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January 19, 2010
Adm. J. C. Harvey Jr., commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, speaks to Hampton Roads media on the pier by the Military Sealift Command dry cargo ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2). Sacagawea is deploying to assist with humanitarian assistance and relief efforts for Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010.
December 4, 2009
Friends and family members welcome home the crew of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) at Naval Station Norfolk. Anzio served as the flagship of the international anti-piracy task force, Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 in the Horn of Africa.
November 15, 2009
An MH-60S Sea Hawk, helicopter assigned to the Nightdippers of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 5 delivers supplies aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during an underway replenishment in the Atlantic Ocean.
March 27, 2009
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Suez Canal after five months of operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility while on its way back to homeport in Norfolk, Va.
December 2, 2008
Chief petty officers pose for an "old-school" style photo in arresting gear engine room three aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
November 23, 2008
Newly frocked third class petty officers wait to be awarded during a frocking ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Two hundred fifty-four Sailors were promoted to the next paygrade ship-wide.
November 8, 2008
Storekeeper 1st Class Carlos Oliveri, from Ponce, Puerto Rico, reads "Green Eggs and Ham" for his family in the ship's museum as part of the United Through Reading program while deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
October 23, 2008
Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Joseph Robinson, assigned to the "Valions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15, splices wires onto a strain gauge of an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
October 7, 2008
Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Bianca Zamora stands the .50-caliber gun mount watch while the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and crew depart Cape Town during a scheduled deployment.
May 1, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr. signs an autograph for Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Cody Nelson aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Earnhardt visited the ship to thank Sailors for their service.
April 30, 2008
Shooters launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet from a catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
August 1, 2007
Family and friends wave goodbye to Sailors assigned to guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) as the ship departs Naval Station Norfolk on a scheduled deployment to conduct maritime operations (MO) in support of the ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces. The Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group consists of Porter, the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), the amphibious transport ship USS Ponce (LPD 15), the guided missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52), the guided missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69), the attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) and the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44).
April 17, 2007
Storekeeper 3rd Class Kyle Harding, assigned to Navy Customs Battalion (NCB) Romeo, holds his three-month-old son for the first time after NCB Romeo's homecoming at Naval Station Norfolk. NCB Romeo Sailors recently completed a seven-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.
July 29, 2006
Members from Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Honor Guard, carry the casket of retired Master Chief Boatswains Mate (Master Diver) Carl M. Brashear into the base Chapel aboard Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., July 29. In May 1966, Brashear had the lower part of his left leg medically removed after suffering an accident at sea. After almost two years of rehabilitation, Master Chief Brashear became the first amputee to be certified as a U.S. Navy diver. Later in 1970 Master Chief Brashear was the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Brashear died from heart and respiratory failure at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Va., July 25, at the age of 75. Brashear's life was documented in the movie "Men of Honor" starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Robert DeNiro.
June 27, 2006
An SH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Four Eight (HSL-48) lifts off from USS Boone's (FFG 28) flight deck while sailing off the coast of Scotland. Boone took part in and completed Neptune Warrior, a course designed to increase coordination between North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and coalition allies.
June 7, 2006
The guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and the guided-missile frigate USS Boone (FFG 28) perform Divisional Tactics (DIVTACS) with the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) for maneuvering formation at sea. Monterey, along with Boone and The Sullivans took part in Neptune Warrior, a course designed to enhance coordination between North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies.
April 21, 2006
A Sailor watches a Landing Craft (Air Cushion) (LCAC) speed through the water with his sister and mother during a friends and family day cruise aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Nashville (LPD 13) April 21. Nashville's crew invited their friends and family onboard to give them a chance to see what their loved ones do every day.
February 15, 2006
Instructors assist Sailors to extinguish a Class Bravo fire as part of the basic shipboard firefighting course at Farrier Firefighting School at Naval Station Norfolk. The school prepares all Sailors to become an asset in the event of shipboard fires.
