By WKTV Staff
In this photo supplied by the U.S. Navy Office of Community Outreach, Mineman 1st Class Jacob Klok, a Kelloggsville High School graduate from Kentwood, works aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16). Minemen (MN) serve abroad ships which detect and neutralize mines, according the U.S. Navy website. Minemen also assemble and test underwater explosive devices.
The Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to “enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region,” according to supplied material.
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