Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

ARABIAN SEA (July 14, 2012) An MV-22 Osprey aircraft, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 (Reinforced), is on the flight deck aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York and the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) are part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zane Ecklund/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (July 14, 2012) An MV-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 (Reinforced) takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zane Ecklund/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (July 9, 2012) U.S. Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) walk the welldeck aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima, the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Scott Youngblood/Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 17, 2012) Sailors assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 accompany the body of Airman Apprentice Rafael Antonio Martinez, who passed away while the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) was conducting a five-day port visit to Hong Kong, through a ceremonial procession. George Washington departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka on May 26 to begin its 2012 patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Cox/Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 17, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) transits the South China Sea after completing a routine, five-day port visit to Hong Kong. George Washington departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka on May 26 to begin its 2012 patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Pittman/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2012) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) sends fuel probes to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a replenishment at sea. Nimitz took on 200,000 gallons of biofuel in preparation for the Great Green Fleet demonstration during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan A. Colon/Released)

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7/15/2012 By Sgt. Richard Blumenstein
24th MEU
Lance Cpl. Jason Connelly, a Bournemouth, Dorset County, England, native and rifleman with 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, poses for a photograph, July 15, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Breanna Heidel fires an M240 machine gun during a weapons qualification on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to homeport at Bremerton, Wash. after conducting sustainment exercises off the coast of California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is underway off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) receives biofuel from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) during the Great Green Fleet demonstration portion of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Nimitz took on 200,000 gallons of biofuel in preparation for the Great Green Fleet demonstration during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Ashley Barnes fires a dual mounted .50-caliber machine gun during a weapons qualification on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is underway off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2012) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Harold Dayse, from Beaumont, Texas, fries shrimp in the chief's mess galley aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to its homeport of Bremerton, Wash., after conducting sustainment exercises off the coast of California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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BRANI POLICE COAST GUARD BASE, Singapore (July 18, 2012) Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement Team, assigned to the Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751), search a space for opposing force actors during a visit, board, search and seizure training exercise. The event is part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2012 Singapore. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Timor Leste joins the exercise for the first time in 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gregory A. Harden II/Released)

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OKINAWA, Japan (July 18, 2012) Sailors place a simulated victim on a stretcher during a mass casualty drill on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85). McCampbell is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew R. Cole/Released)

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NORFOLK (July 19, 2012) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Lawrence Brown holds his 9-month-old son after returning home from a six-month deployment aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47). Nicholas was deployed to the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean supporting the narcotics interdiction mission, Operation Martillo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kayla Jo Finley/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (July 19, 2012) Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Class David Bernhardt, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, Platoon 503, acts as team leader in a force protection security drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that will protect and defend the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos/Released)

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BLACK SEA (July 18, 2012) The Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) mount aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) engages a simulated target during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012. Sea Breeze is co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies and is intended to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Jamieson/Released)

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OAHU, Hawaii (July 16, 2012) Petty Officer 1st Class Omar Tullis, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 looks out at Diamond Head State Monument during a flight around Oahu as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. HSC-4 is participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in and around the Hawaiian Islands.(U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith W. DeVinney/Released)

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MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 15, 2012) Explosive ordnance disposal Sailors from the United States, Australia, and Canada watch a teammate fast-rope out of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 fast-rope training. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tony Spiker/Released)

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KANEOHE, Hawaii (July 14, 2012) An air-to-ground AGM-65 Maverick tactical missile is mounted on the wing of a P-3C Orion aircraft assigned to Patrol Squadron Four (VP) 4 before a scheduled missile strike exercise mission on a target at sea during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith W. DeVinney/Released)

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BUSAN, Republic of Korea (July 20, 2012) The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) arrives in Busan for a routine port visit. Hawaii is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jared Apollo Burgamy/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (July 20,2012) Midshipmen and members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 practice operating a MK2 Talon robot in the hangar bay of the forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The MK2 Talon is used for the remote handling and disarming of explosive devices. George Washington is on its 2012 patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephanie Smith/Released)

