Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Breckenkamp | 80th Training Command (Reserve) | 04.01.2019
Inside The Brashear Conference Center at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, stand a life-size photo of the late Master Chief Boatswain's Mate Carl Maxie Brashear and his diving suit he wore during U.S. Navy Diving and Salvage training in 1948. Brashear is a pioneer in Navy history, becoming the first African-American master diver and master chief. He was also the......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Breckenkamp | 80th Training Command (Reserve) | 04.01.2019
(Left to right) Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear and his uncle Randy Pritchett receive the American flag that was flown in honor of Brashear's late father Master Chief Boatswain's Mate Carl Maxie Brashear, at the flag-raising ceremony, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, April 1, 2019. Carl Brashear was a pioneer in the United States Navy, overcoming......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Breckenkamp | 80th Training Command (Reserve) | 04.01.2019
This memorial stone, in front of The Brashear Conference Center at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, memorializes the late Master Chief Boatswain's Mate Carl Maxie Brashear, a pioneer in the U.S. Navy, becoming the first African-American master diver and master chief....
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Breckenkamp | 80th Training Command (Reserve) | 04.01.2019
(Left to right) Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear, the command CWO for the 80th Training Command (TASS), and his wife Sandra attend the Brashear Conference Center flag-raising ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, April 1, 2019, honoring his late father Master Chief Boatswain's Mate Carl Maxie Brashear....
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Breckenkamp | 80th Training Command (Reserve) | 04.01.2019
A United States Navy color guard carefully handles the American flag at the flag-raising ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, April 1, 2019, in honor of Master Chief Carl Brashear, who became the first African-American to attend and graduate from the U.S. Navy Diving & Salvage training school. The site of the Official US Navy Chief Petty Officers Club is......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Pittman | Defense Imagery Management Operations Center | 02.25.2013
Dr. Ken Ginsburg addresses military parents during a workshop about adolescent stress management at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. The workshop focused on methods of fostering optimism, motivation and healthy behaviors for the children of service members. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Pittman/Released)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Pittman | Defense Imagery Management Operations Center | 02.25.2013
Dr. Ken Ginsburg addresses military parents during a workshop about adolescent stress management at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. The workshop focused on methods of fostering optimism, motivation and healthy behaviors for the children of service members. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Pittman/Released)...