SAN DIEGO (January 11, 2019) – Cmdr. Emily Cathey, a native of Statesville, North Carolina and commanding officer, USS Independence (LCS 2), gives a farewell speech as she prepares to relinquish command of Independence during a change of command ceremony aboard the ship. Cathey served as the ship’s commanding officer for 19 months and her leadership was instrumental in ensuring the ship successfully completed numerous certification events, testing of LCS mine warfare equipment, LCS tactics development and training for various LCS crews. LCS vessels are high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused surface combatants designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of open ocean operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Bryant Jay Austria/RELEASED)
From left, 1st Lt. Alexander Hansen, 742nd Missile Squadron mission lead, and 2nd Lt. Elizabeth Jordan, 742nd MS missileer, practice turning keys at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 15, 2019. Members of the 742nd MS are responsible for providing day-to-day combat operations for the nation’s intercontinental ballistic missile fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan McElderry)
SAN DIEGO (January 11, 2019) – Sailors from Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE prepare to serve as color guard during a change of command ceremony aboard USS Independence (LCS 2). Independence is the first variant in the LCS class and is currently serving as a testing ship, responsible for testing of LCS mine warfare equipment, development of LCS tactics and training for other LCS crews in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Navy Photo by Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Bryant Jay Austria/RELEASED)
01.01.2019...Newly promoted Capt. Rice preparing to restate the officer's oath. VA, UNITED STATES
Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Roger Jackson
529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
Airman 1st Class Ashley Adkins, 2nd Bomb Wing Honor Guard member, folds a flag for Chief Master Sgt. Bruce E. Cross, Air Force Contracting Agency chief enlisted manager, during a retirement ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 11, 2018. Cross grew up in Afton, Iowa, before enlisting in the Air Force in July 1992. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Miller)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing, right, speak with personnel from the Airmen Family Readiness Center as they prepare for deployment at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 4, 2019. The deployed Airmen will be using skills acquired during training, exercises and past experiences to ensure the real-world missions downrange are a success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mercedes Porter)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 17, 2019) Susan Ford Bales, USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) ship sponsor, center, Capt. John J. Cummings, Ford's commanding officer, left, and Command Master Chief Laura Nunley, right, presents Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 2nd Class Keishunda Ellislee, from Miami, assigned to Ford’s Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance department, with a Petty Officer of the Quarter plaque during an all hands call in the ship's hangar bay. Ford Bales is visiting the Ford for the first time since the ship’s return to Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding for its post-availability shakedown. (U.S. Navy photo taken by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cat Olaes)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 17, 2019) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Dakeyita Moore, from Patterson, New Jersey, assigned to Ford’s supply department, during receives her certificate of reenlistment from Lt. Cmdr. Heidi Davis, Ford's assistant supply officer, during a reenlistment ceremony. Ford is currently undergoing its post-shakedown availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. (U.S. Navy photo taken by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Carter)
Airman Mackenzie Lokatas, left, and Airman 1st Class Zachary Stein, 388th Maintenance Squadron, build munitions at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Jan. 17, 2019. The unit is preparing a 10-man team to participate in the Air Force Combat Operations Competition. AFCOCOMP tests Airman from a variety of maintenance specialties on all aspects of munitions operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 17, 2019) Ship’s Serviceman 1st Class Christy Naranjo, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), takes the E-7 Navy-wide advancement exam on the mess decks. Boxer is underway conducting routine operations as a part of USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Ortiz)