Texas Educators, Counselors get Glimpse of America’s Navy [Image 3 of 6]

SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES

07.10.2019

Photo by Burrell Parmer 

Commander, Navy Recruiting Command

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO – (July 10, 2019) Lt. Charlie Lopez of Los Angeles, the chief engineer assigned to the Freedom-class littoral combat ship, USS FORT WORTH (LCS 3) briefs educators and counselors from Central and South Texas on the ship’s mission and capabilities during Navy Recruiting District (NRD) San Antonio’s annual Educator Orientation Visit (EOV). Lopez, a 1996 graduate of John H. Francis Polytechnic High School in Sun Valley, Calif., enlisted in America’s Navy in 1997 as a damage controlman. He received his commissioned through the Navy’s Limited Duty Officer Program. The EOV is a Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) program with a main focus of showing educators the various facets of America’s Navy and the many career paths available to students. Additionally, the group visited Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron SIX (HSC 6), USS Alexandria (SSN 757), Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen (SWCC) Training Center, Naval Medical Center San Diego, Pacific Beacon Housing, the Fleet Readiness Center, and the Navy's Undersea Rescue Command, among others. NRD San Antonio’s area of responsibility includes more than 34 Navy Recruiting Stations and Navy Officer Recruiting Stations spread throughout 144,000 square miles of Central and South Texas territory. The USS Fort Worth is a part of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet and is the first to bear the name of the nation's 16th largest city. The ship can travel in depths less than 20 feet and reach speeds in excess of 40 knots. The ship is designed to be agile and maneuverable as part of the Navy’s warfighting arsenal. NRD San Antonio’s area of responsibility includes more than 34 Navy Recruiting Stations and Navy Officer Recruiting Stations spread throughout 144,000 square miles of Central and South Texas territory. (U.S. Navy Photo by Burrell Parmer, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.10.2019
• Date Posted: 07.16.2019 16:48
• Photo ID: 5584854
• VIRIN: 190710-N-ND850-015
• Resolution: 3000x2003
• Size: 1.32 MB
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CA, US
• Hometown: LOS ANGELES, CA, US