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Navy Seaman Pia A. Rogers; Navy Seaman Apprentice Desiree F. Ehlers; Navy Seaman Timothy C. Hause; Navy Seaman Recruit Hampton T. Lee and Navy Seaman Recruit Dawana L. Doram recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
During the eight-week program, they completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.
The capstone event of boot camp is "Battle Stations". This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. "Battle Stations" is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly "Navy’" flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a sailor.
Rogers is the granddaughter of Ida Coppedge of Philadelphia.
Ehlers is the daughter of Maryann Cusella of Philadelphia.
Hause is a 2000 graduate of Father Judge High School.
Lee, son of Yvonnette I. Lee and Hampton T. Lee, both of Philadelphia, is a 2006 graduate of Mercy Vocational High School.
Doram is a 2004 graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School.
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Air Force Reserve Col. Philip A. Iannuzzi has retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserve after 24 years of honorable and distinguished military service.
Prior to retiring, the colonel was chief of operations training division for Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command at Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Ga.
The Northeast Philadelphia native is the son of Phil and Teresa Iannuzzi of Philadelphia.
Col. Iannuzzi and his wife Maria have three children, Philip, Andre and Stephen.
During his professional career he piloted, commanded and led combat and combat support air operations worldwide, including operations during the first Gulf War and post-9/11 air operations over Afghanistan and Iraq. Iannuzzi has served on numerous operational, staff and command leadership positions, including command of four deployed flying squadrons overseas, three in Southwest Asia and one in the Pacific theater of operations. Additionally, he has served in leadership positions at the Pentagon, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the Air Force Reserve Command.
He is a 1979 graduate of Archbishop Ryan High School and received a bachelor’s degree in 1984 from the Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University, State College. The colonel earned a master’s degree in 1989 from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
In his military education achievements, he holds master’s degrees from the Air Force Institute of Technology and the Air University. As an award-winning author, Iannuzzi received the Maj. Gen. Orvil A. Anderson 2004 Literary Award for Leadership Research and the National Defense Transportation Association’s 1999 Memorial Medal for Literary Merit.
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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dwayne F. Ellis, a 1986 graduate of Frankford High School, recently retired from active duty after 20 years of service.
Ellis most recently served with Strike Fighter Squadron 106, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va.
Ellis joined the Navy in September 1988.
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Marine Corps Pvt. Hector W. Machin-Colon, a 2004 graduate of Edison High School, recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C. designed to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally.
Machin-Colon and fellow recruits began their training at 5 a.m., by running three miles and performing calisthenics. In addition to the physical conditioning program, Machin-Colon spent numerous hours in classroom and field assignments which included learning first aid, uniform regulations, combat water survival, marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat and assorted weapons training. They performed close order drill and operated as a small infantry unit during field training.
Machin-Colon and other recruits also received instruction on the Marine Corps’ core values — honor, courage and commitment, and what the core values mean in guiding personal and professional conduct.
Machin-Colon and fellow recruits ended the training phase with The Crucible, a 54-hour, team evolution culminating in an emotional ceremony in which recruits are presented the Marine Corps Emblem, and addressed as Marines for the first time in their careers. ••