FOX 10 Salutes: Jacob Andrus
FOX 10 salutes Jacob Andrus, a U.S. Navy 2nd class petty officer electrician's mate, who's serving on board the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka, Japan. Jacob graduated from Mesa's Red Mountain High School in 2017.
FOX 10 Salutes: Gordon Medica
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Gordon Medica, a Cave Creek native, is a fire controlman aboard the U.S.S. Chafee, which is currently operating out of Pearl Harbor. Medica graduated from Cactus Shadows High School in 2015.
FOX 10 Salutes: Amy Hosteen
US Navy Culinary Specialist Seaman Amy Hosteen is a Phoenix native aboard the USS Ronald Reagan.
FOX 10 Salutes: Hiram Solermena
U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist Seaman Hiram Solermena, a Phoenix native, serves aboard the U.S.S. Tripoli.
FOX 10 Salutes: Kent Goodwin
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kent Goodwin, a 2007 Independence High School graduate, serves as an aviation electrician's mate at Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada.
Groundbreaking on new home for double amputee veteran SSG Brent Bretz
Helping a Hero, Capital One, Bass Pro Shops, and Lennar broke ground on a wheelchair-accessible home for SSG Bretz. On December 19th, 2004, he was driving a supply truck when it hit an IED outside Mosul, Iraq which took both of his legs and left him with multiple permanent injuries including a TBI, burns, loss of hearing in his left ear and a fused elbow. FOX 10's Danielle Miller reports.
FOX 10 Salutes: Kade Brown
US Navy Seaman Kade Brown is a Phoenix native who takes part in a tug-of-war competition in the well deck of the USS Boxer.
FOX 10 Salutes: Kiarra Maher
US Navy Boatswain's Mate Kiarra Maher, a Surprise, Arizona native, joined the Navy in 2022 and serves aboard the USS Fort Lauderdale.