Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 22, 2014) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Ryan Fox, assigned to the "Swamp Foxes" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74, removes a chock from an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter 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 3rd Class Karl Anderson/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 22, 2014) A French navy AS565 Panther helicopter, assigned to the French navy frigate FS Cassard (D 614), lands on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61). Ramage 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 Jared King/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 23, 2014) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Rodolfo Ojeda, assigned to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, performs maintenance on a 20mm M61 Vulcan Gatling gun from an F/A-18E Super Hornet in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Pasquale Sena/Released)

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 19, 2014) Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Alycia Delgado simulates clearing a room at Naval Hospital Jacksonville during a casualty drill as part of Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield. Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield is an annual antiterrorism and force protection exercise conducted across U.S. Navy installations. (U.S. Navy photo by Jacob Sippel/Released)

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DILI, Timor Leste (Feb. 25, 2014) Sailors and members of the Timor Leste Defense Force conduct rigid-hull inflatable boat familiarization aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Timor Leste. CARAT is a series of annual bilateral exercises conducted with Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor Leste. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh/Released)

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GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 21, 2014) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) Airman Chelsey Fucito gathers a fuel hose 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 3rd Class Karl Anderson/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 23, 2014) Sailors and Marines scrub the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Caswell/Released)

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ROTA, Spain (Feb. 25, 2014) Tugboat V.B. Sargazos approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) to guide the ship peirside in Rota, Spain. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations, and theatre security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael J. Lieberknecht/ Released)

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ROTA, Spain (Feb. 26, 2014) Logistics Specialist Seaman Melven Duatin guides a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) as it departs for the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).(U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael J. Lieberknecht/Released)

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ROTA, Spain (Feb. 26, 2014) Sailors and Marines load vehicles onto a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) from the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael J. Lieberknecht/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 21, 2014) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Levi Horn fires a MK 38 25mm machine gun during a live fire exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th 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 2nd Class Kenan O'Connor/Released)

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PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 21, 2014) Sailors man the rails as the amphibious transport dock ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Somerset (LPD 25) transits the Delaware River to its commissioning site at Penn's Landing. Somerset is named to honor the passengers and crew of Flight 93, which crashed in Somerset County, Pa., on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Starr/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2014) Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) Fireman Marie Forte cleans propulsion machinery 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 areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 15, 2014) A landing signalman enlisted directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th 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 Mark El-Rayes/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Feb. 28, 2014) The guided-missile frigate USS Rentz (FFG 46) transits San Diego Bay. Deployed since July 25, 2013(7 & 1/2 months), the crew of Rentz, in conjunction with Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 49 and U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachments, disrupted four shipments of cocaine, totaling nearly 2,000 kilograms, in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Central and South America as part of Operation Martillo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Katarzyna Kobiljak/Released)

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LISBON, Portugal (March 2, 2014) The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) passes under the "25th of April" bridge while departing Lisbon, Portugal, after a port visit. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and providing a forward naval presence in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class RJ Stratchko/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (March 1, 2014) Marines assigned to Company F, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), conduct launch and recovery operations with combat rubber raiding craft from the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9). Denver is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Todd C. Behrman/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (Feb. 27, 2014) An AH-1W Super Cobra light attack helicopter assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) lands on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) during flight operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Todd C. Behrman/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (Feb. 28, 2014) A MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 approaches the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) during flight quarters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley J. Gee/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (Feb. 28, 2014) An MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft takes off from the flight deck of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Raymond D. Diaz III/Release

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KOJE ISLAND (March 2, 2014) Steel Worker 2nd Class Zachery Mitchell, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, welds a guardrail in place at Aikwangwon Orphanage on Koje Island, Republic of Korea. NMCB-1 joined active duty and reserve Sailors from Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, Fleet Activities, Chinhae and Sailors from the Republic of Korea navy for a community service event at the orphanage that included restocking cultivated mushroom logs, a sea-side walk with the residents and a variety of team-building games at the gymnasium. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Bryce Bruns/Released)

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SOUDA BAY, Greece (March 6, 2014) The guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) departs the Marathi NATO pier facility following a scheduled port visit to the Greek island of Crete. Truxtun is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 4, 2014) Aviation Boatswain's Mates (Handling) prepare for an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the Dragon Whales of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, to land while conducting flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is conducting flight deck certification off the coast of Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew J. Sneeringer/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 4, 2014) Airman Liam Odgen, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), walks across the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is conducting flight deck certification off the coast of Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew J. Sneeringer/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (Feb. 23, 2014) Quartermaster Seaman Moise Laurin prepares to rappel from the missile deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) during visit, board, search and seizure team training exercise. Mason is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group . (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rob Aylward/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (March 4, 2014) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Swordsmen" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32, lands 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 Pasquale Sena/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 4, 2014) Sailors man the rails aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) during a routine port visit to Koper, Slovenia. Roosevelt is on a scheduled deployment en route to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert/Released)

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 5, 2014) A unit for the future aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) rests on the assembly platen at Newport News Shipbuilding. John F. Kennedy is the second ship of the Gerald R. Ford class of aircraft carriers being built by the shipyard for the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by Chris Oxley/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 3, 2014) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) prepares to conduct an underway replenishment with the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61). Ramage, 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 2nd Class Jared King/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 4, 2014) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Sydney Breazile, from Portland, Ore., and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Kyle Abel, from Newport Richie, Fla., move a M260/M261 Light Weight (rocket)Launcher aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and providing 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)

