at Chesapeake applicants

ingrequirements:

„ Beatleast18yearsofage

„ Haveatleast6monthsofgeneralwork experience

„ BeaU.S.citizen

„ Beabletopassapre-employment screeningandhavenofelonyconvictions

Jobbenefitsinclude:

„ Paidfederalholidays

„ Earnpaidannualandsickleave

„ Health,Dental,VisionandLifeInsurance

„ Long-TermCareInsurance

„ ThriftSavingsProgram

Visithttps://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/ application/documents/resume/what-toinclude/fortipsonhowtoprepareandwrite afederal resume Candidates will be ableto meet with Human Resources representatives at the event to discuss the application process

Management Analysts and more.

NAVFACMIDLANTrecruitmentefforts cover job openings at all Hampton Roads installations NavalStationNorfolk,Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Joint ExpeditionaryBaseLittleCreek-FortStory, Naval Air Station Oceana; Norfolk Naval Shipyard,andNavalWeaponsStationYorktown. Applicants may also qualify for open positionsavailableoutsideHamptonRoads

“NAVFAC MIDLANT’s mission is to support the Navy and Marine Corps,” said NAVFACMIDLANTBusinessDirectorTom

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Barstow.“ThroughCareerFairs suchasthis we can match open job vacancies with the rightpeoplefortherightjobs. Applicantsareencouragedtobringmultiplecopiesoftheirresumetotheevent,havea validU.S.issueddriver’slicense,SocialSecurity card, and a copy of their unofficial high school diploma/GED or college transcripts, if applicable Candidates may receive up to a$5,000 incentivetojoinNAVFACMid-Atlanticbasedonexperiencelevelandposition. Jobapplicantsmustalsomeetthefollow-

For questions about the Career Fair, email NAVFACML_Jobs@us.navy.mil. For additional information about NAVFAC MIDLANT on social media, follow our activities on Facebook at www.facebook. com/navfacmidatlantic and on Instagram @navfacmidatlantic.

NAVFAC MIDLANT provides facilities engineering,publicworksandenvironmental products and services across an area of responsibility that spans from South Carolina to Maine, and as far west as Michigan, anddowntoIndiana.Asanintegralmember of the Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic team, NAVFAC MIDLANT provides leadership through the Regional Engineer organizationtoensuretheregion’sfacilities and infrastructure are managed efficiently andeffectively

Destroyer Squadron Two holds change of command

DESRON 2 held a change ofcommand ceremonyaboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R.Ford (CVN 78) on Feb.17 to bid farewell to Capt.StefanWalch and welcomed Capt.Mac Harkin as the 78th DESRON 2 Commodore. PageA7

Marine Corps Embassy Security Group Black History Month

ABOVELEFT:The command photo forMaj Gen.Arnold Fields,a native ofEarlyBranch,S.C.Hewas re-designation from MSG Battalion to Marine Corps EmbassySecurityGroup ABOVERIGHT:The command photo ofLt Col.Gilford Robinson,a native of Philadelphia,Penn.Hewas one ofthe firstAfricanAmerican Marines to serve on the Marine SecurityGuard Program in 1986 where he commanded Delta Company,Marine SecurityGuard Battalion,in Panama City,Panama.Known as the“Delta CompanyCowboys,”MSGs underRobinsonwere in the program’s most dangerous region andwere the first companyto receive a Navy Unit Commendation aftertheVietnamWar.(U.S.MARINECORPSCOURTESYPHOTOS)

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QUANTICO, Va Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) have always produced leaders who serve our communities in various ways The Marine Security Guard (MSG) Program and the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group (MCESG) are no different and are prime examples of how HBCU graduates have madeasignificantimpactonoursociety

In1969,ArnoldFieldsfromEarlyBranch, SouthCarolina,graduatedfromSouthCarolinaStateUniversityinOrangeburg,S.C.;and Gilford Robinson from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania graduated from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Fla. After graduating from these HBCUs, both gentlemen werecommissionedassecondlieutenantsin theMarineCorps;Fields,aninfantryofficer andRobinson,anamphibiousassaultofficer

In the summer of 1986, Fields and Robinson became the first African Americans to commandontheMSGProgram.

Fields commanded Bravo Company

(currentlyMCESGRegion2)headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco After MSG, Fields commanded 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines duringDesertStormandservedinnumerous command and staff billets throughout the MarineCorpsandthejointserviceenvironment.AchievingtherankofMajorGeneral, Fieldsisamongover20otherSouthCarolina Stategraduateswhobecamegeneralofficers in the U.S. military After retiring from the MarineCorps,Fieldscontinuedtoservethe Nation.DuringtheearlyyearsofOperation IraqiFreedom,FieldsservedatU.S.Embassy BaghdadasChiefofStaffoftheIraqReconstruction and Management Office And in 2008, he was named the Special Inspector GeneralforAfghanistanReconstruction.To thisday,Fieldscontinuestoserveinvarious non-profitorganizationsthatbenefitfellow citizensandcommunities.

Soon after being commissioned, Robinson volunteered to become an infantry officer for service in Vietnam. Robinson heroically served as a platoon commander in2ndBattalion,1stMarinesunderMarine Corps legend and Navy Cross awardee

Lt Col. William G. Leftwich. Robinson received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his actions in Vietnam. From 1986 to 1990, Robinson commanded Delta Company (currently MCESG Regions 4 and 9) headquartered in Panama City Panama. Known as “Delta Company Cowboys”,MSGsunderRobinson,werein the program’s most dangerous region and were the 1st company/region to receive a Navy Unit Commendation after the VietnamWar.Onseveraloccasions,whilevisitingMSGdetachments,Robinsonwascalled upon to tactically lead Marines in defense ofembassies Hislegacycontinuedin2011 when his son, Colonel Michael Robinson followedhimintocommandofMSGsasthe MCESG commanding officer

In 1981, David Head, from Reston, VirginiagraduatedfromClarkCollege,now Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia.AftergraduatingfromthisHBCU,Head was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps and became an artillery officer After distinguishing himself on the Kuwaiti battlefield during Desert Storm,

Head, as a Lieutenant Colonel, following in the footsteps of Fields and Robinson, was selected to command MSG Battalion’s Echo Company (MCESG Region 5). Yearslater inJune2005 Headbecamethe first African American to command MSG Battalion. Head developed a strategic plan to expand, develop, and correctly staff the headquarters; and he changed the battalion’snametoMarineCorpsEmbassySecurity Group. These efforts were to improve command and control and better represent the expansiveness of the command’s global responsibility Also under his leadership thecommandbecameamoreoperationally focused unit as he reestablished core values; advanced MSG weaponry and tactics; and created essential Civilian Marine positions to ensure continuity and to preserve Marine Corps enterprises. In honor of Black History Month, a permanent tribute to these gentlemen is nowdisplayedintheMCESGheadquarters building