While the rest of the ship was celebrating its deployment half-way mark, Command Master Chief Dave Colton signals an Indian Naval ship from the bridge wing of the cruiser Anzio (CG 68) in the Gulf of Aden. Colton began his Navy career as a signalman, but hasn't used his 'flashing lights' skills in a while - the Navy preferrs more modern means of communication like chat. When an Indian Naval ship signaled the Anzio, CMC Colton was happy to engage in conversation.

Quartermaster 2nd Class Joshua Livangood uses a Stadimeter to measure an elevation/range from the bridge of the cruiser Anzio (CG 68) at sea in the Somali Basin on Friday, August 21, 2009. The stadimeter cme out of a wooden box (see below) that looked and smelled old. I was surprised to see something so "classic" being used, but found out they also use a digital at close range. This just looked so NAVY.

Serial #008. Carbonara Labs in NY. Pretty Cool.

Some of these guys were in their racks, a couple were in their whites, but just a few minutes after getting the call that they needed to be suited up and ready for a possible crash on the flight deck, they were on the scene and ready to react. The helo landed safely, there was no crash, and two of them had to put their dress shoes back on.

Boatswains Mate 2nd Class (SW) Tyrone Williams.

Behind the Anzio, 20 August, 2009, in the Somali Basin.

All hands participate in a RAS (replenishment at Sea) on board the USS Anzio (CG 68) at sea in the North Arabian Sea on Tuesday, August 18, 2009.

Fire Controlman 2nd Class (SW) Eric Kawakami squeezes into the CiWS for maintenance on board the USS Anzio (CG 68) at sea in the North Arabian Sea on Tuesday, August 18, 2009.