By
Navy Office of Community Outreach Public Affairs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 2007 Chaparral
High School graduate and Temecula, 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.
Lt. j. g. Adam Swanson is a pilot serving with
Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11.
A Navy pilot is responsible for the
safe operation and effective use of the maritime patrol aircraft.
“Being a pilot allows me to see and
experience things in nature that most people do not get to experience,” said
Swanson.
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. “Lt. j. g. Swanson 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 Lt. j. g. Swanson on
our team!"
Swanson
“This command allows me to work with a
group of people that have the same values and it makes work a lot easier,” said
Swanson.
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 serving in the Navy I have
learned that you can always push yourself further and harder than you think
you can and that ability is imperative in the Navy,” added Swanson.