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Naval Ship Tours and Briefings

Service members engaging in educational tours aboard naval ships, emphasizing inter-branch cooperation and training in operational environments.

220713-N-PC065-1029 RIJEKA, Croatia (July 13, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Andrew Priddy, left center, commanding general of Task Force 61/2, and U.S. Navy Capt. Eric Kellum, commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), discuss amphibious capabilities during a tour aboard Arlington in Rijeka, Croatia, July 13, 2022. Arlington is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
220713-N-PC065-1029 RIJEKA, Croatia (July 13, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Andrew Priddy, left center, commanding general of Task Force 61/2, and U.S. Navy Capt. Eric Kellum, commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), discuss amphibious capabilities during a tour aboard Arlington in Rijeka, Croatia, July 13, 2022. Arlington is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
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RTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 12, 2022) - Puerto Princesa City Mayor Lucilo Bayron, fourth from left, poses for a photo with Philippine Air Force Brig. Gen. Fermin Carangan, second from left, Capt. Jeffrey Feinberg, commanding officer of USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), third from left, and Philippine Air Force members aboard Mercy during a tour in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.
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110112-N-9643K-019SAN DIEGO (Jan. 12, 2011) Fireman Apprentice Damage Controlman Stefanie Salazar, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) instructs duty section Sailors how to don a self-contained breathing apparatus used for fighting fires aboard the ship. Bonhomme Richard is in dry dock through April for maintenance and upgrades.
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220702-N-PW480-0164 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 2, 2022) A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 2 staff member assists an NSI midshipman candidate with proper cover fitting during uniform issue at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 2. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navys new officers and enlist
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SAIPAN (Jan. 14 2013) Engineman 2nd Class Rex Hartung explains instruments on the bridge to students from Grace Christian Academy during a tour of the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40). Frank Cable conducts maintenance and support of submarine and surface vessels deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
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220410-N-DF558-2009 EAST CHINA SEA (April 10, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Corby Bivans, left, from Las Vegas, and Chief Logistics Specialist Duc Trinh, front center, from Oakland, California, both assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21, alongside military leaders with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) observe a sonar module in the combat direction center aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). During bilateral exercises between Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and JMSDF, the two navies strengthened all-domain awareness and maneuvers across a distributed maritime environment. Bilateral operations like this one reassure our allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
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GREAT LAKES, Il. (May 25, 2022) Lt. Kevin Sluga, Great Lakes Fire & Emergency Services, retired after 28 years of dedicated service during a ceremony at Great Lakes Fire Department Station 1. Capt. Jason J. Williamson, Naval Station Great Lakes Commanding Officer, presented Sluga with the Civilian Service Commendation Medal. Sluga first started working at Great Lakes in January 1994.
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Annalena Baerbock (Alliance 90/The Greens), Federal Foreign Minister, will be travelling to Israel, the Palestinian Territories, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Lebanon, the Republic of the Philippines, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates from 7 January to 14 January 2024
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220921-N-IC246-0170 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Sept. 21, 2022) - Adrian Lowery, an attendant of Navy Employer Recognition Event (NERE), simulates firing an M-240 machine gun at Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MESRON) 2 on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story Sept. 21. NERE is a professional recognition event for outstanding civilian employers of Navy Reserve Sailors that have demonstrated exceptional support for their citizen-Sailor employees above and beyond the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. NERE also provides selected civilian employers of Navy Reserve Sailors with a first-hand look at the capabilities, roles, and missions of the U.S. Navy Reserve.
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U.S. Air Force Airmen from Royal Air Force Mildenhall and Royal Air Force Lakenheath are briefed on how to use a life jacket prior to conducting a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival training course at Lowestoft, England, Jan. 7, 2022. SERE instructors teach Airmen how to navigate through situations an aircrew might encounter in a water landing or for pilots who might have to eject over the ocean.
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DAKAR, Senegal (March 10, 2013) Lt. Cmdr. Paul Qualey, right, U.S. exercise control group lead, tracks ships with Royal Moroccan navy Lt. Cmdr. Mohamed Ezzoubairi in the maritime operations center at the Admiral Faye Gassama Naval Base during Exercise Saharan Express 2013. Saharan Express is an international maritime security cooperation exercise designed to improve maritime safety and security in West Africa.
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 31, 2022) Chief Cryptologic Technician (Technical) Dean Gushikuma, from Kailua, Hawaii, conducts training on the messdecks aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) while operating in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 31. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.
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221025-N-FO714-1221MUARA, Brunei (Oct. 25, 2022) Leaders from the U.S. and Royal Brunei Armed Forces pose for a group photo aboard the Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessel KDB Daruttaqwa (DTQ 09) after touring the ship during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei, Oct. 25. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality. Exercises like this one reassure our Allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 16, 2022) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN79) stand next to a poster they created representing the Philippines during an Asian American and Pacific Islander month celebration. The month of May celebrates the service and sacrifices of Asian/Pacific Islanders throughout the United States. John F. Kennedy is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier and is under construction at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division.
