Category Archives: Arabian Gulf

Civilian Mariner Directs Sea Hawk Helicopter On USS Ponce

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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 8, 2013) Joe Ewing, a civilian mariner, directs an SH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15). Formerly designated as an amphibious transport dock (LPD), Ponce was recently converted and reclassified to fulfill a longstanding U.S. Central Command request for an Afloat Forward Staging Base to be forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Dawn Stankus.

Civilian Mariner Directs Sea Hawk Helicopter On USS Ponce

ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 8, 2013) Joe Ewing, a civilian mariner, directs an SH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15). Formerly designated as an amphibious transport dock (LPD), Ponce was recently converted and reclassified to fulfill a longstanding U.S. Central Command request for an Afloat Forward Staging Base to be forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Dawn Stankus.

Plots A Course As Pearl Harbor Gets Underway

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ARABIAN GULF (March 24, 2012) Quartermaster 3rd Class Matthew Cammer, right, and Quartermaster 2nd Class Chantrel Corbin plot a course as the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) gets underway after a port visit to Bahrain. Pearl Harbor and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Behnke.

Maritime Infrastructure Protection Exercise

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ARABIAN GULF (March 14, 2012) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) observe a riverine patrol craft from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 and the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak (WPB 1333) conduct a maritime infrastructure protection exercise. Milius is on a routine deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Quartermaster 2nd Class Kendall Mabon.

Cake In The Hangar Bay Celebrates 30 Years Since Vinson Commissioning

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ARABIAN GULF (March 13, 2012) Sailors line up for cake in the hangar bay during a celebration commemorating 30 years since the commissioning of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson was commissioned March 13, 1982. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans.

Replenishment At Sea In The Arabian Gulf

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The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, bottom, and the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill, top, conduct a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge in the Arabian Gulf, March 6, 2012. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans.

Directs Hornet Onto The Bow Catapults For Launch

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ARABIAN GULF (March 5, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Eric Welsh directs an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 onto the bow catapults for launch on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans.

Guiding Sea Hawk Pilots Retrieve Cargo

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ARABIAN GULF (March 6, 2012) Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Cory Merritt, assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 15, guides the pilots of an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter as they retrieve cargo from the deck of the fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) during a replenishment at sea with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans.

Vinson Aircraft Directors Take Notes About The Next Event

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 29, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Jathan Lane and other aircraft directors take notes about the next event between aircraft launch and recovery cycles in flight deck control aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans.

Vinson Launch Lights

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Querido directs aircraft onto the waist catapults to prepare for launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Arabian Gulf, Feb. 22, 2012. Querido is an aviation boatswain's mate handling. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans.

Push F/A 18C Into Position On Flight Deck

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 22, 2012) Air Department Sailors push an F/A 18C into position on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during flight operations. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Benjamin Stevens.

Delivering Cargo To Abraham Lincoln

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 13, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 delivers cargo to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) from the Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) during a replenishment at sea. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christina Naranjo.

Sea Hawk Lands Aboard Abraham Lincoln

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 11, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua E. Walters.