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A St. Petersburg man will be serving aboard the USS Nimitz this Memorial Day.
Phuong Dinhnguyen is an Aviation Machinist’s Mate 1st Class aboard the aircraft carrier. The St. Pete man works on aircraft like the MH-60S Sea Hawk.
Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. More than 90 percent of all trade now travels by sea and 95% of the world’s international phone and internet traffic is carried through fiber optic cables lying beneath the ocean.
Navy officials say the prosperity and security of the country is linked to a strong and ready Navy.
– Daniel Figueroa IV, Extensive Enterprises
