Story by Lt. Drew Verbis | Naval Base San Diego | 09.16.2025
SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Sailors assigned to Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) donned a pair of gold-fouled anchors for the first time to become the 132nd class of chief petty officers, Sept. 16, 2025....
Story by Lt. Drew Verbis | Naval Base Ventura County | 08.05.2025
PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2025) The U.S. Navy Seabee Museum (USNSM) onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Port Hueneme, holds an unveiling ceremony Aug. 5, to celebrate their latest exhibit ‘Seabee Special Assignments,’ to include a concrete column from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, infamously compromised by Soviet listening devices....
Story by Seaman Tyranny Chartrand | Navy Reserve - Navy Public Affairs Support Element West | 08.03.2025
Operation Specialist 1st Class, Ueldiv Ortiz Santiago, a U.S. Navy Reserve Sailor assigned to Navy Reserve Center El Paso and a native of Orocovis, Puerto Rico, demonstrated quick thinking and compassion when he stopped to assist a wheelchair-bound woman in distress in El Paso, Texas. Ortiz Santiago called 911, administered first aid, and stayed by the woman’s side until first responders arrived....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Omar N Rubi | Navy Reserve - Navy Public Affairs Support Element West | 07.30.2025
The Navy Reserve is enhancing its large-scale mobilization capabilities through its summer Mobilization Exercise (MOBEX), conducted in Corpus Christi, Oklahoma City, and New Orleans. A key advancement is the Adaptive Mobilization Medical Unit (AMMU), a deployable resource that enables on-site medical screenings at Navy Reserve Centers, improving Individual Medical Readiness and streamlining......
Story by Lt.j.g. Drew Verbis | Naval Base Ventura County | 07.29.2025
POINT MUGU, Calif. (July 29, 2025) - Leaders from Airborne Command & Control and Logistics Wing (ACCLOGWING), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) and civilian partners, break ground on the MQ-25 Stingray hangar onboard Point Mugu, July 29, 2025....
Story by Lt.j.g. Drew Verbis | Naval Base Ventura County | 07.28.2025
POINT MUGU, Calif. (July 28, 2025) – Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) opened its gates to the public, to host the 11th annual Point Mugu Surf Contest near the legendary Pelican Point surf break July 26-27, 2025....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Omar N Rubi | Navy Reserve - Navy Public Affairs Support Element West | 07.22.2025
Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class (GM2) Samuel Morris, a native of Osceola, Missouri, embodies dual service as both a Navy Reserve Sailor and a Belton police officer. After serving four years in the Coast Guard, Morris joined the Navy Reserve in 2023 and now supports cargo logistics with Naval Construction Battalion 22 at Navy Reserve Center Kansas City. His upbringing instilled the values of hard......
Story by Lt.j.g. Drew Verbis | Naval Base Ventura County | 07.09.2025
POINT MUGU, Calif. (July 7, 2025) – Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu is scheduled to open its gates to the public, to host the 11th annual Point Mugu Surf Contest near the legendary Pelican Point surf break July 26-27, 2025....
