Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tim Miller
LEMOORE, Calif.- A 2016 Cesar E. Chavez High School graduate and Delano, California, native is currently serving with a U.S. Navy strike fighter squadron which flies one of the world’s most advanced warplanes.
Airman Jomarleo Mangohig is an aviation machinist's mate with the Flying Eagles of VFA 122, which operates out of Naval Air Station Lemoore. A Navy aviation machinist's mate is responsible for fixing and troubleshooting the engines, oil systems, and fuel systems aboard the aircraft.
“I carried a natural work ethic into the Navy that I got from my hometown,” Mangohig said. “I finish the jobs assigned to me. I don't rush through anything but try to do it right the first time.”
Members of VFA 122 work with the F/A 18 Super Hornet, one of the most advanced aircraft in the world. The Super Hornet takes off from and lands on Navy aircraft carriers at sea and is capable of conducting air-to-air combat as well as striking targets on land. It is approximately 61 feet long, has a loaded weight of 51,000 lbs., and a max speed of 1,190 miles per hour.
Operating from sea aboard aircraft carriers, the Super Hornet gives the Navy the power to protect America’s interests anywhere, at any time. The versatile jet has the ability to destroy targets located hundreds of miles inland, without the need to get another country’s permission to operate within its borders.
“Strike Fighter Wing, U. S. Pacific Fleet, based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, is the heart of Naval Aviation,” said Capt. James S. Bates, Deputy Commodore, Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific. “The sailors assigned to SFWP always exceed expectations and produce amazing results through team work and dedication to their department, squadron, the U.S. Navy and their family. Naval Aviation is a challenging occupation, but our sailors work day in and day out to provide fully mission capable aircraft and fully qualified aircrew to ensure leadership is able to answer national level tasking. I am humbled to be able to lead the sailors of SFWP and I am proud to call Lemoore my home.”
Mangohig has military ties with family members who have previously served and is honored to carry on the family tradition.
“My uncle is in the Marine Corps and my other uncle retired from the Navy,” said Mangohig. “Seeing the differences they made in the world made me want to push myself to where they were at.”
Mangohig is also proud of receiving a Chief's Coin for passing a detailed inspection of the jets.
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied-upon assets, Mangohig and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes providing the Navy the nation needs.
“Serving in the Navy means to create the best version of myself,” Mangohig said. “It means to protect and preserve the freedoms everyone is entitled to at birth.”
“I carried a natural work ethic into the Navy that I got from my hometown,” Mangohig said. “I finish the jobs assigned to me. I don't rush through anything but try to do it right the first time.”
Members of VFA 122 work with the F/A 18 Super Hornet, one of the most advanced aircraft in the world. The Super Hornet takes off from and lands on Navy aircraft carriers at sea and is capable of conducting air-to-air combat as well as striking targets on land. It is approximately 61 feet long, has a loaded weight of 51,000 lbs., and a max speed of 1,190 miles per hour.
Operating from sea aboard aircraft carriers, the Super Hornet gives the Navy the power to protect America’s interests anywhere, at any time. The versatile jet has the ability to destroy targets located hundreds of miles inland, without the need to get another country’s permission to operate within its borders.
“Strike Fighter Wing, U. S. Pacific Fleet, based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, is the heart of Naval Aviation,” said Capt. James S. Bates, Deputy Commodore, Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific. “The sailors assigned to SFWP always exceed expectations and produce amazing results through team work and dedication to their department, squadron, the U.S. Navy and their family. Naval Aviation is a challenging occupation, but our sailors work day in and day out to provide fully mission capable aircraft and fully qualified aircrew to ensure leadership is able to answer national level tasking. I am humbled to be able to lead the sailors of SFWP and I am proud to call Lemoore my home.”
Mangohig has military ties with family members who have previously served and is honored to carry on the family tradition.
“My uncle is in the Marine Corps and my other uncle retired from the Navy,” said Mangohig. “Seeing the differences they made in the world made me want to push myself to where they were at.”
Mangohig is also proud of receiving a Chief's Coin for passing a detailed inspection of the jets.
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied-upon assets, Mangohig and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes providing the Navy the nation needs.
“Serving in the Navy means to create the best version of myself,” Mangohig said. “It means to protect and preserve the freedoms everyone is entitled to at birth.”