Marines
Marine Corps Pvt. Eric C. Dotson recently completed 13 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., followed by 10 days leave at home. The training is designed to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally. He is now located at Camp Geiger, N.C., for four weeks of MCT (Marine Combat Training). Then he will proceed on for schooling as a topographical analyst in the field of intelligence at Ft. Belvoir, Va., for 10 to 12 months. His continued commitment will be until 2017.
Dotson and fellow recruits began their basic training at 5 a. m., by running three miles and performing calisthenics. In addition to the physical conditioning program, Dotson spent numerous hours in classroom and field assignments which included learning first aid, uniform regulations, combat water survival, marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat and assorted weapons training. They performed close order drill and operated as a small infantry unit during field training.
Dotson and other recruits also received instruction on the Marine Corps' core values - honor, courage and commitment, and what the core values mean in guiding personal and professional conduct.
Dotson and fellow recruits ended the training phase with The Crucible, a 54-hour, team evolution culminating in an emotional ceremony in which recruits are presented the Marine Corps Emblem, and addressed as "Marines" for the first time in their careers.
Dotson is a 2011 Warren High School graduate. He is the son of Douglas L. and Julia M. Dotson, twin brother of Randall and older brother of Jeremy Dotson, all residing at the family home in Cutler.
Navy
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tiffany N. Gebhard, daughter of Beth A. Jackson of Marietta and Thomas Clay, III of Huntington, W.Va., is currently deployed. Gebhard along with fellow Sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) hosted a material, maintenance and management assist (3MA) team, as they evaluated the ship's 3M program.
The 3MA team consists of senior enlisted members ranging from chief petty officers to master chief petty officers from Commander, Naval Air Force's 3M training department. They are responsible for assessing Enterprise's 3M program and training Sailors to be more successful at 3M.
The purpose of this visit is to find out where the ship stands right now in their maintenance program. This serves as an indicator to tell the ship where and what they need to improve at, whether it's procedure, a tag-out or something involving personal protective equipment.
The 3MA team conducts multiple spot checks with various work-centers in an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of the ship's 3M program. The 3MA visit is designed to help raise that awareness and train Sailors on how to improve the ship's 3M practices.
Enterprise Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.
Coast Guard
Seaman Patrick J. Kern graduated from U.S. Coast Guard basic training in Cape May, N.J., on April 20, 2012. He will be stationed at USCG Station Niagara in Youngstown, N.Y.
Kern is the son of Patrick and Elizabeth Kern of Second Street in Marietta.
Navy
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Anthony J. Blevins II, son of Jeanne A. Cale of Parkersburg, and Anthony J. Blevins, of Vincent, is currently deployed. Blevins along with fellow Sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) hosted a material, maintenance and management assist (3MA) team, as they evaluated the ship's 3M program.
The 3MA team consists of senior enlisted members ranging from chief petty officers to master chief petty officers from Commander, Naval Air Force's 3M training department. They are responsible for assessing Enterprise's 3M program and training Sailors to be more successful at 3M.
The purpose of this visit is to find out where the ship stands right now in their maintenance program. This serves as an indicator to tell the ship where and what they need to improve at, whether it's procedure, a tag-out or something involving personal protective equipment.
The 3MA team conducts multiple spot checks with various work-centers in an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of the ship's 3M program. The 3MA visit is designed to help raise that awareness and train Sailors on how to improve the ship's 3M practices.
Marines
Marine Corps Pvt. Brianna M. Hasley, daughter of Christine A. Hasley of Belpre, and Roger L. Hasley, Jr of Belpre, recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., designed to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally.
Hasley and fellow recruits began their training at 5 a. m., by running three miles and performing calisthenics. In addition to the physical conditioning program, Hasley spent numerous hours in classroom and field assignments which included learning first aid, uniform regulations, combat water survival, marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat and assorted weapons training. They performed close order drill and operated as a small infantry unit during field training.
Hasley and other recruits also received instruction on the Marine Corps' core values - honor, courage and commitment, and what the core values mean in guiding personal and professional conduct.
Hasley and fellow recruits ended the training phase with The Crucible, a 54-hour, team evolution culminating in an emotional ceremony in which recruits are presented the Marine Corps Emblem, and addressed as "Marines" for the first time in their careers.
