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Great pics as usual @bdpopeye

 

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180503-N-NK192-2590 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180502-N-DL434-022 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180503-N-NK192-2427 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180502-N-AT135-005 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180430-N-GR847-0013 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

 

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180502-N-GR168-0022 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180501-N-GR168-0013 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180503-N-NQ487-0243 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180503-N-NQ487-0224 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180503-N-EA818-0718 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180503-N-EA818-0282 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

 

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180503-N-EA818-0381 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180503-N-EA818-0337 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180503-N-EA818-0261 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180503-N-EA818-0641 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180503-N-MK318-363 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

 

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USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) color guard present the colors during the Miami Marlins baseball game as part of Fleet Week Port Everglades, May 1, 2018. During Fleet Week, Marines and Sailors are dedicated to supporting communities and showcasing their capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Samuel Lyden)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 2, 2018) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Karilyn M. Tennant, from Hampton, Va., trouble shoots a radio charger aboard the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), May 2, 2018. Oak Hill, homeported in Virginia Beach, Va., is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations 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 Michael H. Lehman/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (May 2, 2018) Maj. Jeffrey Andrews, an F/A-18C Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, greets his daughter after coming home from a six-month deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 2, 2018. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/ Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 30, 2018) Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Shannon Diaz, left, and Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Angela DiSalvo, assigned to Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), prepare video for the ship's nautical or otherwise photographic intelligence exploitation (SNOOPIE) team while participating in a force protection exercise during Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) exercise (ARGMEUEX). ARGMEUEX enhances joint integration, lethality and collective capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team through joint planning and execution of challenging and realistic training scenarios. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Reymundo A. Villegas III/Released)

 

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180505-N-NK192-1077 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180505-N-AT135-256 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180506-N-DZ642-0034 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

Essex Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Marine Expeditionary Group Exercise by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180504-N-EA818-0184 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

 

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180506-N-EA818-0035 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180504-N-ZU710-0005 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180505-N-EA818-0327 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180505-N-EA818-0156 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180504-N-GR168-0125 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

 

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In what’s long been a man’s world of pilots, directors, catapult teams and shooters, women on Feb. 28 took over the carrier Theodore Roosevelt’s flight deck.

Although female sailors have served aboard America’s flattops for two decades, on that sunny morning in the Persian Gulf, 35 women made history.

Records are fuzzy, but it likely marked the first time in the warship’s 32-year life that an overwhelmingly female crew orchestrated the complicated ballet of catapult operations on the flight deck, launching 35 aircraft.

It was a small moment in a seven-month tour that saw the Theodore Roosevelt travel more than 56,000 miles and fly 1,164 combat sorties over Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, but one pilot thinks it still important.

“I’m kind of speechless about it, honestly,” said Lt. Elizabeth “Lana” Grider, an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter pilot from Marion, Indiana, during a Friday radio call from sea.

Slated to return to North Island on Monday morning with her carrier, Grider served as a yellow-clad “shooter” on the deployment. They’re the supervisors who make sure every sailor is safely positioned before they greenlight a steam catapult to hurl a jet into the air.

“I’m extremely proud of this team. This started at the deck plate level, not the officers,” she said. “They wanted to do this for themselves and take this unique opportunity to launch aircraft with an all-female launch crew, which doesn’t happen too often.”

That sounds easy now, but it really wasn’t when Grider and her junior sailors were planning it.

It takes about 50 crew members working below- and above-deck to launch an aircraft off a carrier, but women comprise only 16 percent of the active-duty Navy.

Although female sailors have come to dominate the ranks of legal clerks and make up increasingly larger numbers of counselors, quartermasters and cooks, less than one out of every five female sailors seizes a spot in the aviation section.

The gender mix of the “Rough Riders” is a little more balanced — one in four aviation section members is a woman — but Grider and her crew had to raid the night shift and two of the other four catapult teams to dragoon enough female aviation boatswain mates to run the launches.

They’re the flurry of grease-splattered green shirts on a flight deck, the sailors who chalk and chain the jets, troubleshoot preflight problems, run the hooks and cables and helm the barricades when the arresting gear fails and the blast plates when the planes roar off.

Aviation Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Esperanza Romero was the one hitting the “fire” button to fling the jets.

