By
Navy Office of Community Outreach Public Affairs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 2013 Pomona
High School graduate and Pomona, 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.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Carlos Miranda is a naval air crewman (operator) serving with Commander,
Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11.
A naval air crewman is
responsible for the integrity of the aircraft.
“I fly in the aircraft and track surface ships and submarines, both are
exciting and different from anything I have ever done,” said Miranda.
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. “Petty Officer Miranda 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 Petty Officer Miranda on
our team!"
Miranda
“Being a part of this command is being
a part of a close knit community," said Miranda. "The command is great and everyone knows each other."
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.
“Since I joined the Navy I see the
different challenges I have overcome and the amount of stress I can handle," added Miranda.