Today's US Navy Photos & Videos
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TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
That and then some. IT was meant to be a modular flexible escort optimized to support naval formations in a verity of missions including sub hunting, air defence, fire support and amphibious landing like a old APD. a Jack of all trades.
what Kwa is talking about is far more like a Destroyer escort. a dedicated escort with ASW and Air defence roles only.
what Kwa is talking about is far more like a Destroyer escort. a dedicated escort with ASW and Air defence roles only.
kwaigonegin
Colonel
Isn't that what the LCS are for?
Nope. IMHO the LCS was never design to carry the traditional duties of a frigate. The role of the frigate has been split up somewhat between the Burkes and the smaller ships like the LCS.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
well it's looking like there may now be a up scaled up gunned LCS to be just that Kwa
US Navy Photos - November 21, 2014
From the US Navy Photo Gallery (In the tradition of BD Popeye)
All of these pictures were taken as a part of Keen Sword 2015, a joint exercise involving the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces.
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US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships transit in formation at the conclusion of Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
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US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships transit in formation during Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
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US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships transit in formation at the conclusion of Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
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US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force AEGIS destroyers in formation during Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
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US Navy sailor aboard the USS George Washington, CVN-73, while US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force AEGIS destroyers transit during Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
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US Navy nuclear aircraft carrier, USS George Washington, CVN-73, leads a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force AEGIS destroyer in formation during Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
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US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships transit in a line formation at the conclusion of Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
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US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships transit in formation at the conclusion of Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
From the US Navy Photo Gallery (In the tradition of BD Popeye)
All of these pictures were taken as a part of Keen Sword 2015, a joint exercise involving the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces.
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US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships transit in formation at the conclusion of Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
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US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships transit in formation during Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
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US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships transit in formation at the conclusion of Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
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US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force AEGIS destroyers in formation during Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
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US Navy sailor aboard the USS George Washington, CVN-73, while US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force AEGIS destroyers transit during Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
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US Navy nuclear aircraft carrier, USS George Washington, CVN-73, leads a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force AEGIS destroyer in formation during Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
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US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships transit in a line formation at the conclusion of Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
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US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships transit in formation at the conclusion of Keen Sword 2015, a joint/bilateral field training exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability.
2014-1202 US Navy Photos, Videos & News!
US Navy Photos - December 2, 2014
From the US Navy Photo Gallery (In the tradition of BD Popeye)
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101) fires its MK 45 5-inch 54/62 caliber lightweight gun during a live-fire exercise. Gridley is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria
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An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 lowers a crate of ammunition onto the forecastle of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) as the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) moves away following a replenishment-at-sea
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Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) participate in a freshwater wash down. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer home ported in 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.
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The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) breaks away from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) after refueling-at-sea. Donald Cook is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.
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An F/A-18C Hornet from the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are deployed supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria.
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A Boatswain's Mate and A Seaman raise the national ensign aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) during morning colors. Cole is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.
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A V-22A Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during routine flight operations. Peleliu is the lead ship in the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting joint forces exercises in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
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A Quartermaster Seaman uses ship-mounted binoculars as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returns to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. 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.
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US Navy Photos - December 2, 2014
From the US Navy Photo Gallery (In the tradition of BD Popeye)
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101) fires its MK 45 5-inch 54/62 caliber lightweight gun during a live-fire exercise. Gridley is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria
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An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 lowers a crate of ammunition onto the forecastle of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) as the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) moves away following a replenishment-at-sea
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Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) participate in a freshwater wash down. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer home ported in 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.
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The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) breaks away from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) after refueling-at-sea. Donald Cook is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.
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An F/A-18C Hornet from the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are deployed supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria.
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A Boatswain's Mate and A Seaman raise the national ensign aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) during morning colors. Cole is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.
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A V-22A Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during routine flight operations. Peleliu is the lead ship in the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting joint forces exercises in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
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A Quartermaster Seaman uses ship-mounted binoculars as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returns to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. 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.
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Re: 2014-1202 US Navy Photos, Videos & News!
