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Chief selectees from the Hampton Roads area man-the-rails of the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB 64) during Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Heritage Day. CPO Heritage Day gives newly selected chief candidates the opportunity to learn about their naval heritage and understand the true meaning behind the Navy’s mission, vision, guiding principals and core values- honor, [...]

Machinist’s Mate Fireman Zach Vineski, from Riverview, Mich., prepares to execute evening colors aboard the attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) at Naval Station Norfolk. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Xander Gamble (Released) 080822-N-7668G-029

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Pallets of supplies sit on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) as part of the humanitarian assistance for the Republic of Georgia. The humanitarian assistance is in response to the request of the government of the Republic of Georgia following the conflict between [...]

Chief Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Kathleen Reilly, commander, Navy Reserve Sailor of the Year, assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR 53), hugs her father after being meritoriously promoted to chief petty officer during the 2008 Navy Reserve Sailor of the Year Advancement Ceremony. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Joe R. [...]

The crew of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) mans the rails as the ship departs Naval Air Station North Island. George Washington will replace the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier operating from Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist [...]

Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Russell Butterfield, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Zach Brown, assigned to Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, perform maintenance on an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) during Fuerzas Aliadas (FA) PANAMAX 2008. FA PANAMAX 2008 is [...]

Storekeeper 1st Class Jeff Weaver and Ship’s Serviceman 2nd Class Gary Smith prepare humanitarian aid supplies to be loaded aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74). Nearly 55 tons of supplies were loaded as part of the humanitarian assistance for the Republic of Georgia following the conflict between Russian and Georgian forces. The [...]

Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) work together to help a shipmate exit from a flooding space during damage control training at the Center for Naval Engineering Learning Site, Yokosuka wet trainer. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary [...]

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead inspects the troops of the Republic of Singapore Navy during a ceremony in which he was awarded Republic of Singapore’s Meritorious Service Medal. Roughead, along with Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Joe R. Campa Jr., is completing a 10-day, round-the-world trip to visit [...]

Aviation Support Equipment Technician 1st Class Glen Turner secures side restraints to a pallet of humanitarian supplies aboard a C-9B Skytrain. This represents the U.S. Navy’s first asset participation in the ongoing humanitarian efforts in the Republic of Georgia. The Navy’s participation is part of a larger United [...]