Lance Cpl. Christopher R. Furr, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 crew chief, lifts his wife, Andrea, into the air before deploying, Jan. 6. Marines of VMM-365 said farewell to their friends and family in the squadron parking lot aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River before going inside the hangar to prepare for their deployment to Afghanistan. Photo by Lance Cpl. John Suleski.
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SAN DIEGO (Jan. 11, 2012) Sailors haul in the mooring lines as the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) prepares to depart for for a scheduled independent deployment to the western Pacific region and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shawnte Bryan.
A U.S. sailor guides the pilots of an MH-60S K Night Hawk helicopter away from the landing area as they deliver supplies from the USNS Charles Drew to the USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 20, 2011. The sailor is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are on a western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans.
INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 10, 2012) Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Michael Johnson, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, carries tie-down chains to an F/A-18E Super Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a Western Pacific Deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 25, 2011) Sailors participate in a 5k reindeer fun run on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is in the 7th Fleet area of operations on deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans and will soon join coalition efforts in the 5th Fleet region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua E. Walters.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 21, 2011) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 24, 2011) Hull Technician Fireman Douglas Anderson, left, and Hull Technician Fireman Patrick Zembol watch the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) take on fuel in heavy seas during a refueling at sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a Western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 25, 2011) Rear. Adm. Mike Shoemaker, center-right, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, and Capt. John D. Alexander, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), help serve Sailors a traditional Christmas dinner. Lincoln is in the 7th Fleet area of operations on deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans and will soon join coalition efforts in the 5th Fleet region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Randolph.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 23, 2011) Airman Michael Laurion, right, and Airman Dylan Ulrich, both assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson's (CVN 70) air department, study for their enlisted aviation warfare specialist qualification in the hangar bay. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans.
lincoln-transits-pacific-during-deployment_111216-N-KQ416-059 Lincoln Transits Pacific During Deployment PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 16, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Pacific Ocean during a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. Lincoln is changing homeports after this deployment from Everett, Wash., to Norfolk, Va., for a periodic refueling complex overhaul. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary S. Welch.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 19, 2011) Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 move ordnance aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman George M. Bell.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2011) Air Traffic Controller Airman Sarah Varjan stands watch at final control in the carrier air traffic control center aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicolas C. Lopez.
Seaman Nathaniel Barton stands watch aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). In the background the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducts a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200). Bunker Hill and Carl Vinson are on scheduled deployments to the western Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Grandin
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Dec. 1, 2011) The Virginia-class submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for their first operational deployment to the western Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ronald Gutridge.
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