May 02 (FHTNC)–Navy Lt. j. g. Kristin P. Acton, daughter of Patricia and David Acton of Oak Harbor,  alongside approximately 40 sailors of Fleet Logistics

Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40) recently returned from a six month deployment in support of maritime security operations, while attached to aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman homeported in Naval Station Norfolk, Va.

VRC-40, the Rawhides, is made up of four different detachments that supply carriers with high priority cargo, mail and passengers to and from the Atlantic Fleet.

During VRC-40’s last deployment they won the Battle Effectiveness Award, making it the third year in a row they’ve won the award.

Acton is a 2003 graduate of Oak Harbor High School of Oak Harbor, Wash. She is a 2007 graduate of U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. with a BS degree.