Navy Recruiting Station Kenai Peninsula

10/25/2024

.outreach Hospitalman Erika Castillo, from Las Vegas, Nevada, serves in the U.S. Navy at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command in San Diego, California.

“I joined the Navy to get a head start in my dream career as a paramedic,” said Castillo. “I’ve always wanted to join the military to get the most learning experience as soon as I could and essentially ‘jump into the deep end’ to learn how to sink or swim. To me, that was the best way to learn how to finally be independent and to be a part of something meaningful. I specifically chose the Navy because it was always my father’s dream to enlist; it became our dream instead.”

The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Las Vegas.

“My parents would never cease to give up the opportunity to teach our family how important it was to have a dream and pursue it, to have a plan, to always aim for success in your goal, and to never settle for less,” said Castillo.

Read more about Hospitalman Erika Castillo
https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2024/08/las-vegas-native-serves-in-navy-medicine.html

08/03/2024

We are excited to welcome the U.S. Navy Warrior Challenge Program as an Official USAWP Partner in addition to a Premier Partner of the 2024 Junior Olympics.

“ Navy is proud to partner with USA Water Polo and the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics,” says Rear Admiral James P. Waters, Commander, U.S. Navy Recruiting Command. “Water polo builds athletes committed to the intense training and teamwork required to develop the physical and mental toughness needed to win in the water. These are all characteristics integral to success in the Navy’s elite Warrior Challenge Program. We can’t wait to cheer on the teams, while also sharing information about the breadth and depth of opportunities available in today’s Navy.”

Read the full press release on USAWaterPolo.com

02/14/2024

01/25/2024

📣Great news! 📣

The U.S. Navy welcomes applicants without a GED/Diploma. Achieving a score of 50+ on the ASVAB could be your ticket to exciting opportunities. Share this if you know someone who could benefit!

01/10/2024

Have you heard of Silver Star recipient, Hospital Corpsman Third Class Juan M. Rubio? While serving as a Platoon Corpsman attached to the 4th Platoon, Small Craft Company, FIRST Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, U.S. Marine Forces Central Command, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on 1 January 2005.

During a dismounted patrol along the Euphrates River, 4th Platoon was ambushed in a complex attack by a well-emplaced and determined enemy. As Petty Officer Rubio and an assault element swept through the ambush site, insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device. Rocket-propelled grenades, machine gun, and small arms fire followed immediately after the explosion wounding three Marines.

Realizing the severity of the Marines’ wounds, and although bleeding profusely from wounds to his wrist and elbow, Petty Officer Rubio low-crawled across open terrain, exposing himself to enemy fire to provide triage. Working simultaneously on three urgent surgical casualties, Petty Officer Rubio coached his fellow Marines who were assisting other casualties as the volume of incoming fire intensified.

Upon stabilizing the wounded for casualty evacuation, he directed the Platoon to provide covering fire as he and several Marines began moving the casualties back towards the watercraft. Without regard for his own life, he once again exposed himself to the heavy and accurate enemy fire moving the Marines from the ambush site to the shoreline

01/04/2024

Meet Future Sailor Fratello! 🏈 From dominating the high school football field to embracing a new challenge as a Nuclear Operator in the Navy. ⚓️💡 With a $60,000 bonus awaiting, he's ready to power up his career! 🚀 The Navy's Nuclear Program offers elite training, where sailors operate and maintain cutting-edge nuclear propulsion systems, ensuring our fleet stays at the forefront of technology. 💪🔬 Join the Navy, unleash your potential!

12/09/2023

Navy vs Army game is available to watch on Amazon Prime and Paramount +, also it starts at 11 Alaska time!

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12/05/2023

.seal.swcc U.S. Navy SEAL candidates are sprayed with water by their instructors while performing exercises during breakout, the first evolution of the “Hell Week” crucible of Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado.

11/30/2023

Pulling up with the crew. ⚓ 💪 🤝

📍 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 15, 2023) Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) and Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 direct ultra-light tactical vehicles from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 15, 2023. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

📸: MC2 Evan Diaz

11/30/2023

Doctors in the building. 🤝 ⚓ 💝

📍 HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Nov. 21, 2023) U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force medical professionals and a local ear, nose and throat doctor treat a patient aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) anchored off of Honiara, Solomon Islands, during Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Nov. 21, 2023. Now in its 19th iteration, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

📸: MC2 Jacob Woitzel