Navy Visibility Day at Prairie View A&M University [Image 6 of 8]

PRAIRIE VIEW, TX, UNITED STATES

04.10.2019

Photo by Burrell Parmer 

Commander, Navy Recruiting Command

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – (April 10, 2019) Rear Adm. Keith Jones (second from left) of Ferriday, La., deputy commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, joined by Lt. Rebecca Dolce of Naples, Fla., a diversity program manager assigned to Navy Recruiting Command (NRC), and Lt. Willie Collins of Houston, a medical officer programs recruiter assigned to Navy Recruiting District (NRD) Houston, leads a panel discussion with midshipman and students regarding life and careers in America’s Navy at the Willie A. Tempton, Sr. Memorial Student Center on the campus of Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) during Navy Visibility Day. Navy Visibility Day is a Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) proprietary recruitment program built specifically for the purpose of attracting the brightest, diverse college prospects, and showcasing opportunities for both military and civilian careers. Its purpose is the build and sustain strategic networks with universities and colleges while promoting Navy awareness within a diverse and under-represented community. Navy Visibility Day offers a Lean Six Sigma Workshop, Career Expo, Panel Discussion, and the Navy’s Virtual Reality Experience, the NIMITZ. PVAMU possesses one of the most historical units due to it being the first Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps unit to be established at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). The unit is currently commemorating its 50th Anniversary. The program has produced three Navy flag officers: Vice Adm. David Brewer III (1970), Rear Adm. Osie V. Combs, Jr. (1971), and Rear Adm Kelvin Dixon (1981). The Houston Consortium, commanded by Capt. Timothy Symons of Chevy Chase, Md., is comprised of two units: Prairie View A&M University Unit, and the Rice University Unit, which consists of University of Houston, Houston Baptist University, and Texas Southern University. NRC consists of a command headquarters, three navy recruiting regions, 18 Navy recruiting districts and eight Navy talent acquisition groups that serve more than 1,300 recruiting stations across the world. Their combined goal is to attract the highest quality candidates to assure the ongoing success of America’s Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio/Released)

• Date Taken: 04.10.2019
• Date Posted: 04.10.2019 18:41
• Photo ID: 5255404
• VIRIN: 190410-N-ND850-111
• Resolution: 2800x2000
• Size: 1.03 MB
• Location: PRAIRIE VIEW, TX, US
• Hometown: FERRIDAY, LA, US
• Hometown: HOUSTON, TX, US
• Hometown: NAPLES, FL, US