By
Navy Office of Community Outreach Public Affairs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 2008 South
Portland High School graduate and South Portland, Maine 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 2nd Class Nick Doane is
an aviation electrician's mate serving with Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance
Wing 11.
A Navy aviation electrician's mate is
responsible for the electrical system of the aircraft.
“I work on and
maintain complex electronic and electrical systems using the latest equipment
and procedures,” said Doane. “I enjoy the trouble shooting process part of my job. Some of the discrepancies can be a mystery that I get to solve by looking through the
schematics."
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 Doane 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 Doane
on our team!"
Doane is part of a crew that began transitioning
to the P-8A Poseidon and is preparing for deployment in the future.
“I am pretty new here and everyone at the
command was welcoming when I arrived," said Doane. "We seem to work hard to achieve the best results
in the maintenance department."
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.
“I have learned that I can do what I want
if set my mind to it and put forth the proper effort,” added
Doane.
Doane.