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USS Wasp "enhanced" F-35B deployment

 

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That there is one ugly ship!

 

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USS Wasp "enhanced" F-35B deployment
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 29, 2019) F-35B Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, are secured to the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp, flagship of Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a lethal, ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker)

That there is one ugly ship!

I don't think it's ugly. UNUSUAL is the word for me. Each one of us is entitled to their own opinion. But if anything makes Zumwalt ugly it is the fact that there's no ammo for her guns...The round designed for Zumwalt guns cost a cool $1 MILLION USD each. That's right one million. The USN is not buying those rounds.

Navy Studying Hyper Velocity Projectile, Other Ammo for Zumwalt Guns

 

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 4, 2019) - An AV-8B Harrier attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit taxis on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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 photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mike DiMestico/Released)



SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 4, 2019) F-35B Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, are secured to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a replenishment-at-sea during Exercise Balikatan 2019. Exercise Balikatan, in its 35th iteration, is an annual U.S., Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker)



SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 29, 2019) The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) transits the waters of the South China Sea. Wasp, flagship of Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a lethal, ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker)



PHILIPPINE SEA (March 28, 2019) - An MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp, flagship of Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a lethal ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Galbreath)

 

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U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) 2nd Class Yan Gao, from Orange County, California, attaches a panel to an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Gulf, April 4, 2019. 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 Jeffery L. Southerland)



An aircraft launches from the flight deck of the Aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while conducting flight operations in the Arabian Gulf, March 29, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon)



The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits through the Arabian Sea, March 17, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nick Bauer)



NORFOLK (April 1, 2019) MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters attached to the "Griffins" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79 power down on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as it departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group's deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deploying strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7; as well as the Spanish navy Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 2, 2019) A C-2A Greyhound from the "Rawhides" of the Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matt Herbst/Released)

 

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 6, 2019) - The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) sends over a fueling probe to the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) in support of a fueling-at-sea during Exercise Balikatan. In its 35th iteration, Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Niegel)



SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 6, 2019) - U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Louie Beasley, Jr., from Oklahoma City, directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, while landing on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during deck landing qualifications in support of Exercise Balikatan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Niegel)



U.S. Navy Sailors fire M4 carbines during a live-fire exercise on the fantail aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Gulf, April 6, 2019. 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 Jarrod A. Schad)



U.S. Navy Information Systems Technician Seaman Tyreke Jones, left, from St. Louis, participates in a non-lethal weapons and Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray training course on the fantail aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Gulf, April 6, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Grant G. Grady)

 

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 6, 2019) Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit embark an MV-22 Osprey on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd MEU, 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 2nd Class Megan Anuci/Released)



U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Irvin Robles, right, from Murrieta, California, and Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Corey Cox, from St. Paul, Minnesota, conduct maintenance on a jet engine in the jet shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Gulf, April 6, 2019. 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 Jeffery L. Southerland)



U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 6, 2019) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Isreal Avalos waits to chock and chain an MV-22 Osprey on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Anuci/Released)



U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 7, 2019) the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas R. Boris/Released)



SEA OF HEBRIDES (Apr. 6, 2019) Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) receive dry goods during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13). Gravely is underway on a regularly-scheduled deployment as the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 to conduct maritime operations and provide a continuous maritime capability for NATO in the northern Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Andrew Hays/Released)

 

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An MH-53E Sea Dragon, assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, unloads on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) to land in the Arabian Gulf, April 6, 2019. 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 3rd Class Skyler Okerman)



An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN) in the Strait of Hormuz, April 7, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph. L Miller)



The guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) is underway in the Arabian Gulf, April 6, 2019.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Skyler Okerman)



U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist Seaman Clayton Bailey, from Greensboro, North Carolina, prepares dinner for Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) in the Arabian Gulf, April 5, 2019. The Mobile Bay 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 Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nick Bauer)



STRAIT OF HORMUZ (April 3, 2019) - Naval Air Crewmen (Helicopter) 2nd Class Calvin Dykhuizen, left, and Logan McBride install a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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 Mike DiMestico/Released)

 

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USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) approaches USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) for a replenishment-at-sea. by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr

USS Wasp (LHD 1) maneuvers with Philippine Navy ships. by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr

USS Momsen (DDG 92) fires its Mark 45 5-inch gun. by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr

The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group participates in a strait exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr

USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) conducts flight operations. by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr

 

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STRAIT OF HORMUZ (April 3, 2019) - Chief Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) Christopher Wissing, left, Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Devon Atkinson, center, and Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Jessica Mayers transport an AGM-114 Hellfire missile to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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 Mike DiMestico/Released)



STRAIT OF HORMUZ (April 3, 2019) - Sailors and Marines load an AGM-114 Hellfire missile onto an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mike DiMestico/Released)



STRAIT OF HORMUZ (April 3, 2019) - Chief Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) Christopher Wissing, left, Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Devon Atkinson, center, and Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Jessica Mayers load an AGM-114 Hellfire missile onto an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mike DiMestico/Released)



STRAIT OF HORMUZ (April 3, 2019) - Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Jessica Mayers checks an LAU-61 rocket launcher on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mike DiMestico/Released)



