“As a photographer I am used to documenting operational events like aircraft launches and recoveries,” Perez, a 21-year-old mass communications specialist third class, said in an email. “But when I saw the rainbow I was excited because it was different. I knew the odds of the ship passing near another rainbow were pretty slim.”
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Perez is also a Navy award winner, taking home the Russell Egnor Navy Media Award honorable mention for photography — operational documentation — in 2013.
