Commander, Navy Recruiting Command (CNRC) recently named Chief Personnel Specialist Olusean Afara, a recruiter assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Southwest, the 2021 CNRC Chaplain (Officer) Recruiter of the Year. Afara is being recognized nationally for his continual drive and hard work to find promising chaplain candidates and guide them into the Navy.
For Dr. Joseph D. Ciacci, MD, a board-certified Neurosurgeon and UC San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine Professor in the Department of Surgery, being commissioned as a Naval Officer on the anniversary of September 11th on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum, is to honor the heroes who put their lives at risk on that day and every day since for the last 20 years.
Navy Talent Acquisition Group Southwest Recruiter Chief Yeoman Anthony S. Cuevas, working at Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Riverside located inside March Air Reserve Base, California, used his Navy training to fight brush fire on the base, the morning of April 28, 2021.
Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Southwest will hold a change of command ceremony on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 11 am PST. Cmdr. David Yoon will relieve Cmdr. Jason Eckhardt as NTAG Southwest’s commanding officer.