Brickhaus serving aboard USS Kitty Hawk

Navy Lt. Matthew J. Brickhaus, son of Lolamae Brickhaus of Sedgewickville, Mo., and his fellow shipmates recently completed a series of sea trials while assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. The sea trials ended a four-month ship's restricted availability for Brickhaus' unit. The sea trials ensured Kitty Hawk can maneuver and maintain high speeds. The ship also tested many of its self-defense systems. Brickhaus is a 1989 graduate of Duschesne High School of St. Charles, Mo., and joined the Navy in December 1992. He is a graduate of University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb., with a bachelor's degree.