The White Falcon - 25.10.2002, Side 4

CM2 Travis Mortimer inspects a snowplow to make sure it’s ready to handle any
unexpected Winter weather. Such attention to detail played a role in his selection
for the Seaman to Admiral program. (Photo by J02 Stephen Sheedy)
Seabee from, pg. 1 -------------------
will also be required to drill with the NROTC
unit at the college he selects.
Travis is a third generation Navy member
in his family. He will become the first mem-
ber of his family to attend college and the
first to serve as an officer in the US Navy.
When he completes his degree in Civil
Engineering and receives his commission, he
hopes to receive orders to a Naval Mobile
Construction Battalion (NMCB) as a
Company Commander.
The STA-21 Program will keep all partici-
pants on active duty at their current enlisted
pay grade. This means they will receive all
the pay, allowances, benefits, and privileges
they currently enjoy and will still be eligible
for enlisted promotion while in the program.
In addition, the Sailors will receive up to
$10,000 per year to cover tuition, books, and
fees. To learn more about the program and
how to apply, additional information is avail-
able at: www.sta-21.navy.mil
Photos from, pg. 1
globe, including NAS Keflavik to doc-
ument an average day in the military
on Oct. 22.
The pictures will be used in a book
called A Day in the Life of the Armed
Forces, said photojournalist Jim
Marshall. “Once I get back to the
United States my film will go back to
the editors, in addition to the film of
the other photographers. The editors
will then select the pictures that will
make it into the book.”
Marshall took full advantage of the
number of different commands at NAS
Keflavik during his short stay here to
show how service members spend
their time at both work and play.
“I shot everything from the police
dog, the military post office, karate
classes, babies being born at the hospi-
tal, F-l 5’s being prepared and Marines
training in the lava fields,” said
Marshall. “I’ve had a really productive
shoot.”
Marshall said that it was important
to get photographs of service members
in the Icelandic environment; to make
the pictures stand out from photos
taken elsewhere in the world.
According to Marshall, a Marine
exercise on the West End perfectly
captured the type of environment serv-
ice members work in while at
Keflavik.
“I think we got some excellent pic-
tures during the Marine exercise. The
light was perfect as the Marines came
over a rocky ridge. What I wanted to
accomplish here was to show Marines
in action in the landscape of the lava
fields. To achieve this I got very low to
capture the rocks in addition to the
Marines,” said Marshall. “Although it
was a little nippy out there I like con-
ditions which are rough because it
gives an air of authenticity.”
The book A Day in the Life of the
Armed Forces will be published next
Spring.
(Top) Jim Marshall takes a photo of an F-l 5 as it takes off over him on Oct. 22. In addi-
tion to getting photos of the planes taking off, Marshall also snapped several rolls of
film as the ground crews prepared the aircraft for its mission.
(Bottom) Jim Marshall prepares to shoot photos of a typical day at NAS Keflavik.
(Photos by J02 Stephen Sheedy)
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The White Falcon
October 25, 2002