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GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 25, 2014) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) prepare to conduct a visit, board, search and seizure exercise from rigid-hull inflatable boats. Bulkeley is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Donald R. White Jr./Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (March 6, 2014) The Military Sealift Command fleet ocean tug USNS Sioux (T-ATF 171) tows the Royal Canadian Navy auxiliary oil replenishment ship HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509) to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Harbor tugs assit with docking the ship. Protecteur experienced an engine fire en route to Canada and returned to Pearl Harbor with the assistance of U.S. Navy ships. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker & Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tiarra Fulgham/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (March 7, 2014) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) extends refueling lines to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a replenishment-at-sea. Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is conducting joint force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christian Senyk/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (March 6, 2014) Yeoman 2nd Class Cheryl Santos takes the Navy-wide advancement exam on the mess decks of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the flag ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is conducting joint force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Achterling/Released)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 5, 2014) Sailors perform maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Dusty Dogs" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7, aboard 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 Emily M. Blair/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (March 1, 2014) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) signals an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter for takeoff from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th 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 Robert R. Sanchez/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (March 5, 2014) Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman Alaina Guzman, left, from Hacienda Heights, Calif., and Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Christine Yabut, from Stockton, Calif., remove a steering pump from an aircraft tractor aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is moored and homeported at Naval Base Coronado. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles D. Gaddis IV/Released)

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GULF OF OMAN (March 8, 2014) Sailors fight a simulated fire during a general quarters drill in the hangar bay 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 3rd Class Karl Anderson/Released)

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AEGEAN SEA (March 8, 2014) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Justin Casey, from Bradenton, Fla., directs an MV-22 Osprey off of the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mark Hays/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (March 7, 2014) The guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf. O'Kane will conduct theatre security cooperation and maritime presence operations with partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker/Released)

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GULF OF THAILAND (March 9, 2014) A U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, Det 2, assigned to the guided-missile Destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91), lands aboard Pinckney during a crew swap before returning on task in the search and rescue for the missing Malaysian airlines flight MH370. The flight had 227 passengers from 14 nations, mainly China, and 12 crew members. According to the Malaysia Airlines website, three Americans, including one infant, were also aboard. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Chris D. Boardman/Released)

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BOSPHORUS STRAIT (March 7, 2014) Quartermaster Seaman Nicole Cyr stands watch during a Bosphorus Strait transit aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103). Truxtun is deployed as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 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 3rd class Scott Barnes/Released)

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AEGEAN SEA (March 8, 2014) Sailors in the medical department of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) assess a Turkish mariners recovered by a Bataan Search and Rescue swimmer. Bataan responded to a Hellenic Coast Guard request for assistance to the grounded Turkish Flagged container vessel, Yusuf Cepnioglu. The Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael J. Lieberknecht/Released)

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WASHINGTON (March 7, 2014) Chief Musician Patrick White, from Williamsport, Md., plays a song he wrote entitled "Old Ironsides" on the mandolin. The U.S. Navy Band, country music and bluegrass ensemble Country Current, appeared on the Katy Daley Show on WAMU's Bluegrass Country in Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Musician Adam Grimm/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 7, 2014) A Marine prepares his vehicle in the ship's well deck for upcoming amphibious operations from the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erik Foster/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN Sea (March 02, 2014) Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Kevin Smith inspects a fuel sample on the flight deck of the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58). Philippine Sea is deployed as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group in support of maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Abe McNatt/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 4, 2014) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Aric Summers and Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Kendal Clawson prepare for colors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) as it moors in Piraeus, Greece, for a scheduled liberty port visit. Philippine Sea is deployed as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group in support of maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Abe McNatt/Released)

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AEGEAN SEA (March 8, 2014) Lance Cpl. Blake Devore, from Cincinnati, Ohio, and Lance Cpl. Joy Reed, from Athens, Pa., move ammunition on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mark Hays/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (March 11, 2014) An AAV-7 amphibious assault vehicle prepares to enter the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is conducting joint force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adam D. Wainwright/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (March 5, 2014) Sailors conduct ship self defense force training on the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the flag ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is currently conducting joint force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christian Senyk/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (March 10, 2014) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) board a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) (Reinforced) 265, on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adam D. Wainwright/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (March 9, 2014) Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1633, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, prepares to launch from the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during night operations. Ashland is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Raymond D. Diaz III/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (March 11, 2014) A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) enters the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adam D. Wainwright/Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 11, 2014) The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) transits the South China Sea during a Spring patrol. Blue Ridge serves as a command and control platform for 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Robert L. Thomas Jr. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Karsten/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (March 10, 2014) The littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4) transits San Diego Bay en route to Naval Base San Diego.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Hooper/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (March 10, 2014) Sailors assigned to the littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Coronado (LCS 4) stand by as the ship arrives at Naval Base San Diego. Coronado is the third U.S. Navy ship named after Coronado, Calif., and is the second littoral combat ship of the Independence-class variant. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Hooper/Released)

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AEGEAN SEA (March 10, 2014) A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), returning U.S. Marines after completing a bilateral exercise in Greece with the Hellenic Army. The 22nd MEU is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released)

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AEGEAN SEA (March 10, 2014) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Elizabeth Blasco directs a CH-53 Super Stallion onto the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability and conducting theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mark Hays/Released)

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Can the remaining OHP class still technically be considered guided missile frigates?

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