East Flatbush woman serving on combat ships
Carol Thompson is originally from Brooklyn, but now she is 3,000 miles away in San Diego.
Thompson, a 2001 graduate of Catherine McCauley High School in East Flatbush, is currently serving in the U.S. Navy as part of a crew working on a rotating schedule aboard different combat ships.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Thompson is an operations specialist and a member of Crew 206, also known as the “Vikings,” serving aboard littoral combat ships based in San Diego. Littoral combat ships are stationed close to the shoreline.
As an operations specialist, Thompson is responsible for providing a wide range of technical information and assistance relating to anti-surface warfare, anti-air warfare and anti-submarine warfare.
The technology allows for changing missions quickly, according to U.S. Navy officials.
Thompson said she feels proud to be serving her country in uniform.