Navy Change of Command Ceremonies

Images depict formal change of command ceremonies in naval settings, featuring military personnel in dress whites, podiums, and ceremonial actions, conveying a sense of duty and tradition.

221007-N-DW158-1045 SEA OF JAPAN (Oct. 7, 2022) Rear Adm. Buzz Donnelly, middle, Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, Capt. Fred Goldhammer, left, commanding officer of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and Command Master Chief Jeremy Douglas, Ronald Reagans command master chief, render honors as Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, is piped aboard during a change of command ceremony in the Sea of Japan, Oct 7. During the ceremony, Goldhammer was properly relieved by Capt. Daryle Cardone as the commanding officer. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
221007-N-DW158-1045 SEA OF JAPAN (Oct. 7, 2022) Rear Adm. Buzz Donnelly, middle, Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, Capt. Fred Goldhammer, left, commanding officer of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and Command Master Chief Jeremy Douglas, Ronald Reagans command master chief, render honors as Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, is piped aboard during a change of command ceremony in the Sea of Japan, Oct 7. During the ceremony, Goldhammer was properly relieved by Capt. Daryle Cardone as the commanding officer. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
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VUNG RO BAY, Vietnam (July 3rd, 2022) - Mr. Marc Knapper, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, right, shakes hands with Captain Hank Kim, Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) mission commander, upon arrival aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during the PP22 Vietnam closing ceremony. 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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220510-N-NT811-1001 WASHINGTON (May 10, 2022) - Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. John B. Nowell Jr. and Fleet Master Chief Delbert Terrell Jr. attend a Navy Day Major League Baseball game at Nationals Park. Nowell was invited to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Washington Nationals played the New York Mets.
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221129-N-MW880-1123 NAPLES, Italy (Nov. 29, 2022) Rear Adm. Dennis Velez, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG, talks with Italian Ministry of Defense Strategic Advisor Prof. Andrea Margelletti, Italian Navy Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Aurelio De Carolis, and Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, during a reception for local military and civilian leaders honoring the U.S.-Italian relationship, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) while anchored in the Bay of Naples, Nov. 29, 2022. The George H.W. Bush CSG is 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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221006-N-DK722-2016 VENICE (Oct. 6, 2022) U.S. Navy Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, right, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, meets with Commander of the Finnish navy Rear Adm. Jori Harju during the 13th Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium (TRSS), hosted by the Italian Navy. Held every Two years, TRSS provides a forum for international Naval leaders, organizations and agencies from more than 50 nations to discuss the latest developments in confronting maritime challenges.
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221023-N-LP924-1067 MIAMI (Oct. 23, 2022) Lt.j.g. Tatiana Vasquez, a Registerd Nurse aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), is interviewed by local media on the flight deck, Oct. 23, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
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Capt. Kailie Benson, commander Coast Guard Sector Boston, speaks at a ceremony to re-certify Newburyport, Massachusetts, as a Coast Guard City August 6, 2022. The town of Newburyport was initially designated in 2011, as the nations fourteenth Coast Guard City.
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(CHINA LAKE) - OICC China Lake, commanding officer, Capt. Ben Wainwright poses with his father and step-mother after the ceremony on September 2 at Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southwest in San Diego, CA.
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CAPT. W. Scott Slocum, Commander Destroyer Squadron 26 and exercise commander for BALTOPS '93, makes a toast with Russian Rear Adm. W. P. Comoyedoff, chief of the Baltic Squadron, during a reception aboard the destroyer USS DEYO (DD-989). For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Base: Aarhus Country: Denmark (DNK)
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Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr. James Heydon, U.S. Navys Nuclear Power Training Unit - Charleston graduate, is interviewed by members of the Australian press aboard USS Yorktown (CV 10) at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, Jan. 12, 2024. During the ceremony, the first three Royal Australian Navy officers graduated from the school, marking a significant step in Australias goal to operate conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines.
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SANTA RITA, Guam (April 21, 2022) Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson commander, Joint Region Marianas, is welcomed aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Suzutsuki (DD 117), alongside Capt. Takeshima Hiroaki commander of Escort Division 8, and Cmdr. Iwamori Yuhi commanding officer of JS Suzutsuki (DD 117), at U.S. Naval Base Guam, April 18. The leaders reaffirmed the value of continued bilateral engagements and the importance of the U.S.-Japan Alliance in maintaining peace, stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photos by Rey Rabara)
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Master Chief Scott Slade (left) and Chief Warrant Officer Beth Slade (right) stand outside of Coast Guard Station Coos Bay in Coos Bay, Oregon, after a change of command ceremony, June 10, 2022. Master Chief Slade relieved Chief Warrant Officer Slade, his wife, from her duties as commanding officer of Station Coos Bay.
