Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

Jeff Head · Aug 30, 2014

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 21, 2014) U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Sailors plot sub-surface contacts in the combat direction center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) during a surface ship anti-submarine warfare readiness and effectiveness measure exercise. Stethem, assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, is forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Fire Controlman James Downs/Released)

I love to see this.

It is exercises like this, closely held by US and its allies, jointly operating the newest technologies and rigorously and regularly exercising them that can make huge differences in the ability for these nation to conduct joint operations effectively.

The US does this with Australia, the UK, Japan, Korea, Italy, Spain, and others regularly.

But particularly Japan, who in the alliance with the US in the WESPAC, their role is focused on the longer range ASW screening of large US CSGs, SAGs, and ARGs that would be operating in the PTO.

bd popeye · Aug 30, 2014

I agree Jeff.

U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Sailors plot sub-surface contacts in the combat direction center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) during a surface ship anti-submarine warfare readiness and effectiveness measure exercise.

My son's last tour of duty was as an instructor at the

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in San Diego. There he served from '04-'07. He told me that the Japanese students were the most knowledgeable of all the allied military students he instructed.

HMS Astute · Aug 31, 2014

Fantastic pics as usual! Thanks for sharing sir.

bd popeye · Sep 2, 2014

HMS Astute said:
Fantastic pics as usual! Thanks for sharing sir.

Thank you!..I give credit to the photographers. They are awesome!

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CLEVELAND (Aug. 28, 2014) U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, Lead Solo Pilot Lt. Cmdr. Dave Tickle and Opposing Solo Pilot Lt. Mark Tedrow perform a Vertical Pitch during a practice demonstration at the Cleveland National Air Show. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 68 demonstrations at 34 locations across the U.S. in 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrea Perez/Released)

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CLEVELAND (Aug. 28, 2014) U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, diamond pilots perform the Diamond 360 maneuver during a practice demonstration at the Cleveland National Air Show. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrea Perez/Released)

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Join the Navy.. see the World!

VALPARAISO, Chile (Aug. 27, 2014) Sailors and Marines man the rails as the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) departs Valparaiso, Chile, after a three-day port visit. 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 2nd Class Ryan Riley/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 27, 2014) A Chilean navy helicopter assigned to Helicopter Attack Squadron (HA) 1 prepares to land on the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during a bilateral exercise. America is traveling through the U.S. Southern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility on her maiden transit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Huey D. Younger Jr./Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 27, 2014) A tiltrotor MV-22 Osprey assigned to the Argonauts of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 22 prepares to land aboard the future amphibious assault USS America (LHA 6) during flight operations after departing Valparaiso, Chile. 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 3rd Class Huey D. Younger Jr./Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 31, 2014) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) prepare to detach lines during an underway replenishment. Ross, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Herman/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 29, 2014) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Ashley Jebens, from Devine, Texas, observes Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Joel Ochoa, from Riverside, Calif., fire an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun from the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Released)

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AT SEA (Aug. 04, 2014) A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS the Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 18, 2014) The PCU North Dakota (SSN 784) during bravo sea trials. The crew performed exceptionally well on both alpha and bravo sea trials. The submarine North Dakota is the 11th ship of the Virginia class, the first U.S. Navy combatants designed for the post-Cold War era. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 31, 2014) An MV-22 Osprey assigned to the Argonauts of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 22 prepares to land on the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) carrying distinguished Peruvian visitors. 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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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 31, 2014) An aviation boatswain's mate directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 toward the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) before a bilateral exchange with distinguished Peruvian visitors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Demetrius Kennon/Released)

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CALLAO, Peru (Aug. 31, 2014) Lance Cpl. Leo Andrade showcases an M-220 Tow system, an anti-tank weapon, to Peruvian Minister of Defense Pedro Cateriano and Minister of Foreign Affairs Gonzalo Gutierrez during a tour aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Huey D. Younger Jr./Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 30, 2014) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Dan Mueller, from St. Louis, Mich., fires the shot line from the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) before a replenishment-at-sea. Sterett is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric Coffer/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 28, 2014) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Stephen Trask, from Sacramento, Calif., mans a fire hose during night flight deck firefighting drills aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 29, 2014) Capt. Kent D. Whalen, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), fires an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun from the fantail of the ship during a live-fire exercise. Carl Vinson is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 27, 2014) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Alex Magno, from Volcano, Hawaii, verifies that dummy ammunition is loaded before a dry-fire of the close-in weapon system (CIWS) aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric Coffer/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 29, 2014) Airman Andrew Cole, from Beauford, S.C., displays the aircraft weight before launch from 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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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 19, 2014) Sailors stand watch on the small caliber action team aboard 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, 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)

bd popeye · Sep 4, 2014

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I can hear the "Victory at Sea" theme.. aaarrrvvv!