STRAIT OF HORMUZ (April 3, 2019) - Sailors install a machine gun mount on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mike DiMestico/Released)

USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)

 

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 9, 2019) Sailors observe flight operations from vulture's row aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Ike is underway conducting flight deck certification during the basic phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zach Sleeper)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 9, 2019) An E2-C Hawkeye assigned to the "Screwtops" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123 prepares to take off on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist 3rd Class Kaleb Sarten)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 9, 2019) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105 approaches on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zach Sleeper)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 9, 2019) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zach Sleeper)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 9, 2019) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the "Screwtops" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zach Sleeper)

 

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190404-N-DA737-0281 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (April 4, 2019) The guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) is pierside in Pearl Harbor during a port visit. Zumwalt is conducting the port visit as part of its routine operations in the eastern Pacific. Zumwalt-class destroyers provide the Navy with agile military advantages at sea and with ground forces ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang)

190406-N-NB178-2211 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

POLOWAT, Federated States of Micronesia (April 6, 2019) U.S. Navy Sailors conducting small boat operations approach the Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) during Pacific Partnership 2019. Pacific Partnership, now in its 14th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Each year, the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase stability and security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyrell K. Morris)

190408-N-OX029-1107 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 8, 2019) An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 and four F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 fly in formation after flying over the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during Exercise Balikatan 2019. Exercise Balikatan, in its 35th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin F. Davella III)

190410-N-YG414-196 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 10, 2019) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Isaac Ko, from Cerritos, Calif., launches a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 during a vertical replenishment aboard U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick Semales)

190409-N-IX110-1002 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

NAVAL STATION LEOVIGILDO GANTIOQUI, Philippines (April 9, 2019) Seaman Devin Jenkins, from McGregor, Texas, conducts surf observations after departing the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during Exercise Balikatan 2019. In its 35th iteration, Exercise Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Eric Setterfield)

 

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The US Navy is going hard after the officers & one Chief Petty Officer involved with the collisions that occurred aboard Fitzgerald and John S McCain in 2017. The big hammer is coming down.

U.S. Navy Statement on USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain Consolidated Disposition Authority Accountability Actions

US Navy Secretary (SECNAV) Richard V. Spencer is to issue a secretarial letter of censure to former USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) commanding officer Cmdr. Bryce Benson and former crew member Lt. Natalie Combs, for their role in the deadly collision off Japan in June 2018.
The destroyer collided with Filipino merchant vessel ACX Crystal on June 17, about 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka, Japan. Seven sailors lost their lives in the incident.
The public letter of censure that will be issued by SECNAV is used to publicly shame service members but has no legal implications. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson will also withdraw and dismiss charges in the general courts-martial against the two officers.
“This decision is in the best interest of the Navy, the families of the Fitzgerald Sailors, and the procedural rights of the accused officers. Both officers were previously dismissed from their jobs and received non-judicial punishment,” a US Navy statement read.
USS Fitzgerald was transported from Japan to Mississippi for repairs in January 2018. The total cost of returning the destroyer to operational status, including transport from Japan, is expected to reach close to $370 million dollars.
US shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries is expected to complete works by January 2020.

USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrives at the port of Pascagoula, Miss., Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 aboard heavy lift transport vessel MV Transshelf. Photo: US Navy
https://navaltoday.com/2019/04/11/u...-involved-in-deadly-uss-fitzgerald-collision/

 

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 9, 2019) Sailors participate in a poker tournament hosted by Morale, Welfare and Recreation in the mess decks aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Darcy McAtee/Released)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 10, 2019) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 performs an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for the first time in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Abraham Lincoln is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7; as well as the Spanish navy Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate ESPS Mendez Nuñez (F 104). (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matt Herbst/Released)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 10, 2019) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for the first time in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matt Herbst/Released)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 10, 2019) An E-2D Hawkeye from the "Bluetails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for the first time in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tristan Kyle Labuguen/Released)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 10, 2019) An EA-18G Growler from the "Patriots" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for the first time in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tristan Kyle Labuguen/Released)


USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

 

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190409-N-ZZ999-006 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

ANDAMAN SEA (April 9, 2018) USS Louisville (SSN 724) sails in formation with four other ships from the U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy during Guardian Sea 2019. Guardian Sea is a premier exercise that demonstrates both navies commitment to ensuring that they are ready to counter any threats together. (Courtesy photo by Royal Thai Navy Cmdr. Kamchai Charoenpongchai)

190410-N-KG618-1006 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

OAK HARBOR, Wash. (April 10, 2019) A P-8A Poseidon assigned to the "Golden Swordsmen" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 pulls into hangar six at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island upon returning from deployment. VP-47 recently completed a six-month deployment conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within the U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72, C7F, and U.S. Pacific Command objectives throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kevin A. Flinn/RELEASED)

190410-N-OX029-1045 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 10, 2019) An MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) off the coast of the Philippines in support of Exercise Balikatan 2019. In its 35th iteration, Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin F. Davella III)