“It all comes down to teamwork,” said Romero, of Denver, a supervisor on a mixed male and female team operating the carrier’s bow catapult. “Men and women work together. Yes, aviation boatswain mate’s pretty much a male-dominated rating but more women are going into it and we wanted to show what we can do.

“For this event, we couldn’t have accomplished it without the hard work and dedication of all our junior sailors. The job we do is strenuous and rough and not everyone wants to do it, but they’re proud to do it.”

Aviation Boatswain Mate 3rd Class Teneshia Walton spent the morning feeding data about the planes to the rest of the crew and operating the blast deflector, the steel fence that redirects blowtorch-hot air and debris churned up from jet engines away from sailors and other aircraft.

That job can get even more dangerous when sailors are toiling on rain-swept decks battered by winds, but she loves it.

“It can involve a lot of long hours doing hands-on work but I’m always really excited to get things working, to get it all rolling,” said Walton, of St Louis. “It’s not an easy job but you come to appreciate what you do and those you work with.

“No one person can do all of this. Everyone has a role to play and we work together to do it.”

Although shooter Grider said that the female crews joined together on Feb. 28 to prove something to themselves — not the Navy or the country — news about the launches began to ripple far beyond the Persian Gulf, spread by social media.

“My hope is that a young woman or a young girl might see this story and be inspired to work on a flight deck, too,” Grider said. “You can do this. We proved that.”

source >>> http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/military/sd-me-roosevelt-crew-20180506-story.html

 

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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 28, 2018) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) transits heavy seas. Sterett, which had been serving as a guided-missile destroyer asset part of the Wasp Expeditionary Group, is now en route to homeport in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Richard L.J. Gourley/Released

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CAMP PENDLETON, CA (May 3, 2018) U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU), load GBU-12, Paveway II laser-guided bombs, into an F-35B, May 3, 2018 aboard USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU integrated to conduct the second major exercise of their pre-deployment training. ARGMEUEX provides essential and realistic ship-to-shore training, designed to enhance the integration of the Navy-Marine Corps team. Additionally, ARGMEUEX provides an opportunity to integrate unique individual and unit skills and develop the Essex ARG and 13th MEU's collective proficiency in challenging and unfamiliar environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Jackson/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 4, 2018) A T-45C Goshawk from Commander, Naval Air Training Detachment taxies on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dan Snow/Released)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 5, 2018) A Marine assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) fast-ropes from the back of an MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (Reinforced) to the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), May 5, 2018. Iwo Jima, homeported in Mayport, Fla., is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations 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 Seaman Dary M. Patten/Released)

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NORFOLK (May 6, 2018) A sailor assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) meets his daughter for the first time during Monterey's homecoming. Monterey returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, May 6, 2018, completing a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of operation. The Monterey deployed from Norfolk on a surge deployment under the optimized fleet response plan, which maximizes employability through a balanced, sustainable, and predictable cycle. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert/Released)

 

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 4, 2018) Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rachael Treon records imagery from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Indians of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6, during a sea power demonstration aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is currently deployed in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alex Corona/Released)

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(BATH, Maine) The future USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) returns after successfully completing acceptance trials. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer spent a day underway off the coast of Maine testing many of its onboard systems to validate that their performance met or exceeded Navy specifications. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Bath Iron Works/Released)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 4, 2018) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) executes a breakaway from the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) following a fueling-at-sea, May 4, 2018. Winston S. Churchill is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area operations in support of maritime security operations 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 Evan Thompson/Released)

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GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 6, 2018) Shearo Bell, right, a fitter at uniform issue, checks recruits being fitted for the new service dress white uniforms that launched this spring at Recruit Training Command. For the first time since 1980, the white jumper-style uniform has undergone a significant change in design for all Sailors E6 and below and incorporates side and front zippers to help ease changing in and out of uniform. About 38,000 to 40,000 Sailors graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda S. Kitchner/Released)

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JORDAN (April 29, 2018) U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Marines, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embark onto the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) following the conclusion of Eager Lion 2018. Eager Lion is a major training event that provides U.S. forces and Jordan Armed Forces the opportunity to improve their collective ability to plan and operate in a coalition-type environment. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Livingston/Released

 

[BravoZulu]

I LOVED days like this, the rougher the better, made you feel alive!

