Local Naval Officer Featured in Veterans Day Photo

St. Michael native and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Lano, an Aviation Ordnance man, observes the preflight inspection of an MH-60R Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 75 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Mediterranean Sea Nov. 6, 2013.

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group was deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.