Runolfson serves at Navy helicopter squadron in Japan

Airman Recruit Brandon Runolfson, of Hammond, serves in the U.S. Navy as an aviation electrician's mate in Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 in Japan.

Runolfson graduated from Warrenton High School in 2023 and joined the Navy a year ago. "I joined because my grandpa was a career Navy man,” he said. "I wanted to follow in his footsteps. I looked up to him, and I thought it would be a good way to see the world."