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CONTENTS

2023 SUMMER EDITION
Volume 66 • Issue 2
Naval Enlisted Reserve
Association (NERA)
8116 Arlington Blvd., Suite 220
Falls Church, VA 22042

Office: 703-534-1329
Toll-free: 800-776-9020
Web: www.nera.org
Email: [email protected]
National President
YNC Joanne M. Elliott
215-431-6372
[email protected]
National Vice President
Curtis DeYoung
612-859-4496 6 10 12
[email protected]
National Secretary
James M. Frierson 4 Legislative and Benefit Updates
803-665-7936
[email protected] 5 President's Message
National Treasurer 6 NERA News — Camp Lejeune
Dennis L. Hunt
609-560-6457 9 Tips & Clips
[email protected]
National Counselor 10 Navy Reserve Sailor of the Year
Eugene (Geno) Koelker 12 NAVY News
815-209-5391
[email protected] 14 NERA College Scholarship
Past National President
Stephen R. Sandy 16 Marine Marquee
301-219-2647 17 Coastie Corner
[email protected]
Executive Director 18 Meet Our Members
Stephen R. Sandy 19 Letters to NERA
301-219-2647
[email protected] 20 TMC, The Military Coalition
NERA Manager
Jennifer Abbott 21 TRICARE
[email protected] 22 NERA Benefactors — Thank You!
Deputy Executive Director/
Editor-in-Chief 24 TAPS
Yvette B. Purtill
[email protected] Cover: WASHINGTON (May 19, 2023) -- Vice Adm. John Mustin, Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander,
Design Navy Reserve Force announced the selection of CTR1(IW/EXW) Lewis McClintock, as the 2022 Navy
Karen Durland Reserve Sailor of the Year. Petty Officer McClintock is from San Diego, Calif., currently assigned to NR
[email protected] C10F NIOCHI NIC (CNIFR). As a result of his selection, CTR1 McClintock will be recommended to the Chief
of Naval Personnel for meritorious advancement to the rank of chief petty officer. The other finalists
© 2023 were: BM1(EXW) Scott Graham, MSRON 8 (NECC), from Seekonk, Mass. RP1(SCW) Michael Pornovets,
COMNAVSURFPAC (PACFLT), from Biloxi, Miss. MA1 Jose Rivera,NR NSF AUTEC (NAVSEA), from West Palm
Beach, Fla. HM1(FMF) Daniel Vetan, MFR/MFS (4th MED BATTALION), from Oakland Park, Fla. The finalists
were recognized 15-19 May 2023 during the Navy Reserve Sailor of the Year recognition week, hosted by
FORCM Tracy Hunt. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elisandro T. Diaz)

The Mariner, an official publication of the Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, is devoted to the interests and mutual benefit of its members. Regular Membership is open to all enlisted personnel of the Naval
Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve; others may join as Associate Members. Annual dues in the amount of $3.75 per member is set aside to defray the cost of publishing The Mariner.
Single domestic subscription price is $15 per year. Persons eligible for Regular Membership are not required to pay subscription rates. Articles, letters, and photos for The Mariner should be submitted to the
Managing Editor via e-mail to: [email protected] or NERA Headquarters, Falls Church, VA. Credit will be given for materials used. Letters may be condensed for publication. Articles and letters appearing in
The Mariner do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the National Executive Council of the Naval Enlisted Reserve Association or the Editor, nor are they to be interpreted as official policy of the United States
Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard, or the Naval Enlisted Reserve Association. The Mariner (ISSN 0164-3029) is published three times a year by the Naval Enlisted Reserve Association,
8116 Arlington Blvd., Suite 220, Falls Church, VA 22042. Postmaster: Send address change to The Mariner, 8116 Arlington Blvd., Suite 220, Falls Church, VA 22042. For general questions, advertising or to learn
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