continue Reading
When you carve a pumpkin do you start by removing the top first? Well according to this grandma you’re doing it wrong! The woman known on TikTok as @brunchwithbabs says, “Carve from bottom. That way you have the stem to hold onto and you can easily slip the pumpkin right over a candle or flashlight.”…… Continue Reading
Take advantage of some frighteningly good Halloween deals this year! 7-ELEVEN: On October 31st only, 7Rewards and Speedy Rewards loyalty members can score a buy one, get one deal on any large pizza. Can’t wait until Monday? Score a $5 large pizza deal all Halloween weekend long! Applebee’s: Buy a handcrafted burger and add a…… Continue Reading
Logistics Specialist 1st Class Sheba Kanjelkheir, from Norfolk, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), moves cargo during a vertical replenishment with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler Kanawha (T-AO 196) while participating the NATO-led vigilance activity Neptune Strike 22.2 (NEST 22.2), in the Adriatic Sea, Oct. 20, 2022.…… Continue Reading
Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Matthew Sanchez, left, from Long Island, New York, and Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Keizha Vergara, right, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, prepare a cake for the Navy’s 247th Birthday celebration aboard amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), Oct. 12, 2022. Portland is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock homeported in San Diego.… Continue Reading
Chesapeake native turns over command at Strike Group Oceanography Team Norfolk. Cmdr. Matthew Cushanick was relieved by Cmdr. Kristine Bench as Commanding Officer, Strike Group Oceanography Team Norfolk (SGOT-N), in a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, 16 September, 2022. Friends, family, and military personnel gathered to wish fair winds and following seas to Cmdr.…… Continue Reading
By Megan Brown, Navy Office of Community Outreach GULFPORT, Miss. – Ensign Austin Abbott, a 2021 Old Dominion University graduate is part of Naval Oceanography ensuring the U.S. Navy maintains freedom from the ocean floor to the stars at Fleet Survey Team. Sailors and civilians working throughout Naval Oceanography collect, measure, and analyze the elements…… Continue Reading
We Are MSC: Hard Work, Mentorship Drives USNS Newport JSO Success Derrick Valentine advanced from entry-level Steward Utility (SU) to Junior Supply Officer (JSO) aboard the Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel USNS Newport (T-EPF 12). “I was starting a tour USNS Wally Schirra and the Supply Officer, Rosalyn Pridgeon, came to me my second day onboard…… Continue Reading
Happy Fall y’all! Check out a huge list of pumpkin patches, haunted houses, hayrides, and more in Hampton Roads this year. Chesapeake Bergey’s Breadbasket: 2207 Mount Pleasant Road, Chesapeake, Virginia. Monday – Saturday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Bergey’s Corn Maze will be open through Oct. 29th. For more click here. Great Bridge Pumpkin Patch: 900…… Continue Reading