JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 1998 John Adams High School in New York, graduate and Cary, North Carolina native by a way of Jamaica, Queens, New York 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.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Isa Mohammed is a yeoman serving with Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11. A Navy yeoman is responsible for the daily correspondence to ensure that regulations are met and standards are kept throughout the command.“My job is broad and I enjoy that I am able assist the command in multiple aspects to complete the mission,” said Mohammed.
According to Navy officials, Wing 11’s history and reputation remain unparalleled since being commissioned on August 15, 1942. Throughout the decades, Wing 11 has continued to fly combat missions in direct 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. “Petty Officer Mohammed 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 Petty Officer Mohammed on our team!”
Mohammed is part of a crew that began a transition to the P-8A Poseidon in 2014. Earlier this year, squadron VP-45 entered the Inter-Deployment Readiness Cycle in preparation for their first deployment as a P-8A squadron.
“The people and the atmosphere at this command is great,” said Mohammed. “It makes my job easier and the leadership is very approachable and supportive.”
According to Navy officials, the Navy continues to meet milestone after milestone on this world-class 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.
“The Navy taught me not to be rash,” said Mohammed. “You have to gain different skills and ability to relate to different people and personality types. It has helped me grow as a leader and to be open minded.”
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By Navy Office of Community Outreach Public Affairs
