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Ridley Shetler, a Navy Nuclear Power Officer Candidate (NUPOC), talks about her passion for nuclear power and why she chose the Navy versus a civilian career.
Ridley Shetler, a Navy Nuclear Power Officer Candidate (NUPOC), talks about her passion for nuclear power and why she chose the Navy versus a civilian career. Shetler entered the NUPOC program and will be one of the first woman officers to serve on a submarine. Through this program, Shetler received money for college using the Navy’s education assistance program, which can provide up to full tuition for servicemembers.
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In a training exercise, Army Reserve firefighters tackle a fire in the desert.
At McGuire Air Force Base, Air Force Reserve Capt. Dennis Castro and his unit prep an aircraft and simulate loading an injured passenger.
An Air Force Reserve pararescueman must develop a special set of skills in order to assist those in need.
Army Reserve Soldiers train to become MPs (Military Police). MPs help keep a military installation secure, protect travel routes and maintain law and order.
View a water rescue mission from the perspective of Tech. Sgt. Luigge Romanillo.
Pvt. Stephanie Patterson trains with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW).
Tech. Sgt. Luigge Romanillo participates in a helicopter rescue mission exercise.
A pararescueman takes a leap from an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter into the water. Pararescuemen can rescue individuals from almost anywhere.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Heller, a boatswain's mate, demonstrates the heat escape lessening position during the station's annual wet drill training.
Petty Officer William Armstrong describes the intense training that goes into becoming a surfman for the Coast Guard.
Members of the Army National Guard participate in an exercise that evaluates their ability to rapidly establish decontamination sites and evacuate casualties.
Servicemembers train to use cannons as members of the armor and field artillery team.
Navy divers train hard and often so they can save lives under any circumstance.
Members of the Army National Guard engage in high-altitude low-opening (HALO) parachute training in Arizona.
Members of the Army National Guard perform a sweep on a bus during a training exercise.
Army chaplains are available on base and on the battlefield to offer spiritual support to servicemembers and their families.
Airman 1st Class Laura Lund talks about working as a aircraft engine mechanic at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.
Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Florez Adams demonstrates some of his duties as a damage controlman for the Coast Guard.
Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Army National Guard helped minimize damage to the Gulf Coast.
Airman 1st Class Carlos Puga shows how to fold a parachute and explains why it is so important to handle parachutes properly.
Senior Airman Kyle Knox, of the Air Force Reserve's 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, describes his team's crucial mission.
Staff Sgt. William Alston and his unit practice setting up a mobile launch platform for Patriot missiles.
Cpl. Christopher Vogt works as a canine handler and trains his dog, Kepie, to help protect the president of the United States.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Crandall describes his job as a fire control technician on the USS Montpelier, a Navy submarine.
Capt. Ryan McHugh, an Air Force pediatrician, visits with a young patient and his mother at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
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