PCU District of Columbia Crew members and Commissioning Committee members take a quick photo at Nationals Park before cheering the Nats on to an 11-4 win against the Braves during their Namesake Visit to the District.
Briana Thomas displays challenge coins from PCU District of Columbia's Crew following our Walking Tour. (L-R) Front Row -- Chief Jessica French, Briana Thomas (Founder/CEO, Black Broadway Travel), Petty Officer Bianca Merritt, Petty Officer Zacory Garnick, and Attorney Kerwin Miller (USS District of Columbia Commissioning Committee member); Back Row -- Chief Schuyler VanSickle, Petty Officer Nathan Karasevich, XO Dave Phillips, COB Mark Shipley, Chief John Benton, and Chief Jeffrey Burns.
As a thank you, the XO presents CEO/Founder, Briana Thomas, with USS District of Columbia challenge coins following our Black Broadway Walking Tour.
Pausing for a photo of the mural outside Ben's Chili Bowl.
Pausing for a group photo after learning more about President Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum. (L-R) Chief Benton, Petty Officers Garnick and Karasevich, COB Shipley, XO Phillips, Founder/CEO, Black Broadway Travel, Briana Thomas, Chiefs French, Burns, and VanSickle, Petty Officer Merritt, and Committee Member, Attorney Kerwin Miller.
Enjoying a stop during our Walking Tour outside the Evans-Tibbs home, the former home of Lillian Evans Tibbs and her grandson, Thurlow Evans Tibbs Jr. Singer Lillian Evans Tibbs was one of the first Black opera singers to achieve international fame.
Crew members gather at the African American Civil War Memorial prior to the start of their Black Broadway Walking Tour with CEO/Founder, Briana Thomas and Commissioning Member, Attorney Kerwin Miller.
PCU District of Columbia Crew members pose with Calvin Coolidge High School students and their teacher following our last demonstration during April's STEM visit kicking off their Namesake Visit to DC.
Chief Jessica French answers a student's question during a STEM visit to Calvin Coolidge High School. (L-R) ETN2(SS) Zacory Garnick; MMN1(SS) Nathan Karasevich; MMAC(SS) Jeffrey Burns; ITNC(SS/DV) Jessica French; YNSC(SS) John Benton; MMN2(SS) Bianca Merritt; and CDR Dave Phillips, Executive Officer.
Calvin Coolidge High School students listen intently as the XO gives a demonstration of the USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826), which is the first U.S. Navy ship ever named for the District of Columbia.
XO Dave Phillips provides a demo using our 6' working model of the USS District of Columbia, which will be the world's largest, stealthiest, and most capable submarine on commissioning in 2029.
After "launching missiles" (nerf darts), PCU District of Columbia Crew members make some repairs to our 6' working model of the sub before Calvin Coolidge High School students arrive.
