When he graduated from Barnegat High School in 2017, Ethan Carrodus was very certain about his future plans. He followed the footsteps of his father and grandfather and enlisted in the U.S. Navy.

Carrodus was also fascinated by weather, and he is putting that interest to good use while stationed at theJoint Typhoon Warning Center at Pearl Harbor. As an aerographer’s mate, Carrodus is responsible forforecasting and tracking typhoons in the Indian and Western Pacific oceans.

With numerous ships, submarines and airplanes deployed in the U.S.