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ODESSA, Ukraine (July 19, 2012) Navy Diver 2nd Class Alex Hardy jumps into the water during a combined-diving demonstration as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012. Sea Breeze is co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies and is intended to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Howard/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 19, 2012) Able Seaman Dominic Blond, assigned to the Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Team, performs an underwater search with a handheld sonar during the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief scenario portion of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jumar T. Balacy/Released)

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MAMALA BAY UNDERWATER DEMOLITION RANGE, Hawaii (July 13, 2012) Navy Diver 2nd Class Josh Underwood, right, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (NMDSU) 1, and Leading Seaman Sam Peters, assigned to the Australian Clearance Diving Team, set an explosive charge during the underwater demolition training portion of RIMPAC 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jumar T. Balacy/Released)

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MAMALA BAY UNDERWATER DEMOLITION RANGE, Hawaii (July 13, 2012) Navy Diver 2nd Class Josh Underwood, left, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (NMDSU) 1, and Leading Seaman Sam Peters, assigned to the Australian Clearance Diving Team, set an explosive charge during the underwater demolition training portion of RIMPAC 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jumar T. Balacy/Released)

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SOUDA BAY, Greece (Jul. 19, 2012) The guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) arrives for a scheduled port visit to Souda Bay during a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (July 17, 2012) Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Marcel Mckenzie records course and speed changes for the conning officer on the port bridge-wing of the guided-missile frigate USS Taylor (FFG-50) while alongside the Military sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) during a replenishment at sea. Taylor is assigned to Commander, NATO Task Force 508 supporting Operation Ocean Shield, maritime interdiction operations and counter-piracy missions in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Terrence Siren/Released)

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KAWAIHAE PORT, Hawaii (July 18, 2012) Marine logisticians from Combat Logistics Battalion 3 disembark equipment and supplies from a Navy landing craft, air cushion at Kawaihae Port during the schedule of events phase of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert W. Bush/Released)

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KAWAIHAE PORT, Hawaii (July 18, 2012) Navy beach masters direct Marine Corps high mobility multi-wheeled vehicles at Kawaihae port during the schedule of events phase of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert W. Bush/Released)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 18, 2012) Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 9 participate in small unit tactics training during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jumar T. Balacy/Released)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 17, 2012) Senior Chief Petty Officer Frederick Cabling, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Garcia and Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Nash load supplies onto an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 75 during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise.(U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith W. DeVinney/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 18, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Bulls of Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 37 launches from the the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is underway conducting flight deck certification. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Caswell/Released)

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OKINAWA, Japan (July 18, 2012) Ensign Elizabeth Byers, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), examines an oil sample during an inport refueling. McCampbell is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and is underway in U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Declan Barnes/Released)

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Petty Officer Third Class John T. Larimer, 27, of Crystal Lake, Ill. is seen here in his recruit training picture provided by his family. Petty Officer Larimer was attached to a unit that belongs to U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. Tenth Fleet, located at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. and was one of 12 people killed in the July 20th shooting at Century Cinema during a midnight screening in Aurora, Colo.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 21, 2012) An MH-60 helicopter demonstrates a boat drop during a capabilities exercise at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story during the 43rd annual Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)-Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) East Coast Reunion. The annual reunion started in 1969 and has expanded into a weekend of events, contests, and a SEAL capabilities exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony Harding/Released)

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 21, 2012) Navy SEALs participate in the capabilities exercise portion of the 43rd annual Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)-Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) East Coast Reunion at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. The annual reunion started in 1969 and has expanded into a weekend of events, contests, and a SEAL capabilities exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony Harding/Released)

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 21, 2012) Navy SEALs demonstrate the Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction (SPIE) rig during a capabilities exercise at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story during the 43rd annual Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)-Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) East Coast Reunion. The annual reunion started in 1969 and has expanded into a weekend of events, contests, and a SEAL capabilities exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony Harding/Released)

