Williamsburg man serves on missile cruiser
Brooklyn is making its presence known aboard the USS Anzio, a guided missile cruiser operating out of Norfolk, Virginia.
U.S. Navy Seaman Josh Melendez, a 2012 graduate of Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design, is serving aboard the ship as an information systems technician.
He is responsible for maintaining the shipboard computers and information network. “I enjoy working with computers and helping people out,” Melendez said in a statement.
Commissioned in 1992, the USS Anzio measures approximately 567 feet long and is powered by four gas turbines that allow the cruiser to achieve over 30 miles per hour in open seas, according to the U.S. Navy. Cruisers are tactical multi-mission surface vessels capable of conducting anti-air warfare and anti-submarine warfare, as well as humanitarian assistance.
Capt. Frank X. Castellano, the commanding officer of USS Anzio, said he was proud of the job done by crew members during a recent eight-month deployment overseas in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the fight against ISIS.
