Staff Report
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Day, a Bradenton native and graduate of Bayshore High School, is currently serving with the U.S. Navy in Virginia Beach, in Naval Beach Group TWO (NBG 2).
The Navy's Naval Beach Group 2 is made up of four commands: Assault Craft Unit TWO (ACU 2), Assault Craft Unit FOUR (ACU 4), Amphibious Construction Battalion TWO (PHIBCB 2), and Beach Master Unit TWO (BMU 2).
Day is serving with the Amphibious Construction Battalion. PHIBCB 2 deploys its groups to areas that include a large stretch of the Atlantic–from South American and Norwegian coasts to the Caribbean Sea–as well as the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
The Petty Officer serves as a construction mechanic in the group. In a press release, Day said, "I like the critical thinking part of my job. Every day is a challenge because you never know what you're going to do when you show up to work every day."
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