BILOXI, Miss. - U.S. Navy aerographer’s mates are some of the most highly trained people on the planet, and this training begins at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) located at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi.
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| Photo by Aerographer’s Mate 1st Class Zenon Perez |
Ramsett graduated from Lincoln High School in 2001. Additionally, Ramsett earned an associate degree in applied science from the Community College of the Air Force in 2024.
Ramsett joined the Navy 21 years ago.
“I joined the Navy to better my life and enhance my future,” said Ramsett. “Both of my grandfathers served in the military. My dad served 38 years in the National Guard. My brother served 20 years in the National Guard. I have two nephews serving in the military, one in the Army and one in the Navy, and my niece is in the Marines.”
The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Plummer.
“During my childhood growing up in North Dakota and Minnesota, I was instilled with good morals and work ethics that have allowed me to continue to succeed in and out of the Navy,” said Ramsett. “It’s doing the right thing when nobody is looking, and when it’s not necessarily the easy thing.”
Navy aerographer’s mates (AGs) are experts in meteorology and oceanography who provide environmental information to support Navy missions. AGs collect, record and analyze weather and oceanographic information.
Ramsett is an aerographer’s mate currently stationed at CNATTU Keesler serving as an instructor developing aerographer’s mates.
CNATTU Keesler is a training command that falls under Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), the largest shore command in the Navy with more than 24,000 military and staff personnel at more than 624 subordinate activities, sites, talent acquisition groups, stations, and detachments throughout the world. NETC recruits, trains and delivers those who serve our nation, taking them from “street to fleet” by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat-ready warfighters.
With 90% of global commerce traveling by sea and access to the internet relying on the security of undersea fiber optic cables, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity of the United States is directly linked to recruiting and retaining talented people from across the rich fabric of America.
Ramsett serves a Navy that operates far forward, around the world and around the clock, promoting the nation’s prosperity and security.
“We will earn and reinforce the trust and confidence of the American people every day,” said Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations. “Together we will deliver the Navy the nation needs.”
Ramsett has many opportunities to achieve accomplishments during military service.
“I am most proud of being an instructor and a leader,” said Ramsett. “I am humbled to see my students and junior sailors pave their way to excellence.”
Ramsett can take pride in serving America through military service.
“It has been one of the greatest joys in my life to have the chance to meet so many different people and see so many amazing things,” said Ramsett. “The Navy has helped shape me into a better person and it continues shaping me every day.”
Ramsett is grateful to others for helping make a Navy career possible.“I want to thank my wife and two kids,” said Ramsett. “They’re the reason I get up every morning.”