Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

bd popeye said:

Wow!! Never seen that photo..I know I have seen a photo of an British Chinook with folded blades... any idea where that photo was taken and when? Perhaps aboard USS America (CV 66) in 1994? Just guessing.

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In September 1994, IKE and the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division made history with the concept of “adaptive force packaging.” The division’s soldiers and equipment were loaded on board, and the IKE Army and Navy team headed for Port-au-Prince to spearhead Operation Uphold Democracy, the U.S.-led effort to restore the democratically elected government of Haiti.

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bd popeye said:

Equation those photos are of the Eisenhower in 1994. IKE & America were outfitted with US Army helos for a possible invasion of Haiti.

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Equation said:

Wow, thanks for the information Popeye I was just out of high school back than (yeah, now you get the idea of how old I am).

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Equation said:

Wow, thanks for the information Popeye I was just out of high school back than (yeah, now you get the idea of how old I am).

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 18, 2014) Levels 010 and 011 of the island of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) are replaced as part of the ship's refueling and complex overhaul. (U.S. Navy photo Courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by John Whalen/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (April 30, 2014) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Scott Hitter, from New Iberia, La., salutes an Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk executing deck landing qualifications on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, and with the embarked 22nd 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 Seaman Jesse A. Hyatt/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (April 25, 2014) Sailors and Marines in rigid-hull inflatable boats participate in an enhanced vessel board, search and seizure exercise alongside the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde is part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd 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 Shannon M. Smith/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (April 26, 2014) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Juan Santa, from Bronx, N.Y., directs an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter to land aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Phylicia A. Hanson/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (April 28, 2014) Sailors and Marines participate in a mass casualty drill aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon M. Smith/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (April 28, 2014) The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) is boarded by Sailors and Marines from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during an enhanced vessel board, search and seizure drill. Ponce was recently converted and reclassified to fulfill a long standing U.S. Central Command request for an afloat forward staging base to be forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon M. Smith/Released)

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (April 25, 2014) Seaman Ryan Weeks and Seaman Daniel Grace, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), spray down a Marine Corps Humvee during a stern gate marriage with Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2's Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1662. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor Mohr/Released)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 2, 2014) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lifts stores during a vertical replenishment between the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) and the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd 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 Seaman Apprentice Aaron T. Kiser/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 3, 2014) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, launches off the the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting flight deck certifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Lauren K. Jennings/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (April 29, 2014) Sailors aboard a coastal command boat assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 3 enter the well deck aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde is a part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd 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 Seaman Phylicia A. Hanson/Released)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 1, 2014) An AV-8B Harrier lands on the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd 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 Mark Hays/Released)

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