SAN DIEGO – Petty Officer 1st Class Dionndria Addison, a native of Milwaukee, was inspired to join the Navy by her family who previously served.
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| Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Brown |
Now, seven years later, Addison is currently stationed in San Diego at the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS), which specializes in training sailors in the employment of shipboard weapon systems. Specifically, Addison was hand selected to help oversee the Navy’s warfighting curriculum in its newest combat trainer known as CIAT. CIAT stands for the “Combined Integrated Air & Missile Defense / Anti-Submarine Warfare Trainer” and is a state-of-the art tactical simulator that allows Instructors like Addison to train a more capable fleet.
“We get to travel and network with a lot of different people,” said Addison.
Addison, a 2011 graduate of Harold S. Vincent High School, is an operations specialist at the training center located in San Diego.
“I identify unknown air, surface and subsurface contacts and coordinate the tactical picture with other ships,” said Addison.
Addison credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Milwaukee.
“I learned to embrace diversity by seeing people from all different backgrounds and walks of life,” said Addison.
CSCS’s mission is to develop and deliver surface ship combat systems training to achieve surface warfare superiority. The Command provides over 538 courses and trains over 38,000 Sailors each year. CSCS delivers specialized training for Officer and Enlisted Sailors to tactically operate, maintain, and employ shipboard and shore-based weapons, sensors, and command and control systems utilized in today’s Navy.
“Addison represents the very best of our Navy team,” Lt. Cmdr.Reisheid Dixon, the Officer in Charge of CSCS San Diego, added. “The high level of knowledge and tactical expertise of our Instructors ensures we are providing the most challenging and valuable training to the waterfront.”
There are many reasons to be proud of naval service, and Addison is most proud of earning Sailor of the Quarter.
“I worked really hard to get it,” said Addison.
A key element of the Navy the Nation needs is tied to the fact that America is a maritime nation, according to Navy officials, and that the nation’s prosperity is tied to the ability to operate freely on the world’s oceans. More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water; 80 percent of the world’s population lives close to a coast; and 90 percent of all global trade by volume travels by sea.
“Our priorities center on people, capabilities and processes, and will be achieved by our focus on speed, value, results and partnerships,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Readiness, lethality and modernization are the requirements driving these priorities.”
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied-upon assets, Addison and other sailors and staff know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes, serving as a key part of the Navy the nation needs.
“Serving in the Navy means a lot, especially being a minorty woman,” Addison said. “Just having that positive representation for us is important to me.”
“We get to travel and network with a lot of different people,” said Addison.
Addison, a 2011 graduate of Harold S. Vincent High School, is an operations specialist at the training center located in San Diego.
“I identify unknown air, surface and subsurface contacts and coordinate the tactical picture with other ships,” said Addison.
Addison credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Milwaukee.
“I learned to embrace diversity by seeing people from all different backgrounds and walks of life,” said Addison.
CSCS’s mission is to develop and deliver surface ship combat systems training to achieve surface warfare superiority. The Command provides over 538 courses and trains over 38,000 Sailors each year. CSCS delivers specialized training for Officer and Enlisted Sailors to tactically operate, maintain, and employ shipboard and shore-based weapons, sensors, and command and control systems utilized in today’s Navy.
“Addison represents the very best of our Navy team,” Lt. Cmdr.Reisheid Dixon, the Officer in Charge of CSCS San Diego, added. “The high level of knowledge and tactical expertise of our Instructors ensures we are providing the most challenging and valuable training to the waterfront.”
There are many reasons to be proud of naval service, and Addison is most proud of earning Sailor of the Quarter.
“I worked really hard to get it,” said Addison.
A key element of the Navy the Nation needs is tied to the fact that America is a maritime nation, according to Navy officials, and that the nation’s prosperity is tied to the ability to operate freely on the world’s oceans. More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water; 80 percent of the world’s population lives close to a coast; and 90 percent of all global trade by volume travels by sea.
“Our priorities center on people, capabilities and processes, and will be achieved by our focus on speed, value, results and partnerships,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Readiness, lethality and modernization are the requirements driving these priorities.”
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied-upon assets, Addison and other sailors and staff know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes, serving as a key part of the Navy the nation needs.
“Serving in the Navy means a lot, especially being a minorty woman,” Addison said. “Just having that positive representation for us is important to me.”