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July. 21, 2012) Navy SEALs conduct a capabilities exercise at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story during the 43rd annual U.S. Navy SEAL Reunion. The annual reunion started in 1969 and has expanded into a weekend of events, contests, and a SEAL capabilities exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William S. Parker/Released)

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NORFOLK (July 21, 2012) The national ensign flies at half-mast as Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Jarvis T. Simmons stands aft lookout watch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). President Obama ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff Friday to honor victims of the July 20 shooting at the Century 16 theatre in Aurora, Colo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joseph R. Vincent/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 22, 2012) A live-fire exercise, part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012, sank the ex-USS Kilauea (T-AE-26) in waters 15,480 feet deep, 63 miles off the coast of Kauai at 9:32 a.m. June 22. A sink exercise (SINKEX) benefits the U.S. Navy and participating allies and partners by providing crews the opportunity to gain proficiency in tactics, targeting and live firing against surface targets, which enhances combat readiness of deployable units. Ex-USS Kilauea was an ammunition ship commissioned in August 1968, decommissioned and transferred to MSC in October 1980 and deactivated in September 2008. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2012) Quartermaster 3rd Class Kandice Norris analyzes a nautical chart of the Hawaiian Islands in the pilot house of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin Wray/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2012) A Sailor fires a dual-mounted .50-caliber machine gun during a weapons qualification on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to homeport at Bremerton, Wash. after conducting sustainment exercises off the coast of California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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NORFOLK (July 20, 2012) Sailors, family members and former crew members of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA 59) observe a moment of silence during the 45th annual commemoration ceremony of the fire aboard Forrestal, which took the lives of 134 Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tamekia Perdue/Released)

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NORFOLK (July 20, 2012) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Ashley Mcnelis observes a photo of her grandfather, Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Frank Mcnelis, during the 45th annual commemoration ceremony of the fire aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA 59) at the Farrier Fire Fighting School. On July 29, 1967, a fire broke out on the flight deck of Forrestal, taking the life of Mcnelis and 133 other Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tamekia Perdue/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 18, 2012) Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Taylor Tomlinson conducts maintenance on a gas turbine engine aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71). Cape St. George is deployed as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, which is also comprised of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9. CSG-9 is operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher S. Johnson/Released)

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HONOLULU, Hawaii (July 20, 2012) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Carey Peekstok, front, and Lt. j.g. Derek Oskutis, both assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, participate in joint training with Australian explosive ordnance disposal technicians during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise in and around the Hawaii Islands.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael O'Day/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2012) Damage Controlman Fireman Jose A. Correa practices mock take-down procedures with Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Anna L. Munez during a Naval Security Forces course in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is the flagship of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group underway conducting composite training unit exercise in the Pacific Ocean with the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alex Van'tLeven/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2012) Machinist's Mate Fireman Brandon Mize, from Fort Worth, Texas, left, and Fireman Peter Thilmony, from Champaign, Ill., conduct burner exchanges during midnight routine in one of main machinery rooms aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jasmine Sheard/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2012) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) chock and chain a CH-64E Sea Knight helicopter from the Purple Foxes of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364 (Reinforced).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (July 19, 2012) Sgt. Jesse Jacobsen and Cpl. Michael Jameson, both assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 (Reinforced), conduct maintenance on the avionics system of an MV-22 Osprey aircraft aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zane Ecklund/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (July 17, 2012) An AH-1W Cobra helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron (VMM) 261 (Reinforced) lands on the flight deck aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) during flight operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ian Carver/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (July 19, 2012) Interior Communications Electrician Fireman Breanna Devine simulates using an onboard trainer console during a fire drill aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zane Ecklund/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 19, 2012) An MV-22 Osprey assigned to the Storms of Marine Tiltrotor Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 22 departs from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). This is Harry S. Truman's first Osprey launch and recovery. Harry S. Truman is underway conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mick DiMestico/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 19, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Bulls of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is underway conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Caswell/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (July 21, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman Airmen Jonathan Cline, from Blairsville, Ga., front, and Josiah Sater, from Decatur, Ill., move crates of ordnance across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington, the Navy's only forward deployed aircraft carrier, departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka is on its 2012 patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Pittman/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (July 22, 2012) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman Airman Tony Spraggins, from Chicago, competes for first place in the pound-for-pound challenge weight lifting competition aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Participating sailors must compete in bench press, pull-up and dip exercises for their weight class. George Washington, the Navy'Äôs only forward deployed aircraft carrier, departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka is on its 2012 patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephanie Smith/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (July 20, 2012) Sailors stand by to recharge their self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) after a general quarters drill. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexander W. Cabrall/Released)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 20, 2012) U.S. Navy personnel and designated civilians react to a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief scenario, as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anderson C. Bomjardim/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2012) A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter prepares to land on the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric T. Crosby/Released)

