Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 6, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Emma Cruz cleans the barrels of an M61A2 gun of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Gunslingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Cruz serves aboard the ship as an aviation ordnanceman and helps inspect, maintain and repair aircraft weapon systems. Eisenhower 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew J. Sneeringer/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 4, 2016) A U.S. Navy Mark VI patrol boat wards off a simulated attacker during show of force strait transit exercise involving aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and Carrier Strike Group 1. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Joe Kane/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 4, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during flight operations. The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant is the world's first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft. America, with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1), Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) embarked, are underway conducting operational testing and the third phase of developmental testing for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft, respectively. The tests will evaluate the full spectrum of joint strike fighter measures of suitability and effectiveness in an at-sea environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Goldberg/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 4, 2016) Sailors move test ordnance for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during flight operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Goldberg/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 4, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Nicholas mans an M240B machine gun on the port bridge wing of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) as part of the small craft action team during a show of force transit training exercise. Lake Champlain is underway with Carrier Strike Group One conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2016) Royal Air Force test pilot and Squadron Leader Andy Edgell enters the cockpit of an F-35B Lightning II aircraft equipped with inert 500-pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided test bombs on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during flight operations. The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant is the world's first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft. America, with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1), Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) embarked, are underway conducting operational testing and the third phase of developmental testing for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft, respectively. The tests will evaluate the full spectrum of joint strike fighter measures of suitability and effectiveness in an at-sea environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Goldberg/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft piloted by Royal Air Force test pilot and Squadron Leader Andy Edgell launches from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) equipped with inert 500-pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided test bombs during flight operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Goldberg/Released)

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CONSTANTA, Romania (Nov. 6, 2016) U.S. Sailors with the Black Sea Rotational Force demonstrate combat life saving skills and observe the abilities of the Asociatia Studentilor Medicilor Voluntari in Constanta, Romania. Interacting with the local populace builds relations and strengthens partnership with our allies. Black Sea Rotational Force is an annual multilateral security cooperation activity between the U.S. Marine Corps and partner nations in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions designed to enhance participants' collective professional military capacity, promote regional stability and build enduring relationships with partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle C. Talbot/Released)

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BREMERTON, Wash. (Nov. 7, 2016) The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) departs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility for routine deployment preparations. Michigan recently completed a 14-month Major Maintenance Period in the shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeremy Moore/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 4, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Harding, assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3 MK VI boat crew, mans a .50 cal while providing support during USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX). The MK VI is an 85-foot combatant craft that provides a persistent capability to patrol shallow littoral areas for the purpose of force protection for U.S. and coalition forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kryzentia Weiermann/Released)

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GULF OF MEXICO (Oct. 25, 2016) Pre-commissioning unit John Finn (DDG 113) fires an SM2 BLK IIIA missile during builder's trials. John Finn, built by Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding, will conduct the final phase of trials, known as acceptance trials, in early November. (U.S. Navy photos by Petty Officer 1st Class Maddelin Angebrand/Released)

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WASHINGTON (Nov. 8, 2016) A graphic representation of the future USS Bougainville (LHA 8). (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Petty Officer 1st Class Armando Gonzales/Released)

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GULF OF MEXICO (Oct. 24, 2016) Chief Petty Officer Curtis Gray, assigned to the pre-commissioning unit John Finn (DDG 113), operates the surface warfare coordinator console during the ship's builder's trials. John Finn, built by Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding, will conduct the final phase of trials, known as acceptance trials, in early November. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Maddelin Angebrand/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 8, 2016) An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, approaches the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during Exercise Keen Sword 17 (KS17). Ronald Reagan is participating in KS17, a biennial, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Pacific Command-sponsored field-training exercise. KS17 is designed to meet mutual defense objectives by increasing combat readiness and interoperability between U.S. forces and the Japan Self Defense Force. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5), is on patrol in the Philippine Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Lee/Released)

