LT Thomas Brantley

It is with great regret that we report the loss of Navy Lieutenant Thomas N. "Nick" Brantley, Class of 2001. Lt. Brantley was lost on training operations off the North Carolina Coast on Saturday night, 24 Sep when communications were lost with his SH-60B Seahawk helicopter. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Nick's family.

1LT George Flynn
Company G, 2nd Battalion 8th Marines

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Currently my battalion is Battalion Landing Team 2/8 serving with the 26th MEU.  We have been deployed since March and should be back sometime this fall.  I have been here for about three years and will be bugging out to Quantico when I get back.

Non Concedo


ENS Suzanne Schang on duty in the Engineering Central Control Station aboard the Arleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG-70).

CAPT Nicholas Lozar
After graduating and accepting my commission in May of 2001, I reported to Delta Company '01 at The Basic School in Quantico, VA, followed by Logistics Officer Course at Camp Johnson, NC. After reporting to Camp Pendleton, CA I served two tours in the Middle East, including the initial offensive for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following my deployments I was assigned as the Aerial Delivery platoon commander at 1st FSSG, Camp Pendleton, affording me the opportunity to attend Basic Airborne School and Parachute Rigger's School.

After PCSing in Fall of 2005, I was assigned as the S4 Officer, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron-18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Okinawa, Japan. I have deployed once to the Korean peninsula in support of Exercise Ulchi Focus Lens (UFL) 2006.

1LT Joe McAlarnen
Since leaving Tech, I attended TBS as a part of class D-01.  I reported to Pensacola in Jan 2003 for flight school.  I went through VT-3 for T-34 training, then HT-8 for helicopter training.  I was winged July 2004 as a Naval Aviator to fly AH-1W Super Cobras.  I attended SERE school in August with EWTGPAC and then checked into HMT-303 for the FRS.  In Jan 2004, I checked into HMLA-169 "Vipers" stationed at MCAS Camp Pendleton and subsequently supported CAX and Desert Talon.  The Vipers deployed in August ISO OIFII.2, where we worked out of Al Asad, Duke, and Al Qaim until our redeployment at the end of Feb.

We are prepping for our upcoming deployment ISO OIF ?.1.  We head back to  Al Asad in Feb to provide CAS, Overwatch, AR, Convoy Escort, and Medevac Escort.  I am currently an Attack Helicopter Commander (Viper 25) and finishing up my Functional Check Pilot syllabus.