Service Member Spotlight: Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Duncan

A sailor from Floyd, Virginia, assigned to Public Works Department (PWD) Bahrain, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Central (NAVFAC EURFACENT), was recently recognized as Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Atlantic, Sea Sailor of the Year. Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Duncan joined the Navy to serve his country. “I joined the Navy because I…Continue Reading

Mother’s Day 2022: Freebies and Restaurant Deals

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8th, and even though Moms may love saying “we have food to eat at home,” you can treat your mom to a meal out with these restaurant deals. Auntie Anne’s: Pretzel Perks members can take advantage of a buy one get one free pretzel from May 6 through May 8.…Continue Reading

Live Nation Is Selling $25 Concert Tickets This Week

Live Nation is offering $25 concert tickets from May 4th to the 10th.  There are over 3,700 shows to choose from throughout the country.  This covers multiple genres like rock, pop, country, and hip-hop. Artists include but are not limited to: Backstreet Boys, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Halsey, H.E.R., Imagine Dragons, John Legend, Machine Gun…Continue Reading

How to Make The “Grey Stuff” from “Beauty and the Beast”

Beauty and the Beast fans, you can now make the “Grey Stuff” mentioned in the song “Be Our Guest” from “Beauty and the Beast” at home! The popular dish is sold at Disney parks and comes from the line in the song when Lumiere sings, “Try the Grey Stuff, it’s delicious / Don’t believe me?  Ask the dishes.” The…Continue Reading

Service Member Spotlight: Petty Officer 2nd Class Dagnon Vissoh

A Hampton, Virginia, native was one of forty sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) who took the next step in their Navy careers by reenlisting as a group during a mass-reenlistment ceremony in the ship’s hangar bay, Feb. 27. Petty Officer 2nd Class Dagnon Vissoh, an aviation boatswain’s…Continue Reading

Service Member Spotlight: Petty Officer 1st Class Djuanta Bailey

A Hampton, Virginia, native serves in the U.S. Navy at a helicopter squadron who flies the newest and most technologically-advanced helicopters. Petty Officer 1st Class Djuanta Bailey joined the Navy 10 years ago. Today, Bailey serves as an aircrew survival equipmentman. “I joined the Navy for the economic opportunities that it has afforded my family,” said Bailey.…Continue Reading

Service Member Spotlight: Lt. Bryan “Twilight” O’Loughlin, From Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk native exchanges flight suit patches with sailor from French Navy. Lt. Bryan “Twilight” O’Loughlin, from Norfolk, Virginia, assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, attached to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), exchanges flight suit patches with a sailor from the French Navy Floréal-class frigate FS Vendémiaire (F…Continue Reading