Oskaloosa, Iowa Native is USS Carl Vinson’s “Sailor of the Day”

Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Smith | 201113-N-SS900-1002 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 13, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Jared Jackson, a native of Oskaloosa, Iowa, receives a certificate from Capt. Matthew C. Paradise, commanding officer of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), during a ceremony on the ship’s bridge during which Jackson was recognized as Sailor of the Day. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo taken by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron T. Smith/Released)  

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

11.21.2020

Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Smith 

USS Carl Vinson   

SAN DIEGO – Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Jared Jackson, a native of Oskaloosa, Iowa, serving aboard Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), was recognized as Vinson’s “Sailor of the Day” in a ceremony on the ship’s bridge, Nov. 13. Jackson was selected for this honor from among over 3,000 Sailors in the ship’s crew.

Jackson serves as a supervisor in deck department’s 1st division, leading 26 Sailors in ship essential tasks such as splicing, preparing mooring lines, deck preservation and conducting maintenance on life saving equipment like the inherently buoyant life preservers and distress location marker lights.

Jackson graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 2013 and joined the Navy in November 2017. He’s been onboard Vinson since March 2020.

As Jackson continues to serve aboard Vinson, he wants to give a shout out to a fellow Sailor.

“I wouldn’t have made it to where I am today without Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Rashon Marshall,” said Jackson.

Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

• Date Taken: 11.21.2020
• Date Posted: 11.22.2020 12:32
• Story ID: 383529
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US
• Hometown: OSKALOOSA, IOWA, US