Navy Seaman Michaela M. Laplante, daughter of Shari Laplante of Greenville, Ill., and Guy C. Laplante, of Lisbon, along with other sailors assigned aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet’s Area of Responsibility after the ship completed a routine transit through the Suez Canal.

Truman is on a scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

Truman deployed July 22 from Norfolk, Va. Laplante is a 2009 graduate of Lisbon High School and joined the Navy in February 2013.

Three local Navy Midshipmen recently completed ‘Plebe’ Summer at the U.S. Navy Academy.

Michael J. Kenyon, son of Diana B. and Edward F. Kenyon of Brunswick, is a 2013 graduate of Brunswick High School.

Alexandra D. Lynch is daughter of Denise K. and Daniel G. Lynch of Topsham.

Paul M. Whalen, son of Sharon S. Dohner of Woolwich and John F. Whalen of Limerick, Pa., is a 2013 graduate of Morse High School of Bath.

Plebe Summer began on Induction Day, June 27, and concluded after seven challenging weeks of basic midshipman training.

The pressure and rigor of Plebe Summer is carefully designed to help “plebes” prepare for their first academic year at the Naval Academy and the four years of challenges leading to graduation and commissioning as a Navy or Marine Corps Officer. Plebe Summer is run by upper-class midshipmen who are specially trained in their leadership roles to effectively develop plebes into successful midshipmen.

Approximately 1, 200 candidates are selected each year for the Academy’s plebe or freshman class, and each student is required to participate in Plebe Summer. This year the Naval Academy received more than 17,500 applications for the Class of 2017.