High-speed turns
March 19th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the Navy’s 10th and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, keels hard to starboard during high-speed turn drills. George H.W. Bush is underway in the Atlantic Ocean supporting fleet training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Micah P. Blechner/Released)
Georgian hospitality
March 11th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
Georgians perform for watching sailors of the frigate John L. Hall upon its arrival in the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi on March 1. (AP Photo/ Seiran Baroyan)
Guarding against the cold
March 4th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
U.S. sailor Mark Sashegyi of Miami, Fla., bundles up in cold weather gear to try and stay warm while he patrols the deck of aircraft carrier Nimitz in Hong Kong during a recent port call. The visit by Nimitz and four other ships to Hong Kong is a sign that recent tensions between China and the U.S. may be easing after flare-ups over an arms sale to Taiwan and the Dalai Lama’s meeting with President Obama. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Two Thumbs Up
February 26th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 23, 2010) Aviation’s Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Derrick Delhomme and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Kenneth London give a thumbs up to launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 aboard aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a scheduled six-month deployment as part of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley Evans/Released)
Mud Run
February 26th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
HONALULU (Feb. 20, 2010) A participant wipes mud from his face after jumping in a pond during the 16th annual Swamp Romp. More than 300 six-person teams, including Navy and Marine Corps teams, participated in the event hosted by Combat Logistics Battalion 3. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico/Released)
Beachfront property
February 24th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne at FOB White, near the pier at Port-au-Prince, eat their meals (all MREs, all the time – this isn’t Afghanistan, y’know) on the beach – it keeps the rats away from tents.
Surf’s up
February 21st, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL students participate in Surf Passage at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif. Surf Passage is one of many physically demanding evolutions that are a part of the first phase of SEAL training. Navy SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. special forces and are trained to conduct a variety of operations from the sea, air and land. (Photo by MC2 Kyle D. Gahlau/Navy)
The jolly regulator
February 18th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
A Navy Seabee diver studies the damage chart of the supports on the the pier at the port of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Hundreds of supports to the remaining 30 percent of the secondary pier will have to be fixed before more than one cargo ship can dock.
Port repair
February 17th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Chief Equipment Operator Steven Eckroth, a Navy diver with Underwater Construction Team One, works to repair the supports on the the pier at the port of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The Army 544th Engineer Dive Team is working on the biggest mission in its history – hand in hand with Navy divers and engineers to help get the port running at a higher capacity – as it is the main artery for the country.
Swimming with the Big Fish
February 16th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Dolphins swim along side the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) during an underway replenishment with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 5. (MCSN Robert Robbins / Navy)