People

AY2026 Basta Battalion

1/C Laura Fern Jones

Laura Fern is from Kinston, NC and a proud member of 15th Company. She is a rower on the Women's Crew team and a SHAPE Peer Educator. She hopes to service select Medical Corps and has two younger sisters.

Basta Lab Photos

Basta Battalion Alums

2017 Graduates

Paige Stateler (Medical Corps)
Robert Marshburn (Subs, Nuke School)

2019 Graduates

Kelsey Melinosky (Medical Corps)*+
Rachel Parker (Medical Corps)

2020 Graduates

Grace Lane (Marine Ground)**
Katherine Marapese (Medical Corps)+

2021 Graduates

Madison Peterson (Subs, Nuke School)

2022 Graduates

Anthony Cossetti (Medical Corps)
Taylor Forrester (Aviation)**+
Hannah Ortiz (Medical Corps)
JP Schuchardt (NSW)**

2023 Graduates

Rachel Sanborn (Marine Ground)#
Colby MaGill (Medical Corps)+

2024 Graduates

Ian Dinmore (Medical Corps)#+
Cyrus Eghtedari (Medical Corps)
Samuel Workman (Subs, Nuke School)

2025 Graduates

Gabriella Krull (Intelligence)

*Faculty Research Award Winner

(Selected by USNA Chemistry Faculty as the top chemistry/biochemistry research project & presentation)

**USNA Garrigues Scholar

(Awarded to two USNA Chemistry majors annually with the top academic record in the Chemistry major)

#Trident Scholar

(Highly selective program for exceptional students that permits them to work up to 12 hours/week in a research lab)

+John F. Kelley Biosciences Award Winner

(Awarded to the most deserving member of the graduating class based on their performance in biological/biochemical coursework & research)