Reservists Run to Support
St. Jude in Memphis
Members of the Sector Lower Mississippi River
Response Department participated in the St. Jude
Memphis Half Marathon on Saturday, December 3,
2016. The race winds its way through downtown
Memphis and through the St. Jude campus where
patients and their families cheered the runners
on. Sector personnel who ran included (left to
right) BM1 Jonathan Dye, BMC Allan Monterroza,
MK3 Christopher Hughes, BM1 Jesse Sullivan, BM1
William Sehnert, BM2 Christopher Conners, BM3
Michael Ramos and MK2 Bradley Wilson.
Proud CG Parents Attend Graduation
and Advancement
On Friday, December 9, 2016, Lt. Cmdr. James Trifiro
and his wife Martha attended their son Nathan's
graduation from Boatswain Mate A School at CG
Training Center Yorkton, Va. The proud parents are
shown here pinning on Nathan's collar devices as he
advanced to Boatswain Mate Third Class.
In the Swim…
USCG Station Portsmouth Reserve
personnel participated in annual
survival swim training during the
drill weekend of October 15 and 16,
2016. Members taking part included
MKC Donald Wiggins, MK2 Wallace,
BM3 Jason Ludwig, BM1 Wade
Caple, BM1 Kristi Langschied, BMC
John Navolis and MK2 Sullivan. The
Training was part of the crew's Boat
Crew Currencies requirements.
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