July 25, 2002
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Army Spec. Nicole R. Mente of McLean has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training she studied the Army mission and received instruction and practice in drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, physical fitness, basic first aid, and Army history, tradition and core values, along with special training in human relations.
Navy Ensign Brian S. Mello of Newport, R.I. and Oakton recently departed on a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf while assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Barry, home ported in Norfolk, Va. Mello is one of more than 10,000 Atlantic Fleet Sailors and Marines aboard the ships of the USS George Washington Carrier Battle Group and USS Nassau Amphibious Ready Group ready to participate in Operation Enduring Freedom.