South Valley Review
VOL. 3, NO. 8
May 4, 2019
Better at knowing what matters to you San Jose Sailor Serves Aboard a Floating Airport at Sea
A San Jose, California, native and 2014 Prospect High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Avila is an aviation boatswain’s mate (aircraft handling) aboard the carrier operating out of San Diego. As a Navy aviation boatswain’s mate (aircraft handling), Avila is responsible for moving aircraft while they are on the flight deck, including transporting them to the catapult to be launched off the carrier. Avila credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned growing up in San Jose. “I had a passion for helping people ever since I was young and I brought that passion with me to the Navy,” said Avila.
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