PHOTO | Santa Clarita sailor receives promotion
PHILIPPINE SEA — Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Fernando Lemus, right, from Santa Clarita, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, receives a promotion letter from Cmdr. Joseph Burgon, from Cottonwood, California, aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), July 15. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Electrician's Mate 1st Class Michael Critelli)

PHOTO | Santa Clarita sailor receives promotion

Canyon Country native serves aboard USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Cortez, of Canyon Country, serves as a gunner’s mate aboard the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams. Courtesy photo

Canyon Country native serves aboard USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams

By Stephanie Fox Navy Office of Community Outreach  CAPE TOWN, South Africa – A Canyon Country native is serving aboard USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, a U.S. Navy Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary…

Robert Hotton — U.S. Navy — Saugus resident
Robert Hotton discussing his time in the US Navy as a radar technician on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Gilbert Bernal/The Signal

Robert Hotton — U.S. Navy — Saugus resident

On each of his four daughters’ birthdays, Robert Hotton would take them on a date, wherever they wanted to go. “I took my jobs very seriously, and so it required…

Keeping troops safe at home and abroad
191106-N-PQ586-1109 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 6, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Richard Coyle, from Santa Clarita Calif., assigned to 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, administers a flu shot to a Sailor in the medical department of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jessica Ann Hattell)

Keeping troops safe at home and abroad

Valencia native provides electronic warfare dominance for U.S. Navy
Courtesy photo Petty Officer 1st Class Jasmine Gilmer, a Valencia native, said she learned to be a leader in her hometown.

Valencia native provides electronic warfare dominance for U.S. Navy

By Dustin GoodNavy Office of Community Outreach Petty Officer 1st Class Jasmine Gilmer, a Valencia native, joined the Navy for the opportunity to experience the lifestyle. “The camaraderie here is…

Valencia High School alumnus trains as U.S. Navy information warrior
Valencia native Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Berkowitz is a 2011 Valencia High School graduate. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Brown

Valencia High School alumnus trains as U.S. Navy information warrior

Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Berkowitz, a Valencia native, was always inspired to join the military. "I always wanted to serve in the military since I was a kid,” Berkowitz…

Ashley Bozeman — U.S. Navy — Afghanistan & Iraq-era — Saugus resident
Mustang horse, Mariah smiles as she nuzzles U.S. Navy veteran and Blue Star Ranch graduate Ashley Bozeman in the arena at Blue Star Ranch in Saugus. Dan Watson/The Signal

Ashley Bozeman — U.S. Navy — Afghanistan & Iraq-era — Saugus resident

Ashley Bozeman is happier when she’s doing things she can truly believe in, whether that means she’s training dogs at Ray’s Hope: Rescue to Rescue, working with the horses at…

Applied Companies recognized by Navy
Applied Companies representatives from Left, Greg Rogozinski, Program Manager, Steve Stanley, Vice President Operations & Engineering and Betsy Klinger, President, right, meet with United States Navy Captain Patrick Croley in their lobby in Valencia on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 as the Navy recognizes Applied Companies for their development of an environmental control unit. Dan Watson/The Signal

Applied Companies recognized by Navy

Applied Companies was recognized Wednesday by the U.S. Navy for passing a pre-production qualification test. The women-owned and Valencia-based company is the nation’s leading manufacturer of environmental control units for…

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