Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

Looks like he caught something big. See Popeye these sailors went fishing.

The US Navy has tested numerous high speed vessels.

At significantly increased speeds, you run into all sorts of issues with weapons fired from the vessel.

You also have to deal with the issue of the ability for such small vessels to target and control the weapons they might wish to fire. Usually they are going to have to receive any meaningful acquisition and targeting data over a data link form larger vessels or other assets.

One of the more recent exotic vessels the US Navy has been testing is the Ghost. Highly stealthy, high speed, high maneuverability. The prototype is a supercavitating vessel powered by two providing 2,000 horsepower, the pans are to later adopt the turboshaft engine.

Popeye...I thought you might get a kick out of this...and it might bring back some memories of this old tradition. They probably do not do such things these days.


Back then, it was tradition to mark a plane when it arrived on the incorrect carrier. This is a photo of one of the planes after it endured some graffiti before it was sent back to its proper carrier.

Just to keep the juices flowing. Fist in class, USS Zumwalt is looking good:


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NEW YORK (May 24, 2015) Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, speaks with Pearl Harbor survivor James Blakely at an event in Brooklyn, N.Y. to rededicate the borough's World War II memorial, which has been closed for the past 30 years. Now in its 27th year, Fleet Week New York is the city's celebration of the sea services. It is an opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James Davis/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (May 27, 2015) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a port visit before proceeding to its homeport at San Diego. Carl Vinson completed a nearly 10-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf. Carl Vinson deployed to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operation supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeff Troutman/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 24, 2015) A T-45A/C Goshawk training aircraft prepares to land aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is underway off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Burke/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 21, 2015) An MV-22 Osprey assault support aircraft touches down on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is underway conducting the first phase of operational testing for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Vlahos/Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 26, 2015) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) fires its MK-38 Mod 2 machine gun during a live-fire gunnery exercise. Mustin is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David Flewellyn/Released)

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More video from the F-35B operational testing on the USS Wasp:

Jeff Head said:

Popeye...I thought you might get a kick out of this...and it might bring back some memories of this old tradition. They probably do not do such things these days.

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Back then, it was tradition to mark a plane when it arrived on the incorrect carrier. This is a photo of one of the planes after it endured some graffiti before it was sent back to its proper carrier.

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LOL...pilot must have find out the hard way that his bunk mates look a little different.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 26, 2015) Capt. Daniel Grieco, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), hoists the national ensign. Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Hopkins II/Released)

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BALTIC SEA (May 25, 2015) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class David Hubbard, from Huntington Station, N.Y., assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, conducts pre-dive checks prior to participating in mine countermeasures operations in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Estonia during Exercise Open Spirit 2015. EODMU-8 is working in conjunction with explosive ordnance disposal teams from Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden to dispose of unexploded ordnance originating from World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick A. Ratcliff/Released)

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BALTIC SEA (May 26, 2015) Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Earl Jacobsen, from Fort Collins, Colo., center, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Katie Schlicting from Shawnee Mission, Mo., right, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Steven Blair, from Alton, Ill., conduct mine countermeasures operations in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Estonia during Exercise Open Spirit 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick A. Ratcliff/Released)

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BALTIC SEA (May 26, 2015) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Katie Schlicting, from Shawnee Mission, Mo., and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Steven Blair from, Alton, Ill., both assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, prepare to mount a rigid-hull inflatable boat after conducting mine countermeasures operations in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Estonia during Exercise Open Spirit 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick A. Ratcliff/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 26, 2015) Rear Adm. Cynthia Thebaud, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2, takes the shooter stance while she launches an F-35B Lightning II off the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp, with Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 and VMFAT-501 embarked, is underway conducting the first phase of operational testing for the F-35B aircraft, which will evaluate the full spectrum of F-35B measures of suitability and effectiveness in an at-sea environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist William Tonacchio/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (May 27, 2015) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a port visit en route to its homeport of San Diego following a 10-month deployment. Carl Vinson was deployed to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operation supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeff Troutman/Released)

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BALTIC SEA (May 21, 2015) The guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69), flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2), the Lithuanian navy frigate LNS Aukstaitis (F 12), the Turkish navy frigate TCG Gksu (F 497), and the Dutch navy frigate HNLMS Tromp (F 803) participate in ship maneuvering drills during a passing exercise. SNMG2 is deployed in the Baltic Sea contributing to NATO's situational awareness and participating in international exercises with Allied nations in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda S. Kitchner/Released)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 26, 2015) Lance Cpl. Erik Silverman performs maintenance on the wing of an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Thunderbolts of Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor L. Jackson/Released)

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Just keeping folks up to date with the latest USS Ford, CVN-78, outfitting pictures I can find:


In the one picture you can see that they have added a RAM launcher there on the stern of the starboard side.