EAST CHINA SEA— A Blossvale, New York native and 2014 Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided-missile destroyer, USS Halsey.
Petty Officer first class Trevor Stacy is a Hull Technician serving aboard USS Halsey, homeported out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Halsey is underway in 7th Fleet conducting operations in the Indo-Pacific while assigned to the forward deployed Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15.
Hull Technicians make up a part of the ship’s Repair Division that maintains damage control equipment from bow to stern. They perform hundreds of maintenance checks each week to ensure Halsey is mission-ready.
“I have always had an interest in welding and fabrication,” said Stacy. “My uncle was a Hull Technician and inspired me to join the Navy to hone my skills as a welder.”
Hull Technicians maintain a constant state of readiness in both damage control training as well as maintaining critical equipment throughout the entire ship. Keeping the ship in a constant state of mission-readiness to defend against any casualty is paramount.
“As repair division leading petty officer, I am in charge of leading 33 Sailors in the execution of corrective and preventative maintenance,” said Stacy. “Ensuring Halsey is battle-ready while deployed in 7th Fleet is something Repair Division takes pride in.”
A U.S. Navy destroyer is a multi-mission ship that can operate independently or as part of a larger group of ships at sea. The ship is equipped with a vertical launching system, tomahawk missiles, torpedoes, guns and Phalanx close-in weapons systems.
Halsey is underway conducting operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force..
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