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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Names Virginia-Class Submarine
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced June 15 that SSN 800, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS Arkansas.
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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 14, 2016) Boatswain's Mates 2nd Class Anthony Rodriguez and Daniel Erb, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), attach a cargo hook to an MH-60R helicopter, assigned to Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49, during a vertical replenishment practice exercise on the ship's forecastle. Spruance, along with the guided-missile destroyers USS Momsen (DDG 92) and USS Decatur (DDG 73), and embarked "Devil Fish" and "Warbirds" detachments of HSM 49, are deployed in support of maritime security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific as part of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) under Commander, Destroyer Squadron (CDS) 31. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Will Gaskill/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 14, 2016) Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Apprentice Alek Eagle and Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Lavar Pryor, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, perform a preflight inspection on a MH-60R Sea Hawk on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86). Shoup is underway conducting routine training exercises. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2rd Class Eli K. Buguey/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (June 14, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Matthew Fitzgerald directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Vigilantes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 on USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck during routine flight operations in adverse weather conditions. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, John C. Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 14, 2016) Sailors from deck department set a hawsing stopper on the port anchor chain during an anchoring evolution aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24). Arlington is underway in support of a Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) loading exercise (LOADEX) designed to train and familiarize Sailors and Marines with rapid response capabilities following man-made and matural disasters that affect both local civilian and military populations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stevie Tate/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (June 14, 2016) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Vigilantes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 lands on USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck during routine flight operations in adverse weather conditions. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, John C. Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 10, 2016) The littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) successfully completes the first of three scheduled full-ship shock trials. The shock trials are designed to demonstrate the ship's ability to withstand the effects of nearby underwater explosion and retain required capability. Jackson is currently ported at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., for required inspections and preparation for the second full-ship shock trial scheduled for later this month. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Bevan/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 14, 2016) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Ivana Castaldi signals a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) as it approaches the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24). Arlington is underway in support of a Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) loading exercise (LOADEX) designed to train and familiarize Sailors and Marines with rapid response capabilities following man-made and matural disasters that affect both local civilian and military populations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stevie Tate/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 15, 2016) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Sea Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 transfers cargo from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) to the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a vertical replenishment. Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Flynn/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 12, 2016) A MV-22B Osprey, from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The V-22 Osprey is being tested, evaluated and is slated to be the replacement for the C-2Q Greyhound as the singular logistics platform on an aircraft carrier for future carrier on-board delivery operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Brown/Released)

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DILI, Timor Leste (June 10, 2016) Builder Constructionman Anthony Murphy prepares to pour cement with a Timorese soldier at Maneluana School during Pacific Partnership 2016. The Seabees and U.S. Marines are working alongside Timorese and Australian engineers on various construction projects at Aimutin and Maneluana Schools. This year marks the sixth time the mission visited Timor Leste since it's first visit in 2006. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) are working side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brittney Vella/Released)

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The guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), right, and Italian navy destroyer ITNS Andrea Doria (D553) receive alternative fuel during a replenishment-at-sea with the Italian oiler ITNS Etna (A5326). Mason, deployed with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

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US Navy prepares for west coast transition of Poséidon

The US Navy (USN) is to shortly begin transitioning its west coast maritime patrol squadrons over to the Boeing P-8A Poseidon as it looks to phase out of service the lion's-share of its Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion fleet before the end of the decade, a service official told reporters on 9 June.

Speaking at the home of the USN's P-8A training force at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville in Florida, instructor pilot with Patrol Squadron (VP) 30, Lieutenant Nikee Giampietro, said that with all of the east coast fleet having recently completed the move at the base from the P-3C over to the P-8A, work to do the same for the west coast fleet at NAS Whidbey Island in Washington state will begin in the coming weeks.

"[The USN] completed the stand up of its six east coast squadrons in April, and the west coast transition will start in the [beginning of the third quarter] of this year," Lt Giampietro said, adding that it will take approximately seven to eight months for each of the remaining six operational units to go through the transition process.

Those squadrons now stood up at NAS Jacksonville comprise VP-30 responsible for P-8A, P-3C, and Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle training, with P-8A operational units made up of VP-16, VP-5, VP-45, VP-8, VP-10, and VP-26. VP-30 will also undertake training for NAS Whidbey Island, with that station's operational P-8A units set to comprise VP-4, VP-47, VP-9, VP-1, VP-40, and VP-46. The first operational unit to be located at NAS Whidbey Island will be VP-4, which is currently deployed to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii. The second unit will be VP-47, with the remaining order to be announced.

The USN plans to transition over to the P-8A for all its Patrol Squadrons by 2019, although a number of P-3Cs may remain in service after this date with the Special Projects Patrol Squadron.

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USNS Big Horn (T-AO-198), a fleet replenishment oiler, conducts a double underway replenishment for fuel of USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) and USS WASP (LHD-1) as part of an alongside connected replenishment (CONREP) on April 14, 2016

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PHILIPPINE SEA (June 18, 2016) A combined formation of aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 pass in formation above the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The formation included F/A-18 Hornets from the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, the "Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115, the "Royal Maces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, the "Vigilantes" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, and the "Warhawks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97. The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) are conducting dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. The operations mark the U.S. Navy's continued presence throughout the area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Steve Smith/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (June 18, 2016) An MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 flies over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. The operations mark the U.S. Navy's continued presence throughout the area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (June 18, 2016) The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), center, and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (June 18, 2016) The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg/Released)

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PHILLIPINE SEA (June 18, 2016) The Nimitz-class Aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Burke/Released)

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