By
Navy Office of Community Outreach Public Affairs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 2000 North
Quincy High School graduate and Quincy, Massachusetts 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.
Chief Sean Adams is a naval air crewman (operator)
serving with Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11.
A naval air crewman is
responsible for operating onboard sensor equipment for maritime patrol
aircraft.
“My job has allowed me the privilege of
flying in the Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft and traveling around the
world while doing it,” said Adams.
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. “Chief Adams 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 Chief Adams on our team!"
Adams is part of a crew that began a
transition to the P-8A Poseidon in 2014. Earlier this year, squadron VP-45 entered the Inter-Deployment Readiness Cycle in preparation for their first
deployment as a P-8A squadron.
“The camaraderie when going on
deployment is great here,” said Adams. “There is team mindset and everyone
looks after one another and works together to accomplish the mission.”
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.
“Challenging myself and accomplishing
personal goals is something that I achieved from the military life,” said
Adams. “I am very motivated and goal oriented to accomplish what I set out to
do.”