Pope Earns Shore Sailor of Year Honor

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Petty Officer 1st Class Garett Pope from Bradenton, serving with Commander, Navy Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, earned Senior Shore Sailor of the Year for 2015. The Sailor of the Year Program recognizes superior performance of enlisted personnel emphasizing outstanding achievements, exemplary personal conduct and military bearing and demonstrated initiative in the performance of duty. As an aircrewman operator, Pope operates tactical mission systems to detect, classify, track and attack enemy submarines while onboard P-3C and P-8A aircraft. Pope, a 2001 Manatee High School graduate, enlisted in the Navy after high school and completed his bachelor of science degree from Southern Illinois University.

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