Carson City woman keeps Navy Wing flying

A 2014 Carson High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville, the largest base in the Southeast Region and third largest in the nation.

Airman Breanna Deusenberry is serving with Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11.

As an airman, Deusenberry is responsible for launching and recovering aircraft.

“I love the hands-on aspect of my job,” Deusenberry said. “I really enjoy performing maintenance on all the command’s various aircraft.”

According to Navy officials, Wing 11’s history and reputation remain unparalleled since being commissioned on Aug. 15, 1942. Throughout the decades, Wing 11 has continued to fly combat missions in support of the troops on the ground and delivered traditional maritime capabilities, real-time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

Beginning in the 1960s, the P-3C Orion, a land-based, long-range anti-submarine warfare patrol aircraft, replaced the P-2V Neptune fleet. After 50 years of faithful service and the 50th anniversary of Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force, the P-3C Orion is being phased out of the fleet, according to Navy officials.

The P-8A is a modified Boeing airframe featuring a fully connected, state-of-the-art, open architecture mission system designed for long-range anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, Navy officials explained.

“The U.S. Navy sometimes asks the impossible of our people. It is sailors that make the impossible possible,” said Capt. Anthony Corapi, Commodore, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11. “Airman Deusenberry is one example of a selfless servant of our nation. These heroes ask for very little recognition and perform their daily job with pride and professionalism defending freedom and our way of life around the world. Each member of the Navy’s combat team is crucial to our success. I am very proud to have Airman Deusenberry on our team!”

Deusenberry is part of a crew that began a transition to the P-8A Poseidon and is preparing for deployment in the future.

“I really enjoy serving at this command because of the camaraderie I have amongst my fellow sailors, there is definitely a tight-knit family atmosphere here,” Deusenberry said.

According to Navy officials, the Navy continues to meet milestone after milestone on this mission and is providing an aircraft with superior capabilities to the men and women in uniform that will have a lasting legacy promoting a global maritime strategy.

“While serving in the Navy I’ve learned patience, integrity and that hard work always pays off in the end,” Deusenberry said. “All these traits have definitely made me both a better sailor and woman.”