Logistics Specialist 1st Class Tchilalou Riggs, a native of Togo, applied for the diversity visa lottery program in 2005 and was selected to become a U.S. citizen. Now, a Navy Reserve Sailor, she is the leading petty officer of the N4 logistics department at Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command, guiding Sailors and supporting the force’s supply needs. Riggs’ story may have begun with a measure of luck, but her journey from her home in a small, West African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, to now leading Sailors at Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia, is an example of hard work, perseverance and making the most of every opportunity.

Last Updated: 29 March 2023