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PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Oct. 20, 2012) Ship's Sponsor Lynne Pace smashes a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) America (LHA 6). With Pace are commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, left, Capt. Robert A. Hall Jr., America's prospective commanding officer, and Ingalls Shipbuilding President Irwin F. Edenzon. Americas Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.
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220614-N-KN989-1004 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (June 14, 2022) Rear Adm. Timothy Kott, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, addresses an audience during a change of command ceremony aboard USS Missouri (BB-63). Capt. Erik Spitzer, Commander, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, was relieved by Capt. Mark Sohaney during the official change of command ceremony June 14, 2022. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam delivers the best service in base operating support to supported and tenant commands to enable operational mission success while simultaneously providing the highest quality of installation services, facilities support and quality of life programs.
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NEWPORT, RI. (Sept. 30, 2022) Capt. Everett Alcorn, commanding officer, Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN), Rhode Island, speaks to Limited Duty Officer/Chief Warrant Officer (LDO/CWO) Academy class 22120 students at OTCN, during their graduation ceremony, Sept. 30, 2022. The LDO/CWO community supports the warfighting capability and readiness of Naval forces through leadership, technical proficiency, and experience.
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On May 13, 2022, a ceremonial cake-cutting celebration took place on Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeunes Quarterdeck where leadership and staff honored the hard work, commitment and sacrifices of Navy Nurses here and around the world, past and present. In keeping with Navy tradition, the cake was cut by the most senior and junior nurses in the command: Captain Alison Castro, with 27-years experience, and Ensign Brook Sahlmariam, with one-year experience in the Navy Nurse Corps.
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. - (Sept. 13, 2022) - Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman David Snow, of Mountain Top, Pa., senior enlisted leader assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, speaks with the Surgeon General of the Navy, Rear. Adm. Bruce L. Gillingham during a poster session held on day two of the 2022 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. The 2022 MHSRS brings together military, government, academia, and industry experts for four days of critical conversations and intensive idea sharing. Presenters will share their latest research findings and challenges on topics including combat casualty care, military operational medicine, clinical and rehabilitative medicine, medical simulation and information sciences, military infectious diseases, and the radiation health effects. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense and is one o
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Retired ADM Arleigh Burke and his wife, Roberta, listen as Richard Cheney, secretary of defense, speaks during the commissioning ceremony of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51). The destroyer is one of the few U.S. Navy ships named after a living person. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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YOKOSUKA, Japan (January 4, 2024) - Capt. Les Sobol, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, and Katsuaki Kamiji, mayor of Yokosuka, have a conversation during the Yokosuka Joint New Years Celebration at the Yokosuka Arena. For more than 75 years, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Ottignon, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, left, gives remarks during U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher Rebanas retirement ceremony at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 16, 2024. Rebana enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1994 and since has served in various leadership billets including command master chief of 3d Medical Battalion, 2d Marine Logistics Group, 2d Marine Division, and II Marine Expeditionary Force. Marine Corps
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND CEREMONY AND RECEPTION
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220607-N-EJ241-1021DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (June 7, 2022) - Brady A. Stuart, assigned to U.S. Navy Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, left, Cmdr. Robert E. Bulatao, executive officer of NSF Diego Garcia, center, and NSF Diego Garcia Command Chaplain, Lt. Cmdr. Michael J. Monroig, cut a cake during an 80th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Midway. Our remembrance of Midway illustrates how our battle achievements in innovation, intelligence, and courage serve as a model and as inspiration as we face the challenges of the future.
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221110-N-MH811-1130PEARL HARBOR (November 10, 2022) Cmdr. Isaac Pelt, commanding officer the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony for the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) which was held on the fantail of the Battleship Missouri Memorial, November 10.