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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (July 20, 2012) Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11 and the Royal Australian Navy search for mines during a stress exercise to test their ability to react under pressure during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class J. Denise Martin/Released)

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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (July 20, 2012) Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11 don explosive ordnance disposal suits during a stress exercise to test their ability to react under pressure during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class J. Denise Martin/Released)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 19, 2012) U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy divers prepare to conduct underwater pier security sweeps off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as part of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief scenario during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anderson C. Bomjardim/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2012) An amphibious assault vehicle assigned to 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) enters the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during well deck operations. Green Bay is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and is currently underway conducting composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam/Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 22, 2012) Sailors assigned to the forward deployed Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) enjoy a swim call. Cowpens is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (July 21, 2012) Culinary Specialist Seaman John Blas and Ship Serviceman Seaman Jonathan Bryant, both assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), enter a smoke filled space to fight a simulated fire during a general quarters drill at sea. McCampbell is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Declan Barnes/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (July 22, 2012) Culinary Specialist Tunisha Hayes, from Washington D.C., hauls in a line aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198). Winston S. Churchill is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Chase/Released)

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These "bio fuels" are a sick joke.

They cost 10X per gallon over normal high octane fuels, and they are very, very much less readily available.

If we had to rely on such we would be paying 10X as much and we would not have enough for any type of normal operations. Craziness to the extreme. Personally, I can't wait for November.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 22, 2012) Lt. j.g. Daniel Glenn receives a baseball from a robot maneuvered by members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3 before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at Raley Field in Sacramento during Sacramento Navy Week. Sacramento Navy Week is one of 15 Navy weeks planned across America for 2012. Navy weeks are designed to show the investment Americans have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Hurt/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (July 25, 2012) Sailors direct a F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, into position on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in preparation for a launch during Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5's fly off. CVW 5 is returning to its home base at Naval Air Facilities Atsugi. George Washington is underway on its 2012 patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Marissa M. Beasley/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (July 19, 2012) Navy Diver 2nd Class Ben Mills assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, Company 1-5, conducts a survey of a buoy chain. Company 1-5 is deployed with Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, which provides mine countermeasures, explosive ordinance disposal, salvage-diving, counter-terrorism, and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jayme Pastoric/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (July 21, 2012) An aircraft director signals the pilot of an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Screwtops of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123 to maneuver the aircraft into position on the catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jared King/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (July 18, 2012) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) lower a rigid-hull inflatable boat. Williams is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Meshel/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (July 25, 2012) Sailors clean the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a scrub exercise. George Washington is underway for its 2012 patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Cox/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 2012) A Royal Australian Navy sailor boards the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) during a boat transfer exercise between Chosin and the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Perth (FFH 157) during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raul Moreno Jr./Released)

