Aviation structural mechanic 3rd Class, Ugochukwu Nene from Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria conducted routine maintenance on aircraft in the United States, Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO) revealed.
A picture of Nene provided by NAVCO showed the Nigerian mechanic working on an aircraft aboard USS Gerald R. Ford.
Attached to the “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, Ugochukwu Nene performed routine maintenance on a F/A-18E Super Hornet in the hangar bay of the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) on May 5, 2023.
Gerald R. Ford is the flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the US Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale.
