SINGAPORE STRAIT (July 22, 2022) Personnel Specialist Seaman Alex Marcero, right, from Loveland, Ohio, stands watch as helmsman in the bridge aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54). Antietam is attached to Commander, Task Force 70/ Carrier Strike Group 5 conducting underway operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Santiago Navarro)

DA NANG, VIETNAM – As the USS Antietam arrived in Da Nang, Vietnam, Loveland H. S. grad Alex Marcero was at the at helm. Marcero is 2020 graduate of Loveland High School.

The Antietam is attached to Commander, Task Force 70/ Carrier Strike Group 5 is conducting operations in the Indo-Pacific.

In May 2022, the Antietam was homeported at Yokosuka, Japan. She was part of Carrier Strike Group 5 led by USS Ronald Reagan.

The missile guided cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) (2003 Navy Photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Aaron Hampton)
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sails through the Straits of Magellan on its way to the Pacific Ocean. (2004 U.S. Navy photo by Photographerís Mate 3rd Class (AW) Elizabeth Thompson.)

Your comments can change our community

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.