Shippingport native serves aboard USS Gerald R. Ford
Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Kara Bowermaster, from Shippingport, Pennsylvania, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) deck department, sets the anchor brake during sea and anchor in the fo’c’sle, Feb. 25, 2021. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean after completing the industrial portion of a six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zack Guth)
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With more than 90 percent of all trade traveling by sea, and 95 percent of the world’s international phone and internet traffic carried through fiber optic cables lying on the ocean floor, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity and security of the United States is directly linked to a strong and ready Navy.