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230319-N-YX844-1017 YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 19, 2023) Sideboys render honors to Minister Boris Pistorius, German Minister of Defense, on the ceremonial quarterdeck aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, March 19. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports Alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
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U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deputy director for operations, presents a folded U.S. flag to the grand-nephew of U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 1st Class Hubert P. Clement during an interment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 12, 2022. Clement was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft during World War II. Clement was accounted for on Oct. 1, 2021, nearly 80 years after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
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220909-N-WF272-1067 BALTIMORE (Sept. 9, 2022) Rear Adm. Nancy Lacore, Commandant, Naval District Washington, speaks to Sailors, assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia, during Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover Baltimore 2022. The Fleet Week, held Sept. 7-13, is Baltimores celebration of the sea services, and provides an opportunity for the local community and Maryland visitors to meet Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen, as well as see firsthand the latest capabilities of todays maritime services. NTAG Philadelphia encompasses regions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia, providing recruiting services from more than 30 talent acquisition sites with the overall goal of attracting the highest quality candidates to ensure the ongoing success of Americas Navy.
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ADM Sylvester R. Foley Jr. speaks during the ceremonies marking his assumption of command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Seated behind him is CHIEF of Naval Operations ADM Thomas B. Hayward, left, and CHIEF of Naval Operations Designate ADM James D. Watkins. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - TURRET HOMECOMING USS MONITOR
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DA NANG, Vietnam (March 5, 2018) Senior leadership from Vietnam greet leaders from U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, and the Carl Vinson Strike Group, during a welcome ceremony in Da Nang, Vietnam. The Carl Vinson Strike Group is in the Western Pacific as part of a regularly scheduled deployment.
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060823-N-6843I-124. Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Len R. Hering Sr., Commander, Navy Region Southwest, speaks to reporters during a press conference for Assembly Bill (AB) 1965 at the California State Capitol Building, Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 23, 2006. AB-1965 is a proposal to help stop predatory lending practices such as charging service members high interest rates on short-term loans. A survey by the Defense Manpower Data Center showed that 13 percent of Sailors have used predatory loans in the last 12 months, where interest rates can exceed 1,000 percent and cost military members and their families more than $80 million in yearly fees. (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class S. C. Irwin) (Released) Base: Sacramento State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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220822-N-EJ843-1039 KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (Aug. 22, 2022) U.S. Navy Capt. Aaron Kelly, left, commodore of Amphibious Squadron Six, exchanges gifts with Arvydas Anusauskas, minister of national defense of the Republic of Lithuania, aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Aug. 22, 2022 during a scheduled port visit in Klaipeda. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is 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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OS2(SW) Brianna Cantero, assigned to USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) re-enlists in a ceremony aboard the decommissioned Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64). The ceremony was hosted and coordinated by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia.
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U.S. Navy covers at the Seattle Navy League Sea Services Awards Luncheon at Fleet Week, Aug. 4, 2022. Fleet Week Seattle is a time-honored celebration of the sea services and provides an opportunity for the citizens of Washington to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services.
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NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain ( November 4, 2022)- Fire Chief Shane Rayfield (Left), CDR Alfonso Moreno Cividanes, Capitan de Fragata (Middle) and Chief Christpher Cruz, Assistant Chief of Operations (Right) pose for a photo aboard the Spanish Frigate Santa Maria (F81) at Naval Station Rota, Spain on Nov. 4, 2022. Naval Station Rota sustains the fleet, enables the fighter and supports the family by conducting air operations, port operations, ensuring security and safety, assuring quality of life and providing the core services of power, water, fuel and information technology.
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Members of the presidential party, including Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, and Rear Adm. (lower half) William A. Retz are transported by admiral's barge to the ARIZONA (BB-39) Memorial. The Clintons are in Hawaii to tour area military installations. Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Sept. 8, 2022) Brazilian Navy Adm. Marcos Sampaio Olsen, Commander Naval Operations, and U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro greet each other prior to the opening ceremony for UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 8, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces.
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120110-N-RI884-077PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 10, 2012) Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, center, visits the USS Arizona Memorial with Rear Adm. Glenn Robillard, left, and National Park Service Superintendent Paul DePrey. Vilsack was in Hawaii to highlight renewable energy, such as the Navy's use of biodiesel to fuel the Arizona Memorial tour boats.
