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Navy Recruiting District San Antonio transitions to Navy Talent Acquisition Group
October 1, 2020 — The Navy Recruiting District San Antonio was decommissioned and re-established as Navy Talent Acquisition Group, or NTAG, San Antonio during a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at NTAG headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 1... MORE

Cmdr. Nicholas Gamiz (left), commanding officer of Navy Talent Acquisition Group San Antonio, and executive officer Cmdr. Michael Files cut the ceremonial ribbon which decommissioned Navy Recruiting District San Antonio and established NTAG San Antonio at NTAG headquarters.

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio earns Bronze ‘R’ Award
September 24, 2020 — The mission of Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, or NRD SA, is to recruit the best and brightest men and women for service in America’s Navy, and for its performance during the first half of the fiscal year 2020, NRD San Antonio was awarded the Navy Recruiting Command’s Bronze “R” Award... MORE

Cmdr. Nicholas Gamiz (right center), Navy Recruiting District San Antonio commanding officer, is joined by (from left) Command Master Chief Francisco Valdovinos, Cmdr. Michael Files, and Master Chief Matthew Maduemesi, along with the 2004 Navy Recruiting Command’s Bronze “R” Award at NRD-SA headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The NRD was awarded the Bronze “R” by the Navy Recruiting Command for its performance during the first half of fiscal year 2020.

‘A Night in your Honor’ renders a virtual salute to future service members
June 23, 2020 — Although the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect many in Military City USA, it did not deter Our Community Salutes-San Antonio, or OCS-SA, from hosting its ninth annual “A Night in Your Honor” through virtual means June 17... MORE

San Antonio twins looking forward to being U.S. Sailors
May 19, 2020 — Twin brothers Reynaldo and Santos Vasquez of San Antonio are making final preparations to attend recruit training and becoming Sailors in America’s Navy... MORE

Local Navy recruiter produces face shields to fight against COVID-19
March 30, 2020 — Petty Officer 2nd Class Elias Grey, a recruiter assigned to Navy Recruiting Station Midland, is producing 3D-printed face shields for civilian medical personnel during his off-duty time... MORE

Navy Reservist crowned Miss Black San Antonio
March 6, 2020 — A Navy Reservist assigned to Naval Operational Support Center San Antonio at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston won the 2020 Miss Black San Antonio Scholarship Pageant held at the Carver Cultural Community Center Feb. 1... MORE

Commodore, Navy Recruiting Region West visits NRD San Antonio
February 18, 2020 — Capt. Anthony Bayungan, commodore of Navy Recruiting Region West, Navy Recruiting Command, visited Navy Recruiting District San Antonio at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 18. Bayungan is visiting several recruiting stations in the area to include the Navy’s Virtual Reality Experience, the “Nimitz”, currently at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo... MORE

Fleet master chief visits Navy Recruiting District San Antonio
February 12, 2020 — Master Chief Wes Koshoffer, fleet master chief of Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education, speaks with Sailors assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio during a visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 11... MORE

NRD San Antonio supports Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology 2020 SeaPerch Challenge
January 22, 2020 — Continuing to spark students' interests in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, Sailors of Navy Recruiting District San Antonio supported the HESTEC 2020 SeaPerch Challenge held at the Margaret M. Clark Aquatic Center in Brownsville, Texas... MORE

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesus Escobar (right), assigned to Navy Recruiting Station McAllen, briefs Team Sparky of Harlingen Early College High School regarding the challenge course during the HESTEC 2020 SeaPerch Challenge held at the Margaret M. Clark Aquatic Center in Brownsville, Texas. The annual underwater robotics competition, hosted by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, in partnership with Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, kicked-off a new format to Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology, or HESTEC, this year.

Alamo City twins join America’s Navy together
November 25, 2019 — Twin brothers Stephen and George Coppage of San Antonio are making final preparations to attend recruit training and becoming Sailors in America’s Navy’s aviation support career field... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Russell Sylve, Navy Recruiting Station Mercado, talks with twin brothers Stephen and George Coppage of San Antonio during a weekly Delayed Entry Program Re-certification at the NRS. The Coppage brothers are 2011 graduates of Louis D. Brandeis High School and joined the Navy to pursue careers in aviation support. They were recruited by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brooks Anderson of NRS Mercado.

NRD San Antonio spouses join America’s Navy
November 15, 2019 — Serving one’s nation is one of many reasons why a person would join the armed forces, and at Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, two Navy spouses joined in to be able to serve with their active-duty spouses... MORE

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Brown (left) rejoined America’s Navy as a Reservist during an enlistment ceremony held at Navy Recruiting District San Antonio headquarters Oct. 16. Brown first entered the Navy in 2013 serving four years and will be assigned to Navy Operations Support Center San Antonio. He is joined by his wife, Petty Officer 2nd Class Angelica Brown, the NRD San Antonio community relations coordinator.