 

[Bombardier]

Errrr No thanks buddy, my stomach is churning just looking at that

 

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180507-N-VN584-1390 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180505-N-EF115-128 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180507-N-OY799-0003 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180507-N-VN584-1536 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180503-N-EC099-171 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

 

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May 8 - 180503-N-FD185-7855 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180507-N-ZH683-0266 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180507-N-ZH683-0450 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180507-N-NQ487-0023 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180507-N-DZ642-0042 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

 

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180507-N-VN584-1390 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180505-N-EF115-128 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180507-N-OY799-0003 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180507-N-VN584-1536 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180503-N-EC099-171 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

Great images there @bdpopeye !

 

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Great images there @bdpopeye !

Thanks mate!

Flickr makes it so easy to post photos!..thusly..

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180508-N-KP946-0040 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180507-N-NQ487-0001 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180507-N-RG482-477 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180506-N-NH199-0047 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180507-N-JI086-006 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

 

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180507-N-BR087-0178 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

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180506-N-IL409-020 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180506-N-IL409-008 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

180507-N-FF029-245 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

 

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180504-N-FD185-7920 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180506-N-KP946-0067 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180508-N-NQ487-0033 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180508-N-DZ642-0033 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

180508-N-ZU710-0012 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

 

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SAN DIEGO (May 7, 2018) American Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3 manned the .50-caliber machine gun aboard MKVI patrol boat as it escorts the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) as part of unit level training provided by Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1 Training and Evaluation Unit. CRG provides a core capability to defend designated high value assets throughout the green and blue-water environment and providing deployable Adaptive Force Packages (AFP) worldwide in an integrated, joint and combined theater of operations. (U.S. Navy photos by Chief Boatswain’s Mate Nelson Doromal Jr/Released)


Electronic Technician 3rd Class Jose Martinez


Quarter Master Seaman Kolton Kelly


Engineman 3rd Class Reiley Pommerening


Gunner’s Mate Seaman Noah Vacha


Quarter Master Seaman Kolton Kelly

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A member ,flypaper, posted some Russian and USSR ships crest.. I think I'll post a few. Starting with my favorite...

My son served aboard USS Valley Forge (CG 50) in 2002-'03

This is one of my favorite ships crest.



U.S. Navy USS Valley Forge (CG 50), cruiser emblem (crest)

Shield: The colors white and blue are for the sea. The chevron signifies protection with its "V" shape referring to "Valley". The two stars signify the service of the first USS VALLEY FORGE (CV 45) in the Korean War and in Vietnam as well as two Navy firsts: (1) accomplishing the concept of of "vertical envelopment" (Valley Forge's helicopters airlifted marines and returned them) in South Vietnam and (2) being the first American carrier to return to Korea for a third deployment during the war. The gauntlet grasping the trident denotes sea power with the gold color representing excellence. the trident pointing skyward with the points similar in shape to aircraft refers to the mission of the VALLEY FORGE (CV 45) as an aircraft carrier; at the same time the three points of the trident suggest the mighty offensive armament capabilities of VALLEY FORGE (CG 50) and her unparalleled firepower which permits her to take on any air, surface, and sub-surface target which the Battle Group might encounter. The red border is for the courage and patriotism of the Continental Army during that bleak winter at Valley Forge. Also, the color red represents the blood shed and refers to this quote by George Washington at that time, "... you might have tracked the Army...by the blood of their feet." The thirteen white crosses, which resemble snow flakes, are for the self sacrifice which was the order of the day during that winter and the number thirteen is for thirteen colonies. The color white of the crosses is for the bitter cold and snow the soldiers endured at Valley Forge.

Crest: George Washington's leadership and great courage held the Continental Army together that winter of 1777 and 1778 at Valley Forge, and a new Army, with renewed self confidence and fighting ability, was born. The name Valley Forge has become symbolic of American loyalty and self-sacrifice. The crossed flintlocks or muskets are symbolic of the weapons of that period and the soldiers who endured the hardships of Valley Forge are represented by the gold wreath which stands for a deed of great valor.