Aberdeen native Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryan Oldham, is serving in the U.S. Navy with the Commander Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CSFWP). Oldham, a former Aberdeen High grad, works as an aviation structural mechanic and operates out of Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, Calif.

Oldham is responsible for the everyday maintenance of 12 F/A-18/E Super Hornets, ensuring each squadron is fully combat ready to conduct carrier-based, all-weather, attack, fighter and support missions for the Pacific Fleet. He is also responsible for the supervision of 12 junior sailors.

“I enjoy the satisfaction of knowing the work I perform is essential in successful mission operations all around the world,” Oldham said. “I’m appreciative for the opportunities my command has provided me and encouraging me to be the best sailor I can be.”

Lemoore has been home to the Navy’s west coast strike fighter community since 1980, when strike fighter squadron VFA-125 was the first squadron established to train Navy and Marine Corps aviators in the F/A-18 Hornet.