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Name: Brianna Gonzalez Command: NAS Sigonella Department: Administration By MCSN Triniti Lersch, NAS Sigonella Public Affairs
eoman 2nd Class Brianna Gonzalez, a native of Y Bradenton, Florida, joined the Navy in April 2017 because it gave her the best opportunity to travel.
“I have always been so interested in learning about new cultures,” said Gonzalez. “Traveling allowed for a new level of understanding because I would be able to experience it as well.” Gonzalez’s first duty station was USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as an undesignated airman, unsure of what rate she wanted. “I worked with Aviation Boatswain’s Mates. We did a homeport swap because we would be going into dry dock so I started working with the Yeomen for fun because I was bored in air department,” said Gonzalez. “I ended up liking it and decided that I wanted to be a Yeoman.” Gonzalez currently works as the directive yeoman at Naval Air Station Sigonella; her daily duties consist of updating the command directives and notices as well as disseminating them to the command. NAS Sigonella is her third command after Bonhomme Richard and Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19. “I will be transitioning over to being the Command Pay and Personnel Administrator here in the upcoming month so my duties will change to checking in newly reporting Sailors, checking out and PCSing Sailors, and any of the financial issues Sailors may have,” said Gonzalez. In her short time onboard NAS Sigonella, Gonzalez has made a strong impression on her department. “Petty Officer Gonzalez has been an absolute stellar superstar since checking onboard to the Base Administrative Department,” said Yeoman 1st Class Corey Henderson, lead petty officer of the administration department. “She completely revamped the command’s directives program into a more efficient program, created
a training program to assist her peers for advancement, and was hand-selected to be the triad’s travel Yeoman.” In addition to excelling at her job, Gonzalez enjoys it. “I would say the best part about my job is that everyone from the command has to come through admin so I get to meet basically every person on base,” said Gonzalez. “Providing customer service is something I like to do, and I try to do that to the best of my ability.” The most difficult part of administration for Gonzalez is that it seems like the work never stops. “There is always going to be someone that needs admin,” said Gonzalez. “There is always going to be some major issue that someone has that we might have to stay late to figure out how to best help the Sailor.” Gonzalez is also a full-time student at University of Maryland Global Campus where she is taking classes to major in computer science with a minor in cyber security. She is planning on getting her bachelor’s degree in computer science. She would like to work for a major company doing software development, but she is also looking at staying in the Navy and becoming an officer. According to Henderson, the Navy would be lucky to keep her. “Petty Officer Gonzalez’s performance, both military and professional, is nothing short of outstanding and emulates the Navy’s core values,” he said. “She combines abundant natural talent with extraordinary commitment to achieve superior results in every endeavor.” Gonzalez has been stationed in Sicily since March 2021 and already has many positive statements about it. “One of my favorite things about Sicily is the people,” said Gonzalez. “I have had so many great experiences with the locals here and I find that they are always helpful and kind.”
