A Filipino-American sailor is currently one of the operators of the US Navy’s first unmanned undersea squadron.Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua-Charles Cook, who joined the US Navy in 2018, is working as a sonar technician in the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Operations Center, according to the Navy Office of Community Outreach.Cook's parents, Erlinda and Steven Cook, live in Mabalacat, Pampanga."I come from a military family," said Cook, who joined the US Navy after finishing college.
"Established in 2017, the unmanned vehicles can reach places that a human crew are unable to venture safely, as the sailors operating them can modify and adapt the vehicles to fit its task.The Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Group 1 operates autonomous vehicles such as small Iver series vehicles and extra large 85-foot-long diesel-electric Orca vehicle.