A Mayport-based sailor reenlisted while sitting in the backseat of an F/A-18 Hornet Strike Fighter aircraft traveling at supersonic speed Dec. 15.
Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Alfonso Tulavillanueva, assigned to the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) Detachment Mayport, made his first reenlistment during the one-hour flight piloted by Cmdr. Mitchell Conover, the F/A-18 Product Officer.