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tlantic Ocean (June 16, 2006) - Aviation Warfare Technician 3rd Class Johnnie Kelley spots a landing on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) from a SH-60 Seahawk. Iwo Jima is currently on deployment in support of the global war on terrorism and maritime...

Souda Bay, Crete, Greece (June 29, 2006) - USS Nashville (LPD 13) arrives in Souda Harbor for a routine port visit. Nashville’s is the tenth ship in the Austin-class of Amphibious Transport Docks. She departed her homeport of Norfolk, Virginia for a regularly scheduled six-month deployment as...

Pacific Ocean (July 14, 2006) - Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Thomas Vafias of San Diego, mans the forward bridge lookout aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during a low visibility detail. Boxer is currently operating off the coast of Southern California in preparation for a...

Philippine Sea (June 22, 2006) - Flight Deck Control Handler, Lt. Cmdr. Gil Mucke and Assistant Flight Deck Control Officer, Lt. Alberto Dones monitor the movement of aircraft on the "ouji board" in the flight deck control center during night-time flight operations aboard the...

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 23, 2006)- An F/A-18C Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, t he ”Dambusters,” prepares to land on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during flight operations. Carriers typically conducts flight operations over a 12-hour period each day, including both day...

Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Lucas, an electrician's mate on the USS Chafee, repairs a light on the ship after it docked Saturday, June 3, 2006, in Seward, Alaska. The destroyer was participating in Exercise Northern Edge 2006. The joint training exercise, which runs from June 5 to 16 and is...

The USS O'Kane enters the harbor in Homer, Alaska, Sunday, June 4, 2006. The destroyer was participating in Exercise Northern Edge 2006. The joint training exercise, which runs from June 5 to 16 and is hosted by Alaskan Command, is one of a series of U.S. Pacific Command exercises that prepare...

Gulf of Thailand - The U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes (CG 49) conducts training operations with the Royal Thai Navy guided missile frigate HTMS Naresuan (FFG 421) and the U.S. Navy guided missile frigate USS Curts (FFG 38) during the Thailand phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness...

San Diego - The guided missile frigate USS Curts (FFG 38) is guided into Naval Station San Diego with the help of a tugboat after passing underneath the Coronado Bridge. Curts is returning to Naval Station San Diego after an underway off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by...

At sea aboard USS Curts (FFG 38) - A BQM-74E aerial drone target is launched from the guided missile frigate USS Curts (FFG 38). Republic of Singapore Navy ships participating in the Singapore phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) track the drone. CARAT is a...

Chennai, India: Ensign Michael Betsch looks on as the guided missile frigate USS Curts (FFG 38) makes its way past the Indian Navy large patrol craft INS Sukanya (P 50). Curts' arrived in Chennai, India for a four-day port visit and associated participation in the third South Asia Search and...

The guided Frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) passes the USS Missouri battleship and USS Arizona Memorials while returning to her homeport at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - More than 200 officers and Sailors, assigned to the Pearl Harbor-based guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37), return home from deployment. Crommelin, commanded by Cmdr. Don Hodge, was deployed to Naval Forces Southern Command area of responsibility engaged in...

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - Family members cheer the crew of the guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) as the ship returns from deployment. Commanded by Cmdr. Don Hodge, more than 200 officers and Sailors of the Pearl Harbor-based frigate were deployed to U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command...

Atlantic Ocean -- (From lead, in foreground) USS Underwood (FFG 36), USS Ticonderoga (CG 47), USS Carney (DDG 64), USS Sir Winston Churchill (DDG 81), and USS Taylor (FFG 50) steam in a "Ships Parade" formation during Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 2002. U.S. Navy Photo by...

At sea with USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Battlegroup - The fast combat support ship USS Seattle (AOE 3) provides fuel and cargo to the guided missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) and to the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy during a replenishment at sea (RAS). The Kennedy Battlegroup is on a...

San Diego, Calif. (Oct. 11, 2005) – The guided missile frigate USS Jarrett (FFG 33) returns to Naval Station San Diego after spending six months performing counter narcotic terrorism operations in the Southern Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate LaQuisha S. Davis

San Diego, Calif. (Oct. 11, 2005) – The guided missile frigate USS Jarrett (FFG 33) returns to Naval Station San Diego after spending six months performing counter narcotic terrorism operations in the Southern Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate LaQuisha S. Davis