The New Year is all about new beginnings, and at least one Humboldt County resident will be heading out on a new adventure in 2018. Denise Gillette of Eureka - who recently retired from the U.S. Navy Seabees after 20 years of service - has traveled the world during her military career.
The California Energy Commission and the Department of the Navy signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalizing a partnership that supports Navy and Marine Corps installation efforts to develop alternative energy resources and increase energy security and reliability. Following the MOU signing, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment Dennis V. McGinn announced that the Navy and Marine Corps will lease 205 new electric vehicles for use at California installations, the largest integration of electric vehicles in the federal government.