OAK HARBOR, WA — Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos Naranjo, a native of Newark, New Jersey, is serving with the U.S. Navy’s Electronic Attack Squadron 131. “I wanted to pay for college and become a United States citizen,” Naranjo said. “I was born in Ecuador and moved to the U.S. in 2000 when I was […]
SAN DIEGO, CA — Chief Petty Officer Brian Bennett, a native of Bloomfield, joined the Navy 14 years ago and now serves as an information systems technician aboard USS Tripoli. “I originally joined the Navy because I needed a change in my life,” Bennett said. “The Navy provided me that opportunity.” Growing up in Bloomfield, […]
SAN DIEGO, CA — Seaman Mikal Carter, a native of Newark, joined the Navy almost two years ago and now serves as a culinary specialist aboard USS Tripoli. “I joined the Navy because I wanted to try something new,” Carter said. Growing up in Newark, Carter attended Marion P. Thomas Charter School and graduated in […]
ORANGE, NJ — Members of the National Montford Point Marine Association assembled in Orange on Aug. 1 for a solemn ceremony awarding a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal to Newark native Matthew Edward Harris. Harris served in the segregated ranks of the U.S. Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946 in Okinawa in the Pacific Theater. The […]
PHILIPPINE SEA — Surface Sonar Technician 2nd Class Khayri Gray-Hill, from Newark, monitors frequencies during a recent anti-submarine warfare exercise aboard Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold during Pacific Griffin 2021. Pacific Griffin is considered the most complex and warfare-centric bilateral engagement between the U.S. and Singaporean navies and represents a continued investment in the […]
PACIFIC OCEAN — Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Ronald Hunte, a native of Newark, assigned to the weapons department, assembles a dolly to transport ordnance aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on June 24. Vinson is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville is now officially a Purple Heart town, after the Belleville Town Council approved a resolution at its June 7 meeting. The Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 366 relocated from Clifton to Belleville and is headquartered at American Legion Post 105. The Belleville Historical Society recently built and donated a […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — American Legion Post 105 and Sons of the American Legion Squadron 105 distributed poppies during Memorial Day Weekend at the ShopRite on Washington Avenue, raising thousands of dollars to go directly to the organizations’ programs supporting veterans in need. As does almost every veterans organization in the country, Post and Squadron 105 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In its first public event in 15 months, West Orange Township and the West Orange High School’s Junior Air Force ROTC honored the 156 residents who died while serving in our armed forces, and recognized future heroes during the annual Memorial Day ceremony. Township officials, members of the West Orange Police […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior Royson Folas has accepted an appointment to West Point Military Academy. “I got the call from the office of Rep. Mikie Sherrill while I was warming up for a tennis match on April 19, and needless to say I was absolutely ecstatic — the admissions process […]