Local Sailor Serving On Board USS Oak Hill

Mediterranean Sea (Oct. 26) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Joshua Eriksen from Goldsboro fires a .50 caliber machine gun during a small arms qualification course aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) on Monday.

USS Oak Hill, deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Yarborough