Recruiting

LANDOVER, Md. (Dec. 14, 2024) Rear Adm. Jim Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, cheers from the sidelines during the 125th Army-Navy Football game at Northwest Stadium. The Army-Navy football game is one of the oldest and most storied contests in the history of collegiate athletics. Navy defeated Army 31-13, raising their record to 63-55-7. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist...[Read More]

Commander Griffin is a native of Eugene, Oregon. He enlisted in 1991 and attended Gas Turbine Systems (Electrical) A and C schools.

NTAG Red River

CDR Zachary Franklin is a native of Gurdon, Arkansas and a 2008 graduate of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He subsequently entered flight training and earned his wings in March 2010.

LCDR John Thornton, a native of Katy, TX, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2014, where he was commissioned as a Naval Aviator and selected to fly the MH-53 helicopter. In 2017, he transferred to the Human Resources Community.

WASHINGTON (Dec. 12, 2024) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, left, meritoriously advances Active Component Enlisted Recruiter of the Year (ROY) Rheann Hieptas, from Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Jacksonville, to Damage Controlman 1st Class, at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza in Washington, D.C. ROY week recognizes the nation’s top Navy recruiters for their talent acquisition expe...[Read More]

WASHINGTON (Dec. 12, 2024) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, right, meritoriously advances Active Component Enlisted Recruiter of the Year (ROY) Rheann Hieptas, from Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Jacksonville, to Damage Controlman 1st Class, at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza in Washington, D.C. ROY week recognizes the nation’s top Navy recruiters for their talent acquisition exp...[Read More]

WASHINGTON (Dec. 12, 2024) (From left to right) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) James Honea, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command Rear Adm. James Waters, and National Chief Recruiter Master Chief Navy Counselor Gerald Allchin participate in a ribbon cutting at the commissioning ceremony of The Strike Group at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza...[Read More]

241025-N-N0615-1011 PENSACOLA, Fla. (Oct. 25, 2024) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea answers questions from Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit (NORU) students during his visit to NORU’s schoolhouse at Naval Air Station Pensacola. Honea visited NORU to speak with students and answer questions. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Navy Counselor Isabel Guerrero)

241025-N-N0615-1024 PENSACOLA, Fla. (Oct. 25, 2024) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea, left, poses for a photo with Chief Navy Counselor Roger Givens, from Mobile, Ala., during his visit to the Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit’s schoolhouse at Naval Air Station Pensacola. Honea visited NORU to speak with students and answer questions.. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Navy Counsel...[Read More]

103024-N-AL214-1153 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (October 30, 2024) Navy League Memphis, Navy Recruiting Command, Navy Personnel Command and Navy Talent Acquisition Group Nashville partnered to bring Naval Aviation Orientation Day for Mid-South students to experience at the Wilson Air Center. Students from JROTC, aviation, and STEM programs had the opportunity to explore a range of military aircraft from locati...[Read More]

Navy League Memphis, Navy Recruiting Command, Navy Personnel Command and Navy Talent Acquisition Group Nashville partnered to bring Naval Aviation Orientation Day for Mid-South Students to experience at the Wilson Air Center on October 30, 2024.