US Navy Photos - December 5, 2014
From the US Navy Photo Gallery (In the tradition of BD Popeye)
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A Delta IV heavy rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 7:05 a.m. EST carrying NASA's Orion spacecraft on an unpiloted flight test to Earth orbit. The two-orbit, four-and-a-half hour mission will evaluate the systems critical to crew safety, the launch abort system, the heat shield and the parachute system. The amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) will recover the Orion crew module after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean using a Navy welldeck recovery method.
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An MH60-S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 takes off from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) as part of at-sea training. Anchorage is participating in the first Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1) for the NASA Orion program. EFT-1 is the fifth at-sea testing of the Orion crew module using a Navy well deck recovery method.
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The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) makes a turn while underway in the pacific Ocean. Fort Worth is providing a sea-going platform for a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter from the U.S. Army 25th Combat Aviation Brigade to conduct deck landing qualifications off the coast of Hawaii. Fort Worth departed is on a 16-month rotational deployment to Southeast Asia in support of the Navy's strategic rebalance to the Pacific.
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Sailors from Surface Warfare Detachment 3 observe Gunner's Mate 1st Class Christopher Beall as he performs a zero fire exercise to verify the accuracy of the 30 mm weapons system aboard the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3). Fort Worth is on a 16-month rotational deployment in support of the Asia-Pacific Rebalance
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The French navy anti-air frigate FS Jean Bart (D615) is underway alongside the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.
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Aviation ordnancemen unload a laser-guided bomb from the wing of an F/A-18C Hornet from the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship conducts flight operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
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The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) is underway in the Mediterranean Sea. Donald Cook is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.
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Ensign Allen Clark, information systems officer, stands watch as the conning officer aboard the San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Anchorage is conducting the first Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1) for the NASA Orion program. EFT-1 is the fifth at-sea testing for the Orion crew module using a Navy well deck recovery method.
US Navy Photos - December 5, 2014
From the US Navy Photo Gallery (In the tradition of BD Popeye)
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A Delta IV heavy rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 7:05 a.m. EST carrying NASA's Orion spacecraft on an unpiloted flight test to Earth orbit. The two-orbit, four-and-a-half hour mission will evaluate the systems critical to crew safety, the launch abort system, the heat shield and the parachute system. The amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) will recover the Orion crew module after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean using a Navy welldeck recovery method.
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An MH60-S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 takes off from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) as part of at-sea training. Anchorage is participating in the first Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1) for the NASA Orion program. EFT-1 is the fifth at-sea testing of the Orion crew module using a Navy well deck recovery method.
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The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) makes a turn while underway in the pacific Ocean. Fort Worth is providing a sea-going platform for a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter from the U.S. Army 25th Combat Aviation Brigade to conduct deck landing qualifications off the coast of Hawaii. Fort Worth departed is on a 16-month rotational deployment to Southeast Asia in support of the Navy's strategic rebalance to the Pacific.
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Sailors from Surface Warfare Detachment 3 observe Gunner's Mate 1st Class Christopher Beall as he performs a zero fire exercise to verify the accuracy of the 30 mm weapons system aboard the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3). Fort Worth is on a 16-month rotational deployment in support of the Asia-Pacific Rebalance
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The French navy anti-air frigate FS Jean Bart (D615) is underway alongside the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.
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Aviation ordnancemen unload a laser-guided bomb from the wing of an F/A-18C Hornet from the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship conducts flight operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
High Resolution Link to above picture[/url]
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The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) is underway in the Mediterranean Sea. Donald Cook is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.
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Ensign Allen Clark, information systems officer, stands watch as the conning officer aboard the San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Anchorage is conducting the first Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1) for the NASA Orion program. EFT-1 is the fifth at-sea testing for the Orion crew module using a Navy well deck recovery method.
Fresh photos from the popeye archives....this is just a special treat!
More fresh PIX of the World's Greatest Navy from the popeye archives..
Orion module is hauled aboard USS Anchorage (LPD 23)