Downey man serving aboard USS Carl Vinson

Airman Jeremiah Shangraw, a native of Downey, stands at parade rest while manning the rails of Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Vinson departed Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton after completing a 17-month regularly scheduled docking planned incremental availability (DPIA). 

During the DPIA, the ship underwent a complete restoration and a system retrofit to accommodate the F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter mission capabilities. 

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christian M. Huntington/Released)