SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sep. 7, 2016) USS Carney (DDG 64) in port in Souda Bay, Greece. Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting a routine patrol 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 3rd Class Weston Jones/Released)
GULF OF ADEN (Sep. 7, 2016) Sailors lower a rigid hull inflatable boat from the boat deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan R. McDonald/Released)
GULF OF ADEN (Sep. 7, 2016) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) practice maneuvers in rigid hull inflatable boats during a drill. Whidbey Island is deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan R. McDonald/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sep. 7, 2016) Marines, from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), transport an ammunition storage unit across the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). The 22nd MEU, embarked on Wasp, is conducting precision air strikes in support of the Libyan Government of National Accord-aligned forces against Daesh targets in Sirte, Libya, as part of Operation Odyssey Lightning. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Wilkes/Released)
BANGOR, Wash. (Sep. 6, 2016) The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alabama (SSBN 731) returns to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a routine strategic deterrent patrol. Alabama is one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base providing the most survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sep. 6, 2016) Sailors chain an AV-8B Harrier, from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), to the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). The 22nd MEU, embarked on Wasp, is conducting precision air strikes in support of the Libyan Government of National Accord-aligned forces against Daesh targets in Sirte, Libya, as part of Operation Odyssey Lightning. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Wilkes/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sep. 6, 2016) Marines attach a GBU-54 laser joint direct attack munition bomb to an AV-8B Harrier, from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). The 22nd MEU, embarked on Wasp, is conducting precision air strikes in support of the Libyan Government of National Accord-aligned forces against Daesh targets in Sirte, Libya, as part of Operation Odyssey Lightning. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Wilkes/Released)
ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 7, 2016) Sailors perform routine maintenance on the rotor of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Murray/Released)
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sep. 7, 2016) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) departs Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka to continue its 2016 patrol. FLEACT Yokosuka provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, 83 tenant commands, and 24,000 military and civilian personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 6, 2016) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class (NAC/AW/SW) Tomio Seki, assigned to the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 acts as crew chief of an MH-60S Sea Hawk during deck landing proficiency training. Seki relayed positional communications with the aircraft's pilots as it took off from and landed on the flight deck of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) flagship, is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Burke/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 7, 2016) Sailors assigned to the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 perform a fresh water wash-down on an F/A-18 Super Hornet on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). A Sailor with a personal flashlight leaves a streak of light across the photo as the camera shutter remained open in low light. Ronald Reagan, the Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) flagship, is on patrol in the Philippine Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jamaal Liddell/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2016) During a memorial service held aboard the amphibious landing dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) on the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, 40 red carnations symbolizing the passengers and crew, and one white daisy symbolizing the unborn child of Flight 93 are placed on a platform before being dedicated to the sea. Somerset, part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting integrated training with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit off the coast of Southern California, in preparation for its maiden deployment. (U. S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Larry S. Carlson/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2016) Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Michael Caldera and Yeoman 3rd Class Mario Gardner hold 40 red carnations symbolizing the passengers and crew, and one white daisy symbolizing the unborn child of Flight 93 before dedicating them to the sea during a memorial service held aboard the amphibious landing dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) on the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Larry S. Carlson/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2016) Electrician's Mate 1st Class Christopher Higgins renders a salute to flowers symbolizing the passengers and crewmembers of Flight 93 during a memorial service held aboard the amphibious landing dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) on the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amanda Chavez/Released)