Airman Peter Cannon, a native of Lincoln, is serving in the U.S. Navy assigned to Aviation Rescue Swimmer School (ARSS), where the next generation of Aviation Rescue Swimmers (AIRRs) are taught to execute life-or-death rescues in the most extreme conditions imaginable.
“I wanted to do something different that most people don’t get to do,” said Cannon, a 2024 graduate of Twelve Bridges High School who joined the Navy one year ago. “This profession requires a high level of physical fitness and a clear medical history.”
The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Lincoln…