Valrico native serves aboard USS Normandy

ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 26, 2020) Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Shoebee Ballete, from Valrico, Fla., fires an M9 service pistol during a small-arms gun shoot aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Normandy is part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lehman)


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