NORFOLK, Va. (Dec.16, 2018) Sailors stand at parade rest on the pier as the Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) returns to homeport after a regularly scheduled deployment. Normandy returns to Naval Station Norfolk following the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group's (HSTCSG) deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 3rd Class Daniel E. Gheesling/Released)
NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 16, 2018) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) returns to homeport after conducting a scheduled deployment.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria G. Llanos/Released)
NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 16, 2018) Sailors' families and friends wait on the pier during the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) homecoming. Truman returns to Naval Station Norfolk following the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group’s (HSTCSG) deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria G. Llanos/Released)
NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 16, 2018) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Wyatt Easter kisses his wife on the pier during the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) homecoming. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria G. Llanos/Released)
NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 16, 2018) Sailors walk with their families and friends on the pier during the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) homecoming. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria G. Llanos/Released)
NORFOLK (Dec. 17, 2018) Friends and family members watch as the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) prepares to depart Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment. The Kearsarge is scheduled to operate in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maria I. Alvarez/Released)
NORFOLK (Dec. 17, 2018) Sailors and Marines mann the rails aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) as it prepares to depart Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment. The Kearsarge is scheduled to operate in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maria I. Alvarez/Released)
NORFOLK (Dec. 17, 2018) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) departs Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). The Kearsarge ARG is scheduled to operate in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maria I. Alvarez/Released)
NORFOLK (Dec. 17, 2018) Ens. Stephanie Morales, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), embraces her mother Consuelo prior to departing Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maria I. Alvarez/Released)
NORFOLK (Dec. 17, 2018) Friends and family members watch as the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) departs Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maria I. Alvarez/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 16, 2018) A close-in weapons system aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) fires during bilateral training in the Mediterranean Sea with the French frigate Aconit (F 713), Dec. 16, 2018. Donald Cook, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its eighth patrol 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 2nd Class Ford Williams/Released)
U.S. Sailors move cargo in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 17, 2018. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jordan Ripley)
ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 13, 2018) Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Araseli Morales signals to an F-35B Lightning II attached to the “Avengers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). The Essex Amphibious Ready Group and the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group are conducting integrated operations in the Arabian Sea to ensure stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chandler Harrell/Released)
NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 16, 2018) A Sailor mans the rails on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. Since deploying in April, the Sailors of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group flew combat operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, conducted numerous bilateral training events, operated above the Arctic Circle, and participated in Exercises Baltic Operations 2018 and Trident Juncture 2018; the first Sailors to deploy under the Navy's Dynamic Force Employment strategy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Elliott/Released)
U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Logan Harms, from Forsyth, Montana, fires a shot line from the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 17, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jeffery L. Southerland)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 18, 2018) The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) hits heavy seas while transiting the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 18, 2018. Jason Dunham is on deployment, conducting operations in the U.S. 2nd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Clay/Released)
GULF OF OMAN (Dec. 16, 2018) U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team disembarks from Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Thunderbolt (PC 12) on a rigid hull inflatable boat in the Gulf of Oman. Thunderbolt is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian ocean and the three strategic choke points. (U.S. Army photo by Private 1st Class Preston Hammon/Released)
U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Erick Carranza, right, from Oxnard, California, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Ervin Forrest, from Dallas, remove a shroud from the wing of an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 19, 2018. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jarrod A. Schad)
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Dec. 18, 2018) Recruits receive training at the USS Indianapolis Combat Pool at Recruit Training Command. More than 30,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Camilo Fernan/Released)
An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, approaches the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) during the anti-submarine warfare exercise SHAREM 195 in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 16, 2018. Spruance is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon)
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Dec. 17, 2018) A new recruit arrives outside the Golden 13 recruit in-processing center at Recruit Training Command. More than 30,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Camilo Fernan/Released)
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Dec. 17, 2018) New recruits enter the Golden 13 recruit in-processing center at Recruit Training Command.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Camilo Fernan/Released)
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Dec. 17, 2018) New recruits begin their night of arrival phone calls at the Golden 13 recruit in-processing center at Recruit Training Command. More than 30,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Camilo Fernan/Released)
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 27, 2018) Recruits sign paperwork for their seabags during initial gear issue at Recruit Training Command. More than 30,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Camilo Fernan/Released)
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 27, 2018) Recruits prepare boxes of their civilian items to mail home during initial gear issue at Recruit Training Command. More than 30,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Camilo Fernan/Released)
