Chino Hills Native Serves Aboard Forward-Deployed Navy Warship In Japan
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Xiaoming Zheng, Navy Office of Community Outreach YOKOSUKA, Japan – Ensign Keith Masnec, a native of Chi...
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Xiaoming Zheng, Navy Office of Community Outreach YOKOSUKA, Japan – Ensign Keith Masnec, a native of Chino Hills, California, serves in Japan aboard a forward-deployed U.S. Navy warship. Masnec joined the Navy two years ago. Today, Masnec serves as a surface warfare officer aboard USS Robert Smalls. 'I've always looked up to my grandfather as he was in the Korean War as a gunner's mate,' said Masnec. 'I have heard stories and looked up to him and this is something I wanted to do.