Columbus native Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Rodriguez is currently serving aboard the USS Daniel K. Inouye, a U.S. Navy warship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Rodriguez is a 2021 graduate from Columbus North High School and has been serving in the Navy for two years.
More than 300 sailors serve aboard Daniel K. Inouye, which is a guided-missile destroyer that can operate independently or as part of a larger group of ships.