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Photo of the Week: Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Brandon Grinley of Longmont Routes Edges of Plaque in South China Sea

The U.S. Navy released a photo of Longmont’s Brandon Grinley working on a plaque aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the South China Sea, which was taken last week.
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Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Brandon Grinley, from Longmont, Colorado, routes the edges of a plaque aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the South China Sea, May 6, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caylen McCutcheon)

The U.S. Navy released a photo of Longmont’s Brandon Grinley working on a plaque aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the South China Sea, which was taken last week. Grinley is a hull maintenance technician and a Petty Officer Second Class in the Navy. 

 

According to the Navy Office of Community Outreach, the USS Nimitz is “underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.”

 

A Petty Officer Second Class serves as a leader and as a technical expert, and all Petty Officers have a specified rating or job, according to Military-Ranks.org.