Nurse makes metal music during pandemic
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In the beginning of 2020, Deveria was in the initial stages of recording an LP. Then the coronavirus shutdown brought activities for one of the area’s busiest metal acts screeching to a halt. On top of that, Charles Woodard s day job was as a cardiac nurse for St. Peter’s Hospital and Albany Associates in Cardiology.
“When COVID-19 started our lives had been completely changed, especially in my profession,” Woodard said in an email. “Every day was a challenge for me, and it still is. In my profession I am there to help people, but it s a struggle daily fighting something that you cannot see, trying to protect yourself and not bring it home to my wife and kids. It was causing so many deaths in the world, so my stress and anxiety level went through the roof.”
The powerful electronic warfare plane had finally grown too old.
Key point: This plane helped counter enemy aircraft and air defenses. It also served well in several armed conflicts.
In early November 2018, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron Two (VMAQ-2) “Death Jesters” departed Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar and returned to their home base of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina. The 250 Marines were not only undoubtedly overjoyed to return home after a deployment that began in April, but were also proud to hold the distinction of having completed the final operational deployment of the Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare (EW) aircraft, set to be retired in 2019.