Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

BOSTON (Feb. 08, 2017) USS Constitution sits in dry dock onboard Charlestown Navy Shipyard. The frigate is the worlds oldest commissioned warship and is nearing the end of a two-year restoration period. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 8, 2017) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Jesse Harris, from Yelm, Wash., signals an AV-8B Harrier II, assigned to the "Tomcats" of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, for take off from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The ship is conducting unit-level training to ensure warfighting readiness in preparation for a routine patrol in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Diana Quinlan/Released)

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BLACK SEA (Feb. 8, 2017) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Brantley Harper, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), signals a Royal Canadian Navy CH-124 Sea King during exercise Sea Shield 2017. The Romanian-led multinational exercise, held in the Black Sea, improves interoperability and proficiency of participating units. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations 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 Ford Williams/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 7, 2017) Sailors move luggage onto a C-2A Greyhound assigned to the "Rawhides" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship is conducting aircraft carrier qualifications during the sustainment phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Neo Greene III/Released)

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RAMSUND, Norway (Feb. 8, 2017) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 Sailors, utilize the Royal Norwegian Navy ship Olav Tryggvason as an afloat forward staging base to conduct cold water diving operations. An adaptive force package commanded by Commander, Task Group 68.1 , EODMU 8 is participating in Exercise Arctic Specialist 2017, a multi-national EOD exercise conducted in the austere environments of northern Norway. U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Seth Wartak/Released)

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Vertrep on CVN 70 somewhere in the Pacific. That's T-AKE 10 with the pot of gold under the rainbow

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SANTA RITA, Guam (Feb. 10, 2017) Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable's (AS 40) weapons department, stabilize a Mark 48 heavyweight inert retrievable training torpedo during a weapons on-load. Frank Cable is one of two forward-deployed submarine tenders in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations and conducts maintenance and support of deployed U.S. naval force submarines and surface vessels in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alana Langdon/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Dragon Whales" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship is conducting aircraft carrier qualifications during the sustainment phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cole Keller/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2017) A T-45C Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Carrier Training Wing (CTW) 2 undergoes preflight checks on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship is conducting aircraft carrier qualifications during the sustainment phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zach Sleeper/Released)

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RAMSUND, Norway (Feb. 9, 2017) Lt. Benjamin Fernandez, center, company commander of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Company, conducts a cold water MCM neutralization dive. EODMU-8 is participating in Exercise Arctic Specialist 2017, a multi-national EOD exercise conducted in the austere environments of northern Norway. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Seth Wartak/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN. (Feb. 4, 2017) The guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) launches two missiles off the forecastle during missile exercise. James E. Williams is underway preparing for a scheduled deployment. (U.S Navy photo by Seaman Patrick Morrissey/Released)

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RCOH Update: USS Abraham Lincoln is Coming Back to Life
Newport News Shipbuilding has begun reintroducing steam to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to begin final testing of the ship’s steam-powered systems. Moored at Outfitting Berth 1 at Newport News, Lincoln is in the final stages of its mid-life refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH). The ship is on track to redeliver in 2016.

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 12, 2017) The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) transits the South China Sea. The ship is a fast and agile warship tailor-made to patrol the region's littorals and work hull-to-hull with partner navies, providing the U.S. 7th Fleet with the flexible capabilities it needs now and in the future. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amy M. Ressler/Released)

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SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 12, 2017) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 perform a nightly equipment check on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The ship is conducting unit-level training to ensure warfighting readiness in preparation for a routine patrol in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Sykes/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2017) A T-45C Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Carrier Training Wing (CTW) 2 makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship is conducting aircraft carrier qualifications during the sustainment phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan T. Beard/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2017) A T-45C Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Carrier Training Wing (CTW) 2 approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Neo Greene III/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2017) Capt. Robert Aguilar, executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), directs a T-45C Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Carrier Training Wing (CTW) 2 onto the catapult. The ship is conducting aircraft carrier qualifications during the sustainment phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 10, 2017) Sailors prepare an MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter prior to performing ground turns aboard the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4). The ship is a fast and agile warship tailor-made to patrol the region's littorals and work hull-to-hull with partner navies, providing 7th Fleet with the flexible capabilities it needs now and in the future. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amy M. Ressler/Released)

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SANTA RITA, Guam (Feb. 10, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) pulls into Naval Base Guam. Vinson is on a western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Allen Michael McNair/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 10, 2017) Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Stephen Clulee fires a Mark 38 .25mm machine gun during a live fire gunnery exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75). The ship is forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alyssa Weeks/Released)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 10, 2017) An AV-8B Harrier II assigned to the "Ridge Runners" of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, launches from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The ship is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin M. Langer/released)

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RAYONG, Thailand (Jan. 30, 2017) Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Cavoto, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, levels the ground during the construction of a classroom at Ban Nong Mang School in Rayong, Thailand, during Exercise Cobra Gold. The exercise is in its 36th iteration, focusing on humanitarian civic action, community engagement, and medical activities to support the needs and humanitarian interest of civilian populations around the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Wesley Timm/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2017) Two E-2C Hawkeye early warning and control aircraft from the "Black Eagles" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113 fly over the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a change of command ceremony. The ship's carrier strike group is on a western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2017) Sailors assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 move a fuel pod on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The ship's carrier strike group is on a western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2017) Sailors prepare to move an E-2C Hawkeye early warning and control aircraft assigned to the "Black Eagles" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The ship's carrier strike group is on a western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jake Cannady/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2017) Sailors assigned to the "Kestrels" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 load ammunition onto an F/A-18E Super Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The ship's carrier strike group is on a western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2017) Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Andres Guevara, assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, performs maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The ship's carrier strike group is on a western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)

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