Tenley Lozano dove the retired aircraft carrier USS Oriskany, encountering great barracuda and memories of the ship she’d been serving on six months prior.
Tenley Lozano
Tenley Lozano is a former Coast Guard shipboard engineer and deep-sea diver. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Sierra Nevada College and lives in San Diego, where she works as a ship design engineer. She is a 2017 War Horse fellow.
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Drown Proofing, Khaki Shorts. Some Things About Dive School Don’t Change
Tenley Lozano jumped at the chance to become a Coast Guard diver, proudly passing the tests every prospective diver undergoes. Water knows no gender.
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Sailing the Atlantic Ocean – 2005
Tenley Lozano watched the Barque Eagle’s bow cut through the Atlantic Ocean’s night waters, which swelled with bioluminescence and dolphins.
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The Quandary Of Perception Versus Reality
She refused to believe that perception was reality. She thought she could change perceptions. Tenley Lozano writes about stereotypes in the military.
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Service, Sexuality, and Stereotypes Of A Female Veteran
Tenley Lozano, a disabled female Veteran, describes the stereotypes and daily traumas of her service – sexual harassment, chronic migraines and PTS.
