A Covington, Louisiana, native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC).
Fireman Kaleb Beachner is a machinist’s mate aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier operating out of San Diego, California.
A Navy machinist’s mate is responsible for operating and maintaining ship propulsion machinery, auxiliary equipment and outside machinery.
