Queens Native Aboard Navy Nuclear Submarine

By Kayla Good, Navy Office of Community Outreach Public Affairs | July 13, 2016

A 2002 Richmond Hill High School graduate and Queens native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard one of the Navy’s newest attack submarines, the USS Missouri. Petty Officer 2nd Class Elias Illescas is a fire control technician aboard the Groton-based boat, one of only 12 Virginia-class attack submarines in the Navy’s fleet. The Virginia class is comprised of the... READ MORE >