Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2014) The Navy's unmanned X-47B conducts flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The aircraft completed a series of tests demonstrating its ability to operate safely and seamlessly with manned aircraft. (U.S. Navy photos by Liz Wolter/Released))

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Air Force Brat said:

OT,,, and I thought she was headed to Ferguson, Mo.???????

I was about 5-10 miles from there this morning, delivering 11 new Cop Rods to a neighboring PD, not a clue that the zoo was just down the road, everyone was kool, and the local PD were relaxed and friendly.

I would say she is very well armed, bd do they engage in live fire off the deck or is it just weapon handling training, all A-2 configuration, no flat tops.....

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Equation said:

It's been over a decade since I last fired one of them M-16A2.

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kwaigonegin said:

They do M16 rifle quals in the Navy off decks and use live rounds.

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Equation said:

I bet brass detail is VERY important after the firing is over, don't want any single one of them getting sucked into by the choppers coming in for a landing.

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SASEBO, Japan (Aug. 22, 2014) A Sailor hoists the Navy Jack aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) as the ship moors at Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo for a scheduled port visit. Peleliu is conducting a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raul Moreno Jr./Released)

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CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Aug. 12, 2014) USS Constitution Sailors harbor furl the mizzenmast topsail in preparation for Old Ironsides' underway celebrating her victory over the HMS Guerierre. The ship's next underway is scheduled for Aug. 22. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Victoria Kinney/Released)

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CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Aug. 19, 2014) Chief petty officer selects form ranks in Charlestown Navy Yard prior to marching to one of their community service projects in town during USS Constitution's CPO Heritage Weeks. More than 300 CPO selectees from throughout the fleet will report to Constitution during the last two weeks of August to receive CPO training aboard Old Ironsides and around Boston. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Victoria Kinney/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2014) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) man the rails as the ship transits San Diego Bay. Carl Vinson departed her homeport for a scheduled 2014 Western Pacific Deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2014) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Michel Lavanture hugs his family before boarding the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. Sterett is part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Bell/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2014) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Edward Perez kisses his son moments before boarding the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. Dewey is part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Bell/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2014) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Ryan Gary kisses his daughter and says goodbye to his family before leaving aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. Gridley is part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Bell/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2014) The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) departs San Diego for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. Bunker Hill is part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Donnie W. Ryan/Released)

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SASEBO, Japan (Aug. 22, 2014) The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) arrives at Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo for a scheduled port visit. Peleliu is conducting a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Capt. Marvin Thompson/Released)

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 24, 2014) Workers for Newport News Shipyard install the starboard side rudder of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is undergoing a refueling and complex overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, in Newport News, Va. ( U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin T. Liston/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 21, 2014) Sailors practice hose-handling and firefighting techniques on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a general quarters drill. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Justin R. Pacheco/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 23, 2014) An E-2C Hawkeye attached to the Bear Aces of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting 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 Margaret Keith/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 21, 2014) Seaman Apprentice Crystal Abbott, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), hugs her nephew as they are reunited during a homecoming ceremony. Kidd returned from an eight-month deployment to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Karolina A. Oseguera/Released)

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SASEBO, Japan (Aug. 22, 2014) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Rachel Butler, from Wingate, Ind., right, and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Samantha Roth, from Clarksville, Tenn., inspect the MK 38 25 mm machine gun console on the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) while moored at Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo. Germantown is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2014) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits San Diego Bay after departing Naval Air Station North Island. Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting carrier qualifications as part of a deployment to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Released)

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CVN-70 is scheduled for a 9 1/2 month deployment. That is part of the Sub base in Point Loma in San Diego in the background. I lived in Pt Loma for 20 of my 26 years in San Diego. Oh..yes I really miss it.

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Air Force Brat said:

California Dreamin! I spent little time in the Monterey/Seaside area a little farther North...

Well I'm actually humming that beautiful OTIS REDDING tune.

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After appearing at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival Redding wrote and recorded the iconic "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" with Steve Cropper. The song became the first posthumous number-one record on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts after his death in a plane crash. The Dock of the Bay became the first posthumous album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart.

