By
Navy Office of Community Outreach Public Affairs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 2013 Ruben S.
Ayala High School graduate and Chino
Hills, California native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard Naval Air
Station Jacksonville, the largest base in the Southeast Region and third
largest in the nation.
Seaman Daniel Monahan is a yeoman serving
with Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11.
As a yeoman,
Monahan is responsible for administrative clerical duties for 280 personnel within the command.
“What I enjoy most about my job is the pride I get wearing the United States Navy uniform,”
said Monahan.
According to Navy officials, Wing 11’s history and
reputation remain unparalleled since being commissioned on August 15, 1942.
Throughout the decades, Wing 11 has continued to fly combat missions in direct support of
the troops on the ground and delivered
traditional maritime capabilities, real-time intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance.
Beginning in the 1960s,
the P-3C Orion, a land-based, long-range anti-submarine warfare patrol
aircraft, replaced the P-2V Neptune fleet. After 50 years of faithful
service and the 50th anniversary of Maritime Patrol and
Reconnaissance Force, the P-3C Orion is being phased out of the fleet,
according to Navy officials.
The P-8A is a modified Boeing airframe
featuring a fully connected, state-of-the-art, open architecture mission system
designed for long-range anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; and
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, Navy officials
explained.
"The U.S. Navy sometimes asks the
impossible of our people. It is sailors that make the impossible possible,”
said Capt. Anthony Corapi, Commodore, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11. “Seaman Monahan is one example of a selfless servant of
our nation. These heroes ask for very
little recognition and perform their daily job with pride and professionalism
defending freedom and our way of life around the world. Each member of the Navy's combat team is
crucial to our success. I am very proud to have Seaman
Monahan on our team!"
Monahan
is part of a crew that began a transition to the P-8A Poseidon and is preparing for deployment in the future.
“I enjoy
going on deployments with the command and having the opportunity to experience
different cultures and environments,” said Monahan. “ I also enjoy the standard
of living here, they definitely know how to take care of their sailors.”
According to Navy officials, the Navy
continues to meet milestone after milestone on this world-class mission and is
providing an aircraft with superior capabilities to the men and women in
uniform that will have a lasting legacy promoting a global maritime strategy.
“Serving in the Navy I’ve learned to uphold its core values of honor, courage and
commitment, which makes me a better person overall and helps sustain superior
performance,” said Monahan.