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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Brian Cavanaugh, commanding general, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, tours the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 16, 2022. The USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. is named after retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr., who was the first Black U.S. Marine Corps aviator and the first Black Marine to become a three-star general.
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PEARL HARBOR (April 26, 2016) Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks to Sailors assigned to the Pacific Surface Action Group (SAG) during an all-hands call aboard USS Momsen (DDG 92). The Pacific SAG includes the guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73), USS Spruance (DDG 111), and Momsen, and is deploying to the Western Pacific. The U.S. 3rd Fleet commander will retain operational control of the SAG throughout the deployment, including in waters west of the international date line.
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240117-N-ED228-2030 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 17, 2024) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) Airman Tyler Wilson, from Louisville, Ky., conducts maintenance on a float coat on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently moored pierside at Naval Air Station North Island.
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221028-N-N0841-1007 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Oct. 28, 2022) -- Cmdr. Fumio Kakimoto (left), the commanding officer of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine JS Touryu (SS-512) congratulates Sonar Technician (Submarine) 3rd Class Daniel J. Moucha (right) after pinning him with his Enlisted Submarine Warfare Qualification device, Oct. 28.
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Mr. Patrick Nevins, left, and Ms. Sapna Sharma, right, both staff members of the House Armed Services Committee, discus unit safety and readiness with leaders from 2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, during a house armed services committee staff member visit aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 31, 2023. Mr. Patrick Nevins and Ms. Sapna Sharma, professional staff members of the House Armed Services Committee, visited II MEF and major subordinate commands to discuss amphibious readiness and shipping, force posture and other topics related to the Commandant Force Design 2030.
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KOREA STRAIT (March 30, 2023) - U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Luke Jenkins, the command master chief of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), eats dinner with Republic of Korea servicemembers aboard the USS Makin Island, March 30, 2023. The 13th MEU is embarked with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of the Makin Island and amphibious transport dock ships USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and USS Anchorage (LPD 23), and operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
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U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Simon Doran, director of Strategy and Plans Division, Headquarters Marine Corps, signs the Joint Task Force-Space Defense heritage board during his visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 29, 2022. Doran received a mission brief from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Tom James, commander of the JTF-SD. The JTF-SD, in unified action with mission partners, deters aggression, defends capabilities, and defeats adversaries throughout the continuum of conflict.
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220707-N-PW480-0118 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 7, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 2 midshipman candidates participate in the confidence chamber at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 7. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navys new officers and enlisted Sailors.
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220512-N-LR905-1040PACIFIC OCEAN (May 12, 2022) - Cmdr. Edelio Joloya, supply officer, gives a supply chain presentation to students from University of California, San Diego aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), May 12, 2022. Students from University of California, San Diego visited Makin Island to learn about supply chain management and logistics of a warship. Naval supply officers direct the ordering of tools, parts, materials and food aboard Navy ships to keep the ship and Sailors mission ready. Makin Island is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship currently homeported in San Diego.
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GREAT LAKES, Il. (June 22, 2022) Educators with Navy Talent Acquisition Group Richmond and Navy Recruiting Command tour Recruit Training Command and Naval Station Great Lakes as part of the Educator Orientation Visit (EOV) to familiarize teachers with differnt aspects of the Navy. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.
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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 17, 2015) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert speaks with Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a barbeque sponsored by the Cooks from the Valley volunteer organization at Naval Base Coronado. George Washington is conducting hull swap with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan will relieve George Washington as the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan, and George Washington will return to Newport News, Va., for a mid-life refueling complex overhaul.
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Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro is briefed by U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, 2d Marine Division commanding general, during a live-fire demonstration of range G-36 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 28, 2022. Del Toro's visit to Camp Lejeune provided an opportunity for Marines and Sailors to demonstrate how the U.S. naval force remains the most powerful in the world by continuing to build, train and equip itself to meet the warfighting needs of today. During his visit, Del Toro was briefed on Littoral Exercise I, which had service members experimenting with new tactics and force structures in littoral environments along the East Coast to prepare for future scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)
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NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON, Wash. (Feb. 6, 2013) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus eats lunch with Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is currently homeported in Bremerton, Wash., while undergoing a docked planned incremental availability maintenance period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.
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100922-N-8848T-185NEWPORT, R.I. (Sept. 22, 2010) Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Adam Bowie, a recruit division commander and facilitator for the High Ropes Course at Officer Training Command, shows a class from Officer Candidate School how to properly attach the lobster claws of two safety lanyards to cables on the 39-foot high course. High Ropes is part of Officer Candidate School training and is designed to instill confidence, communication and teamwork in future Navy officers. Officer candidates must complete the course before graduating from OCS and being commissioned.
