APRA HARBOR, Guam (Sept. 20, 2013) The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) shifts colors as it moors after returning from an 11-week deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeffrey Jay Price/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 20, 2013) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Farren Lohnborf holds line during an underway replenishment aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52). Barry, homeported in Norfolk, Va., is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher B. Stoltz/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 20, 2013) Sailors secure line for a supply transfer during an underway replenishment aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher B. Stoltz/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 21, 2013) Chief Culinary Specialist Michael Simpson prepares food aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89). Mustin is on patrol with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 7th fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mackenzie P. Adams/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 20, 2013) Sailors perform a small boat passenger transfer aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher B. Stoltz/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 20, 2013) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Corrine Klister monitors the status of the 5-inch gun during a live-fire training evolution aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher B. Stoltz/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 20, 2013) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) transits the Mediterranean Sea. Homeported in Norkfolk, Va., Mason is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Howard/Released)
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2013) An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light 49 (HSL 49), detachment 5, launches from the guided-missile frigate USS Rentz (FFG 46) during a training exercise in the U.S. 4th fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Corey Barker/Released)
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 21, 2013) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 leaves the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek Paumen/Released)
WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2013) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) conduct night flight exercises with an MH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter from the Warlords of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51. (U.S. Navy photo by Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Fidel C. Hart/Released)
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 19, 2013) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Expeditionary Support Unit (EODESU) 1 conduct high-speed maneuvers with an 8-meter rigid-hull inflatable boats in San Diego Bay. EODESU-1 provides logistic support to West Coast and forward deployed EOD units. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Scott/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 15, 2013) Marines assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) attach supplies to an SA-330 Puma transport helicopter, , during a vertical replenishment. Boxer is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation security efforts as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenan O'Connor/Released)
APRA HARBOR, Guam (Sept. 20, 2013) A Sailor assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) greets his family on the pier after returning from an 11-week deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeffrey Jay Price/Released)
At 1:24-1:27 on the video of the frigate, when both the bow and the screws were coming out of the water at the same time on the crest of that one big wave, I was worried about her hull! Take a look.Great videos Jeff! All you need with them is some "Victory at Sea" music! aaarrrvvv!
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 23, 2013) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 perform maintenance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley J. Gee/Released)
ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (Sept. 11, 2013) Sailors remove their body armor during land operations on the shore of Cape Fear River during the Riverine Security Team Member course. The students are completing the Cape Fear Final Skills Assessment administered by the Center for Security Forces Learning Site Lejeune. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Dustin Q. Diaz/Released)
ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (Sept. 11, 2013) Gunner's Mate 1st Class Nestor Gonzalez mans the M134 Minigun aboard a Riverine Patrol Boat on Cape Fear River during the Riverine Crewman Course. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Dustin Q. Diaz/Released)
ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (Sept. 11, 2013) Master-at-Arms Seaman Audrey Warren holds her rifle at the low ready during land operations on the shore of Cape Fear River during the Riverine Security Team Member course. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Dustin Q. Diaz/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 24, 2013) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Amelia Sandoval, left, and Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Samuel Ervin perform maintenance on a torpedo tube aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52). Barry, homeported in Norfolk, Va., is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher B. Stoltz/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 20, 2013) Boatswains Mate Zachary Miller mans a .50-caliber machine in the morning hours aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mark El-Rayes/Released)
ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 15, 2013) The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) fires an MK 38 MOD II 25mm machine during a live-fire exercise. Monterey is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Billy Ho/Released)
ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 15, 2013) The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) fires its close-in weapons system during a live-fire exercise. Monterey is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Billy Ho/Released)
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 24, 2013) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) board an MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) on the flight deck the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st MEU, is conducting routine joint-force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam D. Wainwright/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 24, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Geoffrey Mathews, from La Mirada, Calif., foreground, helps place a slot seal into a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chris Cavagnaro/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 26, 2013) Sailors participate in a foreign object debris (FOD) walk down on the flight deck of the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89). Mustin is on patrol with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mackenzie P. Adams/Released)
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 25, 2013) Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Brad Woodard, assigned to the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, jumps from a C-2A Greyhound aircraft from the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 during parachute jump training. The Leap Frogs are based in San Diego and perform aerial parachute demonstrations around the nation in support of Naval Special Warfare and Navy Recruiting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jasmine Sheard/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 26, 2013) An SH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Island Knights of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HSC) 25 delivers supplies to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). Preble is on patrol with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released)
GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 9, 2013) A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 rappels from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during fast rope training. Harry S. Truman is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, supporting theater security cooperation efforts and Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lyle H. Wilkie III/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Philip Delgadillo directs the landing of an AH-1Z Super Cobra aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenan O'Connor/Released)
SINGAPORE (Sept. 22, 2013) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class William Farner performs a pre-fire check on a 57mm weapon system aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1). Freedom is in Singapore as part of an overseas deployment to Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Karolina A. Oseguera/Released)
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 27, 2013) Cmdr. Cindy Murray, a senior nursing officer assigned to the Military Health Center at Naval Medical Center San Diego, and her brother Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Robert Williamson, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122 at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., answer questions for reporters after their first meeting in more than 30 years. The Murrays lost contact with each other after their parents split up. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin W. Galvin/Released)
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 28, 2013) Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Daniella Mazzaro performs maintenance on an LM 2500 gas turbine engine aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54). Antietam is on patrol with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Declan Barnes/Released)
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 22, 2013) An AH-64 Army Apache helicopter from the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade takes off from the flight deck aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). Carter Hall is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sabrina Fine/Released)
GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 29, 2013) Sailors prepare to raise an aircraft barrier during a barrier drill on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman, flagship for the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, supporting theater security cooperation efforts and supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Emily M. Blair/Released)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 26, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Jazmin Alarcon studies in her down time during flight quarters aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Joni Bills/Released)
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Sept. 28, 2013) Sailors from the combat security element of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 patrol the streets of the fictional country of East Kojosean during the NMCB-1 field training exercise Operation Bearing Duel. The field training exercise tests the battalion's readiness to deploy through a variety of realistic scenarios. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kim Martinez/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 27, 2013) Cpl. Eric Holsonback conducts maintenance on an AH-1Z Super Cobra helicopter in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Jeffries/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 27, 2013) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Kenneth Patton, left, from Santa Clarita, Calif., and Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Joshua Smith, from Commerce, Texas, move ordnance from an aircraft elevator to the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ramon G. Go/Released)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 28, 2013) Seaman Andrew Dowe communicates using a sound-powered telephone while steering the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Veronica Mammina/Released)
GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 25, 2013) Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Gina Lima, assigned to the combat acoustics division of the weapons department aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), analyzes sonar signatures during undersea exercises. Bulkeley is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shane A. Jackson/Released)
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 21, 2013) An MV-22 Osprey prepares to take off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea Mandello/Released)
GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 26, 2013) Sailors from the aircraft intermediate maintenance department observe a jet engine test aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher A. Morrison/Released)