Marc Tranchemontagne and Randy Packard (R3) meet with Master Chiefs Howard and Nesbitt from the Navy Recruiting Command. The Master Chiefs oversee the Navy’s Diver and EOD recruiting programs, respectively, and left informational materials with R3 for educational use.
R3 was a proud sponsor of this event which provided an opportunity to enjoy one of the most spectacular biking tracks in America, while supporting our Wounded EOD Warriors and their families. All proceeds supported the Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation which funds and supports military EOD families caring for their loves ones at military medical facilities across the country. The resources provided to the families are above and beyond the budgetary constraints of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The resources of the WEODWF are entirely obtained through donations and fund-raising events.
R3’s Neil Marshall was one of the many riders who completed the 200 mile, 2-day bike ride from Santa Monica, CA down the coast to Liberty Station in San Diego.
Robert Pizzini from R3 meets with Congressman J. Randy Forbes at a Hampton Roads military advisory meeting. Congressman Forbes’ is in his fifth full term representing the Fourth Congressional District of Virginia. He was first elected in 2001 during a special election. In the 112th Congress, Congressman Forbes serves as the Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, including oversight of Seapower and Expeditionary Forces. Bob Pizzini leads R3’s support to U. S. Joint Forces Command counter-IED and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Road to War preparations. Congressman Forbes is actively involved in maintaining a robust joint Warfighting presence in Hampton Roads and JFCOM’s role in training deploying staffs in defeating IEDs is a critical component of this continuity.