A Juneau-born, Hoonah-raised enlisted officer in the U.S. Navy has been named one of four Sailors of the Year by the commander of Submarine Force Atlantic.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kolbjorn Skaflestad was honored as 2014 Junior Shore Sailor of the Year at a ceremony held at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia on Thursday.
Skaflestad is a sonar technician at the Naval Submarine Support Facility in New London, CT, according to a release from Submarine Force Atlantic Public Affairs.
He graduated from Hoonah School and joined the Navy in 2008.