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WASHINGTON (July 24, 2012) The U.S. Navy Band performs a "Concert on the Avenue" event at the U.S. Navy Memorial for family, friends and supporters of the military. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2012) A sailor dressed up as a burn victim exits a hatch and collapses on the deck to signal the start of a fire drill aboard the Royal New Zealand Navy fleet oiler HMNZS Endeavour (A11) during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise.(New Zealand Defence Force photo by LAC Amanda McErlich/Released)

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POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 22, 2012) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Sippl, flight crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, fires a 7.62mm GAU-17/A Minigun during a live-fire combat training mission over the Pohakuloa Training Area the during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. HMLA-169 is part of the aviation combat element of special purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Released)

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POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 22, 2012) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Brazil, flight crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire combat training mission over the Pohakuloa Training Area the during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. HMLA-169 is part of the aviation combat element of special purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 3.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2012) New Zealand Defence Force Maj. John Gordon is winched down from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 onto the flight deck of the Royal New Zealand Navy fleet oiler HMNZS Endeavour (A11) during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. (New Zealand Defence Force photo by LAC Amanda McErlich/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2012) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Patrick Castillo, from Sacramento, Calif., left, Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Jeremy Villa, from Huntsville, Ala., and Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate Michele McGauran, from San Diego, all assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, debrief after the launching of their aircraft from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael D. Cole/Released)

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AYASE, Japan (July 25, 2012) Lt. Cmdr. Michael Coffey, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115, holds out his arms for his daughter upon returning from deployment. The squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 completed a deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Vivian Blakely/Released)

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AYASE, Japan (July 25, 2012) Lt. Neal Young of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 drops his bags to embrace his daughter upon returning from deployment. The squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 completed a deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Vivian Blakely/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2012) An MK-53 Nulka Decoy Launching System launches an electronic decoy cartridge from the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) during a Nulka fire exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raul Moreno Jr./Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2012) Aviation Boatswain'Äôs Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Martina Camacho, from Guam, left, and Aviation Boatswain'Äôs Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Dominyk Brown, from Houston, verify weights with below-deck arresting gear crewmembers aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael D. Cole/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 24, 2012) Seaman Maralorraine Garcia prepares thread before sewing a patch onto a dress white uniform in the sail loft aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed in support of 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 Seaman Karolina A. Martinez/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 24, 2012) Sailors watch aircraft launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Released)

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SUEZ CANAL (July 18, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits the Suez Canal. Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darien Kenney/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (July 13, 2012) K0A, an Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin, is shown being transported in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) boat, en route to a MH-53E Sea Dragon of Helmineron Fourteen. The Navy uses dolphins operated by Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1, to locate and mark mines for neutralization or exploitation. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun.29 to Aug. 3. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon E. Renfroe/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (July 13, 2012) Koa, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin handled by Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1, jumps in his training pool during a Rim of the Pacific 2012 exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon E. Renfroe/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (July 23, 2012) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) attach cargo to aN SH-60E Sea Hawk helicopter from the Chargers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14 during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6). George Washington, the nation'Äôs only forward deployed aircraft carrier, is conducting its 2012 patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob I. Allison/Released)

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PUGET SOUND, Wash. (July 23, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Breanna Heidel, from Neosho, Wisc., fires the messenger line to the pier from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the ship pulls into Bremerton, Wash. Stennis is returning to its homeport after conducting sustainment exercises off the coast of California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (July 23, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CV 73) conducts a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199). George Washington is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan and is conducting a routine western Pacific patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Declan Barnes/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2012) A Royal Canadian Navy CH-124A Sea King helicopter lowers a crewmember onto the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) while conducting a vertical replenishment during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raul Moreno Jr./Released)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 23, 2012) An explosive ordnance disposal technician, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, attempts to find an improvised explosive device, as part of a training scenario during RIMPAC 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jumar T. Balacy/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2012) An S-70B Sea Hawk helicopter approaches the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Perth (FFH 157) while conducting a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raul Moreno Jr./Released)

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