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio brings cheer to special child
October 30, 2019 — To bring some happiness to a local child, Sailors assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston visited the New Braunfels home of Isaac Juarez, 7, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer... MORE

Cmdr. Nicholas Gamiz, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio commanding officer, conducts a mock swear-in of Isaac Juarez during a visit by NRD SA Sailors at Isaac’s New Braunfels home Oct. 28. Isaac, 7, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, was presented with an Honorary Sailor Certificate, an America’s Navy ball cap, a Forged by The Sea t-shirt, a Navy Fiesta Medal, and a copy of the U.S. Constitution.

NRD San Antonio holds Recruiting District Assistance Council meeting
October 3, 2019 — To support America’s Navy’s recruitment of high-quality men and women in Central and South Texas, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio hosted a Recruiting District Assistance Council meeting at St. Philip’s College’s Good Samaritan Veterans Outreach and Transition Center Sept. 26... MORE

Cmdr. Nicholas Gamiz, commanding officer of Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, speaks with retired Cmdr. Jonathan Lovejoy, an associate dean of Military and Veterans Affairs at the University of the Incarnate Word, during a Recruiting District Assistance Council meeting at St. Philip's College's Good Samaritan Veterans Outreach and Transition Center Sept. 26.

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio Sailors volunteer at food bank
September 30, 2019 — Sailors assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio journeyed to the San Antonio Food Bank Sept. 27 to provide community service through the Navy’s Community Relations Program... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon Clifton (left) and Petty Officer 2nd Class William Dyson volunteer at the San Antonio Food Bank Sept. 27. Sailors assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio journeyed to the food bank to provide community service through the Navy’s Community Relations Program.

San Antonio Sailors honor submarine vet’s life
September 27, 2019 — Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, Navy Medicine Training Support Center and Navy Recruiting District San Antonio attended the graveside service of a Navy veteran in Killeen, Texas, Sept. 26... MORE

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio Sailors carry the casket for Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Lyle Walker, a sonar technician (submarine), in Killeen, Texas, Sept. 26 . Walker, a submarine veteran, had no family or next of kin, prompting the Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, Navy Medicine Training Support Center and NRD-SA Sailors to make the two-hour drive from Joint Base San Antonio to honor Walker's Navy service.

Military units participate in City of San Antonio’s World Heritage Festival
September 10, 2019 — In support of the City of San Antonio’s annual World Heritage Festival, service members from Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, the Army’s San Antonio Recruiting Battalion, Marine Corps Recruiting Station San Antonio, Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, Navy Medicine Training Support Center, the Marine’s 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, and the Air Force’s 383rd Training Squadron participated in Mission Pachanga held at Mission Park Pavilion Sept. 7... MORE

Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Hambrick, assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, discusses the various rates of the Navy with an attendee of Mission Pachanga during the annual World Heritage Festival held at Mission Park Pavilion Sept. 7.

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio honors World War II Merchant Marine
August 15, 2019 — Navy Lt. j.g. Kathleen Spyrnal, an officer programs operations officer assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, had the honor of meeting World War II Merchant Marine Ray Denison during an Alamo Honor Flight Breakfast Aug. 14. Attended by other WWII veterans, the breakfast also served as a venue to celebrate Denison’s 100th birthday. ... MORE

Navy Lt. j.g. Kathleen Spyrnal, an officer programs operations officer assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, presented a certificate of appreciation to World War II Merchant Marine Ray Denison during an Alamo Honor Flight Breakfast Aug. 14. Attended by other WWII veterans, the breakfast also served as a venue to celebrate Denison’s 100th birthday.

Navy Medicine commands host San Antonio educators for STEM tour
July 25, 2019 — The Navy Medicine Training Support Center cohosted Bexar County educators for a tour of the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 15... MORE

Seaman Emille Sichz and Seaman Apprentice Ciaran Braswell, students in the Surgical Technician program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston perform a mock surgery during a tour. The tour provided San Antonio educators and counselors with a general overview of the Navy in an effort to raise awareness of Navy career opportunities through a tour of the medical training campus.

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio hosts Texas educators, counselors in San Diego
July 17, 2019 — Navy Awareness is an important element in recruiting America’s best and brightest for naval service. To assist the recruiting effort in Central and South Texas, eight educators and counselors, along with support personnel from Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, visited naval commands in support of an Educator Orientation Visit July 8-12... MORE

Central and South Texas educators and counselors, along with support personnel from Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, toured the Freedom-class littoral combat ship, USS FORT WORTH (LCS 3) during the NRD’s annual Educator Orientation Visit July 11. The EOV is a Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) program with a main focus of showing educators the various facets of America’s Navy and the many career paths available to students.

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio welcomes new commander
June 21, 2019 — A new commanding officer took command of Navy Recruiting District San Antonio during a change of command ceremony at the Alamo June 7... MORE

Cmdr. Nicholas Gamiz (right) assumes command of Navy Recruiting District San Antonio during a change of command ceremony at the Alamo June 7. Gamiz, a Naval aviator, will be responsible for 217 Sailors and support personnel supporting 34 Navy Recruiting Stations and Navy Officer Recruiting Stations spread throughout 144,000 square miles of Texas territory.