AROUND NSA SOUDA BAY

Staff Sgt. Logan Holbrook Reenlistment Ceremony

Photo by Joel Diller, Public Affairs

Staff Sgt. Logan Holbrook recites the Oath of Reenlistment given by Capt. Lissette Loughlin, information integration officer, 488th Intelligence Squadron, during his Jan. 4 reenlistment ceremony on the wing of an RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft. Holbrook, a native for Hornell, N.Y., is an airborne cryptologist language analyst and has been in the Air Force for 5 and a half years and at NSA Souda Bay for 2 months. He reenlisted for 5 more years.

Holbrook said about his time at NSA Souda Bay, “It’s great. It’s beautiful. Definitely the reenlistment was a highlight of my deployment.”

Yeoman 3rd Class Dante Miner Reenlistment Ceremony

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Yeoman 3rd Class Dante Miner recites the Oath of Reenlistment given by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Thurman, administration officer, during his Jan. 5 reenlistment ceremony in front of Building 1. Miner, a native of Detroit, Mich., has been in the Navy for 7 years and at NSA Souda Bay for 2 years. He reenlisted for 3 more years.

Miner is a member of the Administration Department and said his role is, “to assist my leading petty officer, (Yeoman 1st Class), and the (administration officer) with all the paperwork and correspondence – all the necessary things that I need to do on my end to make their jobs better.”

He said he aspires to learn more about his job and to be promoted in the next three years and that it was his grandfather who inspired him to reenlist.

My late grandfather always wanted to join the Navy but he was unable to because he chose to take care of his family instead. So one of his wishes was for his grandsons to do it, so I did it in his honor.

Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Kyle Kaniper Reenlistment Ceremony

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Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Kyle Kaniper recites the Oath of Reenlistment given by Lt. Michael Spoke, command chaplain, via a cell phone held by Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Connor Horton during Kaniper’s reenlistment ceremony Jan. 15. Kaniper, a native of Pensacola, Fla., has been in the Navy for 4 years and at NSA Souda Bay for 2 months.

Kaniper is a member of the Security Department, standing post at the front gate and conducting roving patrols to keep Team Souda safe. He said his favorite thing about his job is the people he works with. “

(The) Security Department has great people and leadership. Everyone looks (out) for you and for each other and helps you to become a better master-at-arms and Sailor. ”

Master-at-Arms 1st Class Michael Decarli Reenlistment Ceremony

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Master-at-Arms 1st Class Michael Decarli recites the Oath of Reenlistment given by Ensign Christopher Gibbs, security officer, during his Jan. 19 reenlistment ceremony at the military working dog kennel. Decalri, a native of Evansville, Ind., has been in the Navy for 9 years and at NSA Souda Bay for 3 months. He reenlisted for 4 more years.

Decarli is the Security Department’s kennel master and military working dog division leading petty officer, managing the explosive detection, drug detection and deployment training programs. He said his passion is helping the military working dog handlers train and get ready for deployment. “

I love K-9 and the working dog world. I like trying to make the military working dog unit a positive place for everyone to work.”

Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Ruple Frocking Ceremony

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Newly-appointed Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Ruple receives his third class petty officer crow from Lt. Michael Spoke, NSA Souda Bay command chaplain, during a ceremony on Jan. 5 in front of Building 1. Ruple, a native of Spokane, Wash., has been in the Navy for 1 year and 8 months and at NSA Souda Bay for 1 year.

Ruple is a member of American Forces Network Detachment Souda Bay where he is a radio DJ. He said he was not expecting to be a radio broadcaster because at “A” school he was trained on photography, videography and multimedia – not radio.

Ruple will depart from NSA Souda Bay for Norfolk, Va., this month for the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).

“I’m glad that I actually got the chance to be a radio DJ here in Greece,” said Ruple. “But going on to the Fleet to do what I was actually trained to do – I’m excited to show what I got – show if my training has paid off, or not.”

I feel like I’ve definitely put in a lot of good work and I feel like it’s paid off and it just makes me want to keep going. I’m excited to see what else the Navy has to offer and definitely Page 10 going to try and make them proud.”