Life brief: Long deployment ends for local sailor
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Marion native returns from 11-month deployment aboard USS Nimitz
Bremerton, WA - A 2016 Pleasant Local School graduate and Marion native recently returned to Bremerton, Washington, marking the end of an 11-month deployment aboard aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.
Fireman Jaden Mauk is a machinist s mate aboard the carrier. As a machinist s mate, Mauk is responsible for operating and performing maintenance on the ship s auxiliary equipment. My favorite part of my job is working with my shipmates; we re like a family, said Mauk.