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 29, 2014) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) takes position astern of the Hellenic navy tank landing ship Lesvos (L 176) during a passing exercise. Ross, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Herman/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 29, 2014) Sailors monitor flight operations 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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VFA-15 is still flying those "C" birds. Those babies must be nearly 30 years old. WOW!

ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 29, 2014) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Valions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Stephens/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 29, 2014) Sailors prepare to arm an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Valions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15 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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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 29, 2014) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Spartans of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Card/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 29, 2014) Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Lorraine Diaz, from Orlando, Fla., cleans the engine of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lorelei Vander Griend/Released)

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DARDANELLES STRAIT (Sept. 3, 2014) Intelligence Specialist Seaman Ronald Freeman observes outbound civilian merchant traffic aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) while transiting the Dardanelles Strait en route to the Black Sea. Ross, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Herman/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 1, 2014) Sailors prepare to launch an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Bear Aces of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124 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 Brian Stephens/Released)

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CARTAGENA, Colombia (Sept. 1, 2014) Navy Diver 1st Class Shawn Gerasimchik, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, Company 2-1, explores an underwater wreck during a joint dive with Colombian divers from the Departamento de Buceo y Salvamento. The MDSU-2 divers are in Colombia working with the Armada de la Republica de Colombia as part of Southern Partnership Station 2014. Southern Partnership Station is a U.S. Navy deployment focused on subject matter expert exchanges with partner nation militaries and security forces in Central and South America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brett Cote/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 27, 2014) The Chilean navy amphibious dock landing ship CNS Sargento Aldea (LSDH-91), back, and the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transit alongside each other as part of a bilateral exercise between the U.S. and Chilean navies. 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 Michael McNabb/Released)

bd popeye · Sep 4, 2014

Ships Seal for the future USS John Warner (SSN 785)... a Virginia class SSN

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bd popeye · Sep 5, 2014

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 1, 2014) The Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-commissioning unit (PCU) John Warner (SSN 785) is in place on Newport News Shipbuilding's floating dry dock in preparation for the Sept. 6 christening. The bow flag is about 30 feet in diameter and will be the centerpiece of the christening ceremony. (U.S. Navy photos courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by John Whalen/Released)

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bd popeye · Sep 5, 2014

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BOSTON (Aug. 29, 2014) USS Constitution sets sail in Boston Harbor during the ship's second and final chief petty officer heritage week underway demonstration of 2014. More than 150 chief petty officer selects and mentors assisted the crew of Constitution with setting the ship's three topsails during the underway to conclude a week of sail training aboard Old Ironsides. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Victoria Kinney/Released)

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BOSTON (Aug. 29, 2014) USS Constitution fires her traditional 21-gun salute off Fort Independence at Castle Island during her second chief petty officer heritage week underway demonstration of 2014. More than 150 chief petty officer selects and mentors assisted the crew of Constitution 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 Peter Melkus/Released)

bd popeye · Sep 5, 2014

Nimitz class in Action

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ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 4, 2014) Sailors launch an F/A-18C Hornet attached to the Valions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15 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 Joshua Card/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 1, 2014) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 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 Brian Stephens/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 28, 2014) Sailors operate an aircraft elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). . (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Stephens/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 10, 2014) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Golden Warriors of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Margaret Keith/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 9, 2014) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Tridents of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Margaret Keith/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 9, 2014) Sailors complete maintenance on an aircraft emergency barricade station 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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This is called a "push back".

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2014) Sailors push an F/A-18C Hornet from the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 30, 2014) An E-2C Hawkeye from the Sun Kings of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 taxies to a spot on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Giovanni Squadrito/Released)

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