Adam Thom serving aboard U.S. Navy destroyer
A 2010 Glencoe-Silver Lakes High School graduate and Glencoe native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided-missile destroyer, USS Michael Murphy.
Lt. j.g. Adam Thom is a surface warfare officer aboard the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer operating out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
A Navy surface warfare officer is responsible for ship navigation and warfare areas and preparations for tactical areas of deployments.
“I enjoy the people and the division that I am responsible for,” said Thom. “We put in long hard hours. We get to enjoy quality time here. I can understand where people are from and what interests them. It helps alleviate many stresses that come with the job. The namesake of the ship is on our minds during our daily activities and it inspires us to work hard and make ourselves proud of our work.”
USS Michael Murphy, measures approximately 500 feet and is powered by four gas turbines that allow the destroyer to achieve more than 30 mph in open seas.
For more, see the Sept. 28 print edition of The Chronicle.