By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Erica R. Gardner, Navy Office of Community Outreach
Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Brown
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN – Petty Officer 1st Class Raveen Davenport, a Wagener, South Carolina, native, joined the Navy wanting to explore the world.
Now, nine years later and half a world away at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Davenport serves at U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) / U.S. 5th fleet.
“The best part has been experiencing the different cultures and food,” said Davenport.
Davenport, a graduate of Wagener-Salley High School, is a logistics specialist at U.S. 5th Fleet, headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.
“I handle processing mail, financials, ordering and receiving material and so much more,” said Davenport.
Davenport is a part of Task Force 57, which provides airborne maritime patrol and reconnaissance throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. The task force supports three task groups comprised of over 500 personnel, operating from three countries with three variants of P-3 Orion aircraft and the remotely-piloted Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrator (BAMS-D).
Davenport credits success at U.S. 5th Fleet, and in the Navy, to many of the lessons learned in Wagener.
“Growing up in a small town, I learned the value of hard work and a dollar,” said Davenport. “I use these values everyday while serving in the Navy........."
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