Crestwood High graduate serving aboard USS The Sullivans; 7-month deployment focused on multinational operations

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Tabraysha Tomlin, a native of Sumter, is serving aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68).

Tomlin, a 2015 graduate of Crestwood High School, says her favorite things about serving in the U.S. Navy are getting financial assistance for college, traveling and gaining experiences around the world.

Today, Tomlin serves as a logistics specialist and damage control petty officer responsible for conducting maintenance on the trouble systems for the ship.

According to Navy officials, The Sullivans is named to honor five brothers from Waterloo, Iowa, who served together on the USS Juneau during World War II. The Sullivan brothers, George, 28; Francis, 27; Joseph, 24; Madison, 23; and Albert, 20, lost their lives during the Battle of Guadalcanal on Nov. 13, 1942. They were adamant about serving together in spite of the Navy wartime policy to separate family members. This was the greatest military loss by any one American family during World War II.

The Sullivans is currently undergoing a routine maintenance period after completing a seven-month global deployment where service members participated in multinational operations and joint training exercises with international partners to foster positive relationships while ensuring freedom of navigation and maritime security.