Navy Seaman Alan M. Busto, Jr, stepson of Cindy and son of Alan M. Busto Sr. of Massapequa, recently made a scheduled port visit to Pusan, Republic of Korea while assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.

Busto and approximately 3, 200 of his fellow shipmates had a chance to sightsee, shop and enjoy recreational activities, as well as participate

in other cultural exchanges with the citizens of Puson.

USS Kitty Hawk is America’s oldest active ship and the first of the

"super carriers", commissioned April 29, 1961. Ships like USS Kitty Hawk

deploy worldwide in support of United States commitments and respond to

global crises and peacetime presence.

Busto is a 2003 graduate of Plainedge High School of Massapequa

and joined the Navy in May 2004.