AIRMAN Jhaianna Santo, from St Catherine, serves aboard USS Essex, a United States (US) Navy warship which was participating in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in and around the Hawaiian Islands.

Santo graduated from St Catherine High School in 2017 and joined the Navy nine months ago.

“I joined the Navy because I wanted something different,” she said. “I am the first in my family to join the military, and now, I have inspired other family members to join as well.”