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SAN DIEGO (NNS) For many Sailors on recruiting duty in Navy Recruiting District (NRD) San Diego, San Diego is home but not where they come from. This is not the case for Interior Communication Electrician 2nd Class Ivane Mendoza, from Navy Recruiting Station National City. A native of National City,

Story by TSgt Joe Laws on 10/31/2018 PRESS RELEASE 18 10-003 Oct. 31, 2018 DOD units supporting DHS along southwest border PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. The Department of Homeland Security has requested the Department of Defense to provide a range of assistance, including planning, engineering, transportation, logistics and medical

By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Carla Burdt, NRD San Diego Public Affairs Navy Counselor 1st Class Matthew Ethridge, an officer recruiter assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Diego, is passionate about the Navy and recruiting. With a disarming smile and calm demeanor, he instantly puts applicants at ease and leave

Story by LT Andrew Thompson on 08/01/2018 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. A six-person team of mine countermeasures (MCM) experts from the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) partnered with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) coastal defense vessel HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) to search for training sea mines during the Rim of

Story by LT Andrew Thompson on 07/31/2018 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) personnel are conducting underwater mine countermeasure (MCM) operations with a mobile diving center staged at Naval Base Point Loma in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2018 in the Southern California

Story by PO2 Curtis Spencer and LT Matthew Stroup and LT Andrew Thompson on 07/29/2018 SAN DIEGO (July 23, 2018) In a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise first, Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin Martin, commander, HMNZS Matataua, based in Auckland, New Zealand, served as the undersea

Story by PO2 Curtis Spencer and LT Matthew Stroup and LT Andrew Thompson on 07/29/2018 SAN DIEGO (July 27, 2018) Mark 7 Marine Mammal System (MMS) bottlenose dolphins in the U.S. Navy's Marine Mammal Systems Program (MMSP) supported dynamic mine countermeasure (MCM) training during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)

Story by LT Andrew Thompson on 07/23/2018 SAN DIEGO (Jul. 19, 2018) Able Diver Trent Luka, from the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Clearance Diving Team (CDT), recently completed "pouncer" operations training to recover drifting, buoyant sea mines during Exercise Rim of Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018. He shared his RIMPAC experience

Story by Burrell Parmer on 07/18/2018 Navy Awareness is an important element in recruiting America's best and brightest for naval service. To assist the recruiting effort in Central and South Texas, nine educators and counselors, along with support personnel from Navy Recruiting District (NRD) San Antonio, visited naval commands i

SAN DIEGO Mine Countermeasures Squadron Three and Mine Countermeasures Division Three One, based at Naval Base Point Loma, are leading a coalition of international maritime forces throughout the month of July conducting Mine Countermeasure (MCM) operations as part of the Southern California component of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise

SAN DIEGO The change of command ceremony is a tradition that dates back to the early days of the establishment of the United States Navy. According to U.S. Navy Regulations, "A commanding officer about to be relieved of his command shall, at the time of turning over command, call all