Paralegal with Seabees
Logistics Specialist 1st Class Travis Thompson, Master-at-Arms 1st Class Timothy Martin, and Legalman 1st Class Christopher Newham, of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 25, provide cover during a mass casualty drill at the NMCB 25 field exercise (FEX) March 14. The FEX gives the battalion members an opportunity to test their skills in a simulated combat environment. NMCB 25 is training for an upcoming deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patrick Gordon/Released)
Reenlistment
Cmdr. Dena Panecaldo of a Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center presents Senior Chief Legalman Christina Nixon with the Certificate of Reenlistment following her reenlistment at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story's Chapel Annex. ECRC directly assists Individual Augmentee sailors by ensuring they are properly equipped and trained to deploy in support of overseas contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James C. Brown/Released)
Ash Wednesday Service
Navy chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Joseph D. Reardon puts ashes on the forehead of Legalman 1st Class Raysa Turner during an Ash Wednesday service in the chapel aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Ash Wednesday is the first day of lent in the western Christian calendar and generally involves both fasting and prayer. Essex is nearing the end of an 18-month, $200 million dry-dock planned maintenance availability and is scheduled to be operational in spring 2014. ( U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher B. Janik/Released)
