Local woman completing certification as Navy airman

Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Amber Deranek, from Paso Robles, Calif., reloads a .50 cal machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Released photo by U.S. Navy.
– Paso Robles woman and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Amber Deranek is taking her final training steps. On Aug. 15 she joined other sailors from the USS John C. Stennis Aircraft Carrier Strike Group for a Composite Training Unit Exercise and Joint Task Force Exercise, the final step in certifying to deploy.





