Lt. Marissa Amodeo, assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Assessment Division, poses for an environmental portrait in an office at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on March 25, 2026. Amodeo, an NPS distance learning student in the Naval Postgraduate School Systems Analysis Certificate program, developed a model and analysis supporting autonomous systems concepts of operations as part of her coursework. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan M. Wideman)
Distinguished World War II Veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Seaman 1st Class James Richard Ward was laid to rest with the solemnity befitting his heroism in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Dec. 21, 2023.
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