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“It wasn’t a matter of if I would serve, just when I would,” he said.
His older sister, Amy Schmid, who enlisted in the Air Force after graduating from Camas High School in 2000, also inspired him to join the military.
A rewarding adventure
Local man helps provide support in special worldwide operations
- By Danielle Frost
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January 7, 2014 12:00 am
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Life
Photos courtesy of Joe Bishop/U.S. Navy Petty Officer Aaron Almond has been aboard the USS Boxer since May as a part of the Amphibious Squadron ONE, which can perform its mission on aircraft, surface ships, submarines, ashore and with special warfare combat crews.
Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Aaron Almond poses for a photo on the signal bridge of the USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
Almond stands watch in the Joint Operations Center aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer, the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group.
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