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.
U.S. Soldiers from 1-125th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (37th IBCT) practice medical evacuation during training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., Nov. 11, 2011. The 37th IBCT is deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. DoD photo by Sgt. Kimberly Lamb, U.S. Army.
San Diego (Sept. 30, 2011) The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) returns to Naval Base San Diego from a 7-month deployment to the western Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Regan.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2011) An MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 261 lands aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is conducting training exercises in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Travis J. Kuykendall.
INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2011) The Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) is underway with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis during a replenishment at sea. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to thew western Pacific Ocean and the Arabian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate.
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 2, 2011) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Stephen Bailey places a cap on a missile on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean and the Arabian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley.
Airman Cameron Brown attaches a chain to an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 41 aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) underway in the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 16, 2011. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean and the Arabian Gulf. DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley, U.S. Navy. (Released)
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Parlin plays with his son before the USS Anzio departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., May 11, 2011. Parline is a cryptologic technician assigned to the Anzio, deploying as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rafael Martie.
NORFOLK (May 11, 2011) Family members and friends of Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) watch as mooring lines are released and the ship departs Naval Station Norfolk on its maiden deployment. George H.W. Bush, the Navy's newest aircraft carrier, will deploy as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric S. Garst/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 7, 2011)
Aviation Electricians Mate 3rd Class Eric Jameson Pierce, from Muldrow Redland, Okla., reads a service manual from a laptop while installing an arresting gear proximity switch on an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
Stennis is participating in a composite training unit exercise off the coast of Southern California.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall/Released)
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Soldiers in the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division hone their combat skills at the Army's National Training Center in preparation for an upcoming deployment. Courtesy Photo.
Airmen watch as an F-22 Raptor taxis toward a refueling station March 31, 2011, on the flightline at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The pilots and maintainers, along with the F-22s, are assigned to the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. They deployed to Kadena AB earlier in 2011 to test their capabilities in a new environment and to train with Airmen and aircraft there. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman)
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (March 28, 2011) Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) embark aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deploying to the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julio Rivera (Released)
