Scotts Valley native serves with the next generation of naval aviation warfighters - Press Banner | Scotts Valley, CA

Scotts Valley native serves with the next generation of naval aviation warfighters - Press Banner | Scotts Valley, CA

Ensign Heather Patterson, a native of Scotts Valley, is serving in the U.S. Navy amongst sailors, Marines and guardsmen at Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC) who are developing the skills needed to be a combat-ready aviation professional. Patterson, a 2020 graduate of Scotts Valley High School, joined the Navy last year. Today, she is a student at NASC, located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. “Both of my parents served in the Navy,” Patt…