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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 22, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, center right, along with Rear Adm. Carl A. Lahiti, left, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan/Region Japan, participate in a library tour escorted by senior library technician Megan Emswiler, right, as part of a base tour. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleets forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.
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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 22, 2022) Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, center right, along with Rear Adm. Carl A. Lahiti, left, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan/Region Japan, participate in a library tour escorted by senior library technician Megan Emswiler, right, as part of a base tour. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleets forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.
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HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 6, 2022) - Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) leadership and members of the international diplomatic corps in the Solomon Islands pose for a photo while on a tour of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.
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USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) crew members discuss ScanEagle unmanned aerial system capabilities with Brazilian officials and U.S. Embassy personnel during an engagement in Rio de Janeiro, March 9, 2023. Stone is on a scheduled multi-mission deployment in the South Atlantic Ocean to counter illicit maritime activities and strengthen relationships for maritime sovereignty throughout the region.
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U.S. Navy Capt. Steve Milback, a family physician with Expeditionary Medical Facility Jacksonville, Fl., speaks with Dr. Sudi Moein, a cervical cancer researcher with Moein Health during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 20, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.
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U.S. Marines with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, demonstrate different types of explosives during the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron's Month of the Military Child event on MCA Miramar, San Diego, California, April 8, 2022. MCAS Miramar EOD laid out its equipment on a static display for families and children and helped them tour their explosive disposal truck during this event. The month of April is designated as the Month of the Military Child and in its commemoration, H&HS hosted this event to celebrate the families of our service members.
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220719-N-UJ449-1034 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (July 19, 2022) USO volunteers hand out tacos to service members as part of their weekly Troop Lunch on Naval Air Station Sigonella, July 19, 2022. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.
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NBC news reporter Dasha Burns talks with Brig. Gen. Daniel Hibner, South Atlantic Division commander on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey vessel "Blackwater" in Cape Coral, Florida., during an interview Oct. 5, 2022 near Fort Myers Beach.
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111211-N-DX615-040 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 11, 2011) Seaman Denise Williams and Marine Sgt. Amanda Joseph, participate in an arm wrestling competition aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The competition was part of a Morale, Welfare, and Recreation fun day at sea. Makin Island is on its maiden deployment and conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Makin Island is the Navys newest amphibious assault ship and the only U.S. Navy ship with a hybrid electric propulsion system.
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NORFOLK, Va. (August 5, 2022) Leadership of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) accepts the Battenberg Cup from Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, during a ceremony held aboard the ship at BAE Systems Ship Repair Norfolk, Aug. 5, 2022. The Battenberg Cup has been awarded annually since 1977 to the ship or submarine selected by the fleet commander as the best all-around in the Atlantic Fleet, based on accumulation of crew achievements.
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MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 23, 2012) Food Network Chef Robert Irvine shares pizza dough rolling tips with Culinary Specialist 1st class Romonn Calhoun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68). Irvine visited several ships stationed at Naval Station Mayport. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.
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HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS (Aug. 29, 2022) - Far right, Lt. Steven Szelmeczki, a chaplain assigned to Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22), conducts a press conference with local media as USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) pulls into Honiara, Solomon Islands, Aug. 29, 2022. Mercy is the flagship for PP22. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. In Honiara, the Pacific Partnership 2022 team is comprised of representatives from Australia, Japan, and the United States. PP22 events are coordinated with the host nation and are planned based on the requirements and requests of Solomon Islands. Engagements in Honiara will include medical care and exchanges, engineering projects, discussions on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and community outreach events, including band concerts and sporting events. (Photo by Leslie Hull-Ryde)
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220816-N-N0443-1001 WOODBRIDGE, Va. (Aug. 16, 2022) From left, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) Force Master Chief Matt Harris, Fire Controlman 2nd Class Marvin Tilghman, Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Marlin Boucher, and Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, NETC commander, pose for a photo at Navy Recruiting Station Woodbridge, Virginia, Aug. 16, 2022. Garvin and Harris visited the recruiting station to talk with recruiters about their mission to inform, attract, influence and hire the highest quality candidates from America's diverse talent pool. As the owner of the Force Development pillar within MyNavy HR, NETC recruits, trains and delivers those who serve the nation, taking them from "street to fleet" by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational, and combat ready warfighters.
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Capt. Paul Lanzilotta, the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) commanding officer, and Command Master Chief Bryan Davis, center, Fords command master chief, participate in a cake cutting ceremony with Ford Sailors as part of a Hispanic heritage celebration, Oct. 11, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.