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PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 22, 2014) Chief (select) Yeomen Tam Chau, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), participates in a graduation ceremony held for chief petty officer (CPO) selects from the Legacy Academy Class 010 aboard Battleship Missouri Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The Legacy Academy is a six-day course in which the CPO selects live aboard Missouri and participate in preservation activities, leadership training, reenact scenarios that took place aboard USS Missouri, and learn lessons about the history and heritage of the U.S. Navy and CPO community. The CPO Legacy Academy has taken place on the Battleship Missouri Memorial since 2007. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Diana Quinlan/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 23, 2014) Sailors give the signal to launch aircraft off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting 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 Margaret Keith/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 21, 2014) An E-2C Hawkeye attached to the Bear Aces of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting 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 Margaret Keith/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 23, 2014) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Davon McDonald, from Detroit, right, and Boatswain's Mate Seaman Lauren Andrade, from Philadelphia, paint the side of the Nimitz-class 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 interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Riggs/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 23, 2014) The torpedo handling team lifts a Mark-46 lightweight torpedo to the missile deck where it will be loaded in the surface vessel torpedo tubes aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72). Mahan is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Carinne De Leon/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 24, 2014) Sailors assigned to the combat systems department use a grove crane to lift an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) during an ordnance handling evolution aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting carrier qualifications as part of a deployment to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Giovanni Squadrito/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2014) Airman Adam Wickham, from Phoenix, signals an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2014) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 taxis to a catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Giovanni Squadrito/Released)

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BOSTON (Aug. 22, 2014) USS Constitution sets sail in Boston Harbor during the ship's first chief petty officer heritage week underway demonstration of 2014. More than 150 chief petty officer selects and mentors assisted Constitution's crew with setting the ship's three topsails during the underway to conclude a week of sail training aboard Old Ironsides. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Benson/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 25, 2014)The aircraft carrier ex-USS Saratoga (CV-60) is under tow off the coast of North Carolina en route to Brownsville, Texas, for dismantling. Saratoga was decommissioned in 1994. The photographer, Lt. Cmdr Scott Moak, is one of the last active duty Saratoga sailors still serving. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Scott "Smoke" Moak/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 24, 2014) An F/A-18C Hornet from the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 and an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 fly in formation over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting Carrier Qualifications as part of the ship's Western Pacific Deployment 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class George M. Bell/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 21, 2014) Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Alexandra Mimbela, from Trujillo, Peru, performs maintenance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the Fighting Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting 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 Brian Stephens/Released)

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Aug. 26, 2014) Tugboats guide the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) from her dry dock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard to a nearby pier following a scheduled dock flooding earlier in the morning. Dwight D. Eisenhower is currently undergoing a scheduled docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Theodore Quintana/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 25, 2014) The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) conducts a live-fire exercise of its MK 75 76mm/62 caliber gun. Rodney M. Davis, based out of Everett, Wash., is on patrol 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 Derek A. Harkins/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 26, 2014) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class James Carson, from Ozark, Ala., studies for the upcoming advancement exam aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting 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 Lorelei Vander Griend/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2014) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 prepares to take off from the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105). Dewey is underway as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and on the ship's Western Pacific Deployment 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Vazquez/ Released)

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VALPARAISO, Chile (Aug. 24, 2014) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Yunhong Wei, left, and Logistics Specialist 2nd Class CaSaundra Montgomery, both assigned to the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), distribute mail during mail call in the hangar bay after the ship moored in Valparaiso, Chile, for a scheduled port visit. The crew expects to load more than 1,600 pounds of mail prior to their port visit departure. America is traveling through the U.S. Southern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility on her maiden transit. The ship is scheduled to be commissioned Oct. 11 in San Francisco. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Demetrius Kennon/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 24, 2014) Marines aboard an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) exit the well deck of the 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 1st Class RJ Stratchko/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 22, 2014) Marines aboard the Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1655 board the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Fiorillo/Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 24, 2014) An MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced) launches from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island, the flagship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is on a deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit to promote peace and freedom of the seas by providing security and stability in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Lindahl/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 18, 2014) A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Stephens/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 18, 2014) Sailors and U.S. Army Soldiers refuel AH-64 Apache helicopters on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting 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 Brian Stephens/Released)

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bd popeye said:

]Only ONE Navy on this Earth can do what these photos show.. The United Staes Navy! No brag, just fact.

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bd popeye said:

Did you fellow know that this past Monday the 25th was the 43rd anniversary of me joining the USN?..wow.

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