ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2014) Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) give an MV-22 Osprey flight directions during touch and go training. Sailors assigned to Mesa Verde and Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU)are deployed as part of the Bataan Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Phylicia A. Hanson/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2014) Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) test fuel before flight operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Phylicia A. Hanson/Released)
GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 17, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Christopher O'Neil directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105 onto a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman, flagship for the Harry S. Truman Carrier S trike 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 3rd Class Karl Anderson/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 14, 2014) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Cedric Bussey conducts a safety briefing aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) before a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189). Stout is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2014) Students at Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) conduct training operations in the facility's 12 foot pool. NDSTC, the largest diving facility in the world, trains more than 1,200 military divers from every branch of service each year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Blake Midnight/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 17, 2014) Sailors prepare to load a RIM-7 P NATO Sea Sparrow Missile into the NATO Sea Sparrow Surface Missile System aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and a forward naval presence in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mark Hays/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 17, 2014) Chief Gunner's Mate Kevin Valcourt demonstrates how to properly operate an M240B machine gun during a live fire qualification exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51). Arleigh Burke is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Released)