NEW YORK (Nov. 8, 2015) USS New York (LPD 21) transits up the Hudson River. New York is participating in Veterans Week New York City to honor the service of all our nation's veterans. The ship conducted training certification during its transit from its homeport in Mayport, Florida. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Joseph Olivares/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2015) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Airman Recruit Joneca Gumbs fuels an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Washington is deployed around South America as a part of Southern Seas 2015. The eighth deployment of its kind, Southern Seas 2015 seeks to enhance interoperability, increase regional stability, and build and maintain regional relationships with countries throughout the region through joint multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Clemente A. Lynch/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2015) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Raptors of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 prepares to land on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106). Sailors from the John C. Stennis Strike Group are participating in a sustainment training exercise (SUSTEX) to prepare for future deployments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Cox/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2015) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 performs an arrested landing on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Washington is deployed around South America as a part of Southern Seas 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Clemente A. Lynch/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2015) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Victoria Morales, from El Paso, Texas, washes the vertical launching system aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93). Sailors from the John C. Stennis Strike Group are participating in a sustainment training exercise (SUSTEX) to prepare for future deployments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Jiang/Released)