Hometown Heroes: Neptune's Final Toast

Join us at a Sunday breakfast by the sea where we will honor local heroes from:

• Virginia Beach City Public Schools
• Virginia Beach Dept Of Emergency Medical Services
• Virginia Beach Fire Department
• Virginia Beach Police Department
• Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office
• United States Navy
• United States Marine Corps
• United States Coast Guard

After breakfast and an awards presentation, there will be a keynote address given by Randolph “Komrade” Bresnik, NASA Astronaut and U.S. Marine Corps Colonel, Ret.
Each ticket includes a continental breakfast, access to the event, Q&A Session and Autograph Opportunities

Randy “Komrade” Bresnik was selected as an astronaut in 2004. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in May 1989. During his military career, he became an F/A-18 Test Pilot and was eventually deployed to Kuwait to fly combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. A veteran of STS-129, he has also trained as a Cave-a-naut with the European Space Agency to test living deep beneath the Earth’s surface as well as an Aquanaut for NASA’s Extreme Environment Mission Operation (NEEMO) 19.

From 2012 through 2015, Bresnik served as the Lead Astronaut for NASA’s partnership with the SpaceX Company in the design and development of their crewed Dragon Capsule as well as a Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) in the Mission Control Center.

Bresnik most recently served as the Commander of the International Space Station for Expedition 53 and flight engineer for Expedition 52. Currently, he serves as the Assistant-to-the-Chief of the Astronaut Office for Exploration managing the development and testing of everything that will operate beyond low earth orbit on Artemis missions.

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