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SYDNEY, Australia (Nov. 8, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Don Harper, assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, enters the water for scuba operations during Exercise Dugong 2016, in Sydney, Australia. Dugong is a bi-lateral U.S Navy and Royal Australian Navy training exercise, advancing tactical level U.S. service component integration, capacity, and interoperability with Australian Clearance Diving Team (AUSCDT) ONE. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Parker Arnold, left, fires a .50-caliber machine gun off the port side of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) while Chief Petty Officer Timothy O'Dea observes during a life fire event. Lake Champlain is underway with Carrier Strike Group One conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/Released)

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The design of Bougainville is based on

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, itself an improved version of the

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. Bougainville will be the first Flight 1 America-class vessel,

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and as such will include a

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While Makin Island had a well deck,

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were designed and built without a well deck to make space for aircraft and aviation fuel.

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Bougainville's design adopts a compromise, incorporating a slightly smaller aircraft hanger as well as smaller medical and other spaces to fit a small well desk for surface connector operations.

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The island structure will also be modified to free up more room on the flight deck to accommodate maintenance of

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, compensating for some of lost aircraft hanger space.

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Bougainville will also be the first in her class built with a redesigned and stronger main deck; America and Tripoli each required retrofitting in order to handle the strain of daily

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US Navy decommissions submarine USS San Francisco after 35 years of service

The U.S. Navy’s Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) marked the end of 35 years of active service with a change of command and farewell ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma, on November 4.

The submarine returned from her final six-month deployment in October

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Later this month, San Francisco will shift homeport to Norfolk to begin a two-year conversion process to become a moored training ship.

Following the conversion, she will be moved to Nuclear Power Training Unit in Charleston, South Carolina. She will help challenge and train a new generation of submariners through 2040.

Capt. Daniel Caldwell relieved Cmdr. Jeff Juergens as commanding officer of San Francisco during the November 4 ceremony.

“By any measure, the San Francisco has had a stellar career as an operational submarine,” said Juergens. “I’ve been extremely fortunate to be one of the few to command this fine submarine, and especially lucky to get to command San Francisco for the last three years, which have been so successful.”

San Francisco was commissioned April 24, 1981. Measuring more than 360 feet long and displacing more than 6,300 tons, San Francisco has a crew of approximately 150 Sailors and is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 10, 2016) Sailors aboard USS Carney (DDG 64) man the rails while arriving in port in Piraeus(Athens), 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Weston Jones/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 8, 2016) Seaman Dylan Wiesert fires a shot line from the port side of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) over to fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) during a replenishment-at-sea. Lake Champlain is underway with Carrier Strike Group One conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Nov. 8, 2016) The littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) arrived at its new homeport of San Diego after completing its maiden voyage from Mobile, Alabama. Montgomery is the fourth littoral combat ship of the Independence variety which features an innovative, trimaran hull, designed to offer unparalleled stability for marine and aviation operations in severe sea states. (Navy photo by Seaman Trenton Kotlarz/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 8, 2016) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) transits the Pacific Ocean in preparation for a replenishment-at-sea. Sterett is underway with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/ Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 7, 2016) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) man the phone and distance line during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). McCampbell is on patrol in the Philippine Sea with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Senyk/Released)

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Newest Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Named for Marine Aviator

In a Nov. 9 ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced that the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer DDG 121 will be named Frank E. Petersen Jr., in honor of the lieutenant general who was the Marine Corps’ first African-American aviator and general officer, the Navy announced in a release of the same date

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FORBIN said:

Nice the 3th America first with a well deck but normaly less big than Wasp IIRC.
Tripoli/2th in service for 2018 4 years after Ameica normaly this new for 2022.
Possible don't replace a Wasp in addition with a CRS report i have see number of AA ships increase, good

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A new name

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In a Nov. 9 ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced that the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer DDG 121 will be named Frank E. Petersen Jr., in honor of the lieutenant general who was the Marine Corps’ first African-American aviator and general officer, the Navy announced in a release of the same date

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