190406-N-YG414-004 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

LAEM CHABANG, Thailand (April 6, 2019) Culinary Specialist Seaman Ahmod Phillips, from Las Vegas, and Culinary Specialist Seaman Cassie Tabladillo, from Oahu, Hawaii, receive food preparation training from Avani Hotel Pattaya soux-chef Watchara Plangsorn during a traditional Thai cooking event aboard U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick Semales)

190404-N-TP834-1407 by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr

SANTA RITA, Guam (April 4, 2019) Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, Detachment Guam man steadying lines attached to a Mark VI patrol boats from Coastal Riverine Squadron 2 Det. Guam, during a first-time proof of concept lift on board the Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning force ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008) in Apra Harbor, Guam. NCHB-1, Detachment Guam, assigned to Commander, Task Force 75, is the Navy’s only active duty cargo handling battalion. They are a rapidly deployable unit of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, capable of loading and discharging ships and aircraft in all-climatic and threat conditions. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Philip Wagner, Jr.)

 

[Bombardier]

As always @bdpopeye you have provided a great cross section of photos showing equipment, ships and people in the US Navy.
Thank you

 

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Thanks Bombardier for your very kind words!.....now a flashback...From Days gone by....



On May 15, 1981 Nimitz departed Norfolk for the final phases of her workup schedule for an upcoming Med Cruise. On the night of May 25 and EA-6B Prowler attempting to land struck a helicopter, then hit another aircraft and a tow tractor. A fuel fire erupted and, although fire-fighting systems reacted quickly, four missile warheads detonated. Fourteen crewmen were killed and 45 injured, three aircraft destroyed and nine damaged. The ship is seen returning to port, May 28, for repairs. She returned to sea less than 48 hours later to complete her training schedule. US Navy photo by PH1 Ken Brewer (DVIC id.: DNSC8203496)...I served aboard Nimitz in 1991.

USS America (CV-66), USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower(CVN-69) moored at piers No. 11 and 12, Naval Station Norfolk, VA, sometime between October 18th and 26th, 1985.

America returned from Exercise Ocean Safari on 9 October, and Nassau (LHA-4), readily visible in the background, on 12 October. John F. Kennedy arrived in Norfolk on 18 October, after post-overhaul trials and a visit to Fort Lauderdale, FL. Nimitz arrived from the Med on 4 October. Dwight D. Eisenhower had returned from the Caribbean on 22 August and began a COH at Newport News on 26 October.

U.S. Navy photo, available from DefenseImagery.mil as # DN-SC-86-02405.



Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23), the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the replenishment oiler USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6), and the guided missile cruiser USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) underway. The ships were part of Carrier Group Eight. Photo by PH1 R. Beno, February 5, 1987 available from the Defense Visual Information Center

 

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Love those Charles F Adams class (DDG23), my first sea draft was to one, HMAS Brisbane 1975-76. Great ships with great crews

 

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190411-N-MN684-001 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

HAIFA, ISRAEL (April 11, 2019) - Sailors man the rails as they depart Haifa, Israel aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) April 11, 2019. Mitscher, homported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. jg. Albert Peters/Released)

USS Carney (DDG 64) by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 12, 2019) - Operations Specialist 2nd Class Kristina Nicole Cook from Indianapolis, stands watch as the shipping officer on the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), April 12, 2019. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its sixth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)

190411-N-JX484-037 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

SEA OF HEBRIDES (Apr. 11, 2019) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Eric Coleman directs an MH-60R Seahawk from the Spartans of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM 70) onto the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107). Gravely is underway on a regularly-scheduled deployment as the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 to conduct maritime operations and provide a continuous maritime capability for NATO in the northern Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Andrew Hays/Released)

USS Porter by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

NORTH CHANNEL (April 11, 2019) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) deploys chaff rounds during an missile defense exercise during exercise Joint Warrior 19-1 in the North Channel, April 11, 2019. Joint Warrior is a United Kingdom-led, multinational exercise in a robust maritime training environment in which allies and partners can improve interoperability and prepare forces for combined operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Turner/Released)

190411-N-JX484-290 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, on Flickr

SEA OF HEBRIDES (Apr. 11, 2019) Rear Adm. Edward Cashman, commander of Standing NATO Maritime Group One, follows Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Jordan Mays to an MH-60R Seahawk assigned to the Spartans of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM 70) on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) during flight operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Andrew Hays/Released)

 

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 5, 2019) Cryptologic Technician (Technical) Seaman Angie Garces, from Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, uses a baton to subdue a simulated assailant during a security reaction force qualification aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). Mason is underway as part of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group’s (ABECSG) deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deploying strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12), Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW 7); as well as Alvaro de Bazan-class Spanish frigate ESPS Mendez Nunez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lasheba James/Released)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 4, 2019) Fire Controlman 1st Class Timothy Murphy, from Colorado Springs, Colo., sets up a Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) for upload aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lasheba James/Released)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 4, 2019) A Mark 45 5-inch gun is fired aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lasheba James/Released)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 6, 2019) Sailors perform maintenance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Grandmasters” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46 on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lasheba James/Released)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 5, 2019) Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Erika Landes, from Lillington, N.C., opens up a water pump aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87)(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lasheba James/Released)


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