James Porta

Altoona High School

Class of 1996

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James Porta - Class of 1996 - Altoona High School

First Name	James
Last Name	Porta
Graduation Year	Class of 1996
Gender	Male
Current Location	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Hometown	Altoona, Pennsylvania
Relationship Status	Married
About Me	I am from Altoona, PA but currently in the Navy stationed in Jacksonville, FL. 16yrs already completed and I am happily married and have 3 children. Back in '96 I went to Boot Camp in Great Lakes, IL. I’ve been Stationed in Millington, TN and Pensacola, FL for School and then to NAS Oceana working on F-14 radars from '97-'99 for my first Shore Duty. My First Sea Duty was at NAS Oceana from '99-2003 for what was known as Sea-Op-Det (Sea Duty). During that time, I did 3 Deployments. The first was in 2000, I was on the USS John C. Stennis for a West Pack cruise. In 2001, I was on the USS Enterprise (yes I was there on Sept 11th). We were turned around when we were on our way home and sent back to the Persian Gulf. In 2002, I was on the USS George Washington. For my second Shore Duty, I did instructor duty teaching AT(I-level) “C” School on how to repair F-14 Radar and some AT(O-level)“A” School teaching basic electronics from 2003-2006 At CNATTU Oceana/NAS Oceana. My Second Sea Duty Assignment was onboard USS Harry S Truman (Aug 2006-Aug 2009). I have finished my last shore tour at FRCSE Jacksonville (Aug 2009-Oct2012) at NAS Jacksonville, FL and will start my final sea tour. My final Sea Duty tour brings me back to the USS Harry S Truman in Norfolk, VA, that will take me out to my 20 year retirement (Oct2012-June2016). After I complete my time in I will look forward to a new career and having more time with my family that does not involve unknown...(read more)