Guantanamo Dive Training
February 16th, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Mike Morones
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Feb. 10, 2012) Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shane Tuck films diving operations off the coast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Expeditionary Combat Camera’s Underwater Photo Team conducts semi-annual training to hone its divers’ specialized skill set and ensure valuable support of Department of Defense activities worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jayme Pastoric)
The Vinson Departs San Francisco
October 18th, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 11, 2011) Sailors take photos on the flight deck as Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) passes under the Golden Gate Bridge while departing San Francisco. Carl Vinson was anchored in San Francisco, the ship’s original homeport, participating in Fleet Week festivities. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/U.S. Navy)
Goodbye Irene
August 26th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
Crew members of the guided missile destroyer Mason load food supplies aboard the ship early Thursday morning, August 25,2011 as the ship prepared to get underway with other Navy ships from the Norfolk Naval Station ahead of approaching hurricane Irene. The U.S. Navy ordered more than 60 ships out to safer waters Thursday so they could better weather the storm. (AP Photo/TheVirginian-Pilot, Bill Tiernan)
E-muster
September 16th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Sailors muster on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise, CVN 65, as she makes her way towards Norfolk after a six-week cruise on Thursday, September 9, 2010. This was the first – and longest – cruise for many of the ship’s company as the Big E has been in the yards for two years. The Enterprise will be the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be decommissioned.
Tying one off
September 15th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
A Sailor works the lines as the USS Enterprise, CVN 65, returns to port in Norfolk from a six-week cruise on Thursday, September 9, 2010. (Sheila Vemmer)
Almost Home
September 13th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
IC3 Vijay Kataria takes a face full of wind as the USS Enterprise, CVN 65, heads toward Norfolk as she returns from a six-week cruise on Thursday, September 9, 2010. Enterprise is the fastest carrier in the Navy, so it can get pretty windy outside on the o-11 level when the crew is looking forward to returning home. (Sheila Vemmer/staff)
Looking out for the Big E
September 10th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Masters-at-arms from the USS Enterprise, CVN 65, stand a force protection watch on the bow of the ship as “The Big E” returns to Norfolk from a six-week cruise on Thursday, September 9, 2010.
Playing With Fire
June 26th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
While on a tour of the engine room, LHD-3 USS Kearsarge Boiler Technician Chief Hurdis Rodgers reveals the Zippo that lights the boilers of the ship’s engines – an increasingly rare sight in the Navy these days, as ships engines are modernized with the “hybrid” power.
Free Delivery
May 3rd, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
A display torpedo makes its way down to the floor of the Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2010 expo at the National Harbor. It is the largest maritime expo event in the world, with more than 150 defense companies showcasing their wares.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates raised some eyebrows here this year, questioning the need for new amphibious craft: “We have to take a hard look at where it would be necessary or sensible to launch another major amphibious landing again — especially as advances in anti-ship systems keep pushing the potential launch point further from shore. On a more basic level, in the 21st century, what kind of amphibious capability do we really need to deal with the most likely scenarios, and then how much?”
Haitian
February 2nd, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
On the helo ride from the Port-au-Prince airport to the Petionville Country Club, where the 1-73rd was in control, we circled a few times, and this aircrewman waved and gave the thumbs-up ... he turned and saw me watching, smiled, shouted "MY HOUSE!" and pointed at the side of his helmet. I never got his name, but I will remember the size of this Haitian sailor's smile.