Service members attached to commands in the Indo-Pacific region participate in a joint-service, multilateral patient movement exercise during Valiant Shield 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 15, 2024. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Forces and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan A. LeCompte and Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael J. Flesch)
Navy Chief Logistics Specialist Nathaniel Whitten, a 20-year veteran, has achieved a remarkable milestone by earning his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in history. Balancing his naval duties with rigorous academic research, Whitten's dedication to service and scholarship is an inspiration to his fellow sailors. With a family history of military service and a career marked by deployments, awards, and leadership roles, Whitten's PhD is a testament...
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.