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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, at the USS Fort Lauderdale Commissioning, in Fort Lauderdale Fl., July 30, 2022. The ship is designed to support amphibious assault, special operations, or expeditionary warfare missions and serve as secondary aviation platforms for amphibious operations
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BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Sept. 23, 2022) From left, Rear Adm. Mark Schafer, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, Capt. Fred Goldhammer, commanding officer of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Rear Adm. Buzz Donnelly, Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 and Rear Adm. Kyung Cheol Kim, Director, Maritime Operations Center, Republic of Korea Fleet Command (ROKFLT), participate in a press conference on the flight deck of Ronald Reagan during a port visit to Busan, Republic of Korea, Sept. 23. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of CSG 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
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161029-N-ES994-014 GROTON, Conn. (Oct. 29, 2016) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson delivers the principal address at the commissioning ceremony for the Navy's newest fast attack submarine, USS Illinois (SSN 786) at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. Illinois is the 13th Virginia-class fast attack submarine and the third Virginia-class block III submarine. This next-generation attack submarine provides the Navy with the capabilities required to maintain the nation's undersea supremacy well into the 21st century. Ê
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120309-N-IT566-112PEARL HARBOR (March 9, 2012) Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet and Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Leon Panetta discuss the attack on Pearl Harbor after a wreath laying ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial. Panetta is in Hawaii to participate in the U.S. Pacific Command change of command ceremony.
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SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (July 7, 2022) - Joint Region Marianas Commander Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson raises a salute for the national anthem during the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Liberation Day Parade in Saipan, July 4. The CNMI celebrated the event as their 74th, 75th, and 76th liberation day, as the parade was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Andrew Pate, right, commanding officer of the Famous-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913), speaks with Chidi Blyden, left, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs, after a tour of the ship in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Aug. 1, 2022. USCGC Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.
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220614-N-KN989-1008 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (June 14, 2022) Kahu Kordell Kekoa provides a Hawaiian blessing during a change of command ceremony aboard USS Missouri (BB-63). Capt. Erik Spitzer, Commander, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, was relieved by Capt. Mark Sohaney during the official change of command ceremony June 14, 2022. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam delivers the best service in base operating support to supported and tenant commands to enable operational mission success while simultaneously providing the highest quality of installation services, facilities support and quality of life programs.
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220513-N-LW757-1074SAN DIEGO (May 13, 2022) Rear Adm. Eric Peterson, Naval Medical Forces Command, Atlantic's deputy commander and deputy director Navy Nurse Corps (center), along with the most senior (left) and most junior (right) nurse corps officers, both assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diego, in attendance, cut a cake during a Navy Nurse Corps 114th birthday cake cutting ceremony at the hospital May 13. The Navy Nurse Corps was established May 13, 1908, after the signing of the Appropriations bill by President Theodore Roosevelt. NMRTC San Diegos mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMRTC San Diego employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.
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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-182. Hurricane Katrina
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060704-N-3136P-104. Complete Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Gary Roughead (third from left), Commander, US Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT), and USN Rear Admiral (RADM) James D. Kelly (right), Commander, US Naval Forces Japan, accompany local Japanese Government Officials, as they break open the cover of a Japanese Sake Jug, during an Independence Day Reception Ceremony held aboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK, (CV 63) in Otaru, Japan(JPN). While in port, KITTY HAWK Sailors will have a chance to sightsee, shop, enjoy recreational activities and participate in community relation projects with the host nation. The USS KITTY HAWK demonstrates power projection and sea control as the USN only permanently, forward-deployed aircraft carrier. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)
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PEARL HARBOR (July 3, 2022) Ms. Andrea Gleason, Australian Consul-General in Honolulu, addresses attendees at the Australian national reception held onboard Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Photo by Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall)
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Commander Philipp Mandau, the Assistant Naval Attaché to the United States for the Federal Republic of Germany, and Gary Thomas, retired Coast Guard Commander, lay a wreath at the sight of a sunken German U-boat on the Maple buoy deck at the Graveyard of the Atlantic, June 13, 2022. The crew of the Maple commemorated lives lost by visiting two sunken Coast Guard Cutters and a German U-boat.
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Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, along with the Montford Point Marine Association and alumni, attend the 13th Annual Montford Point Marine Day Ceremony at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Aug. 25, 2022. The annual Montford Point Marine Day Ceremony honors the first African Americans to serve in the United States Marine Corps and recognizes their accomplishments, sacrifices and dedication to our country.
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1303:At the Kremlin in Moscow, Expedition 40/41 Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA (right) pose for pictures May 8 in front of the Tsar Cannon after laying flowers at the Kremlin Wall where Russian space icons are interred. The trio is preparing for launch May 29, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Stephanie Stoll
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060802-N-4965F-001. Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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NAVAL BASE GUAM (Oct. 13, 2022) - U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam (USCGFMSG) Commander Capt. Nicholas R. Simmons and The Honorable Joses R. Gallen, Secretary of Justice, Federated States of Micronesia, signed an expanded shiprider agreement allowing remote coordination of authorities, the first of its kind, Oct. 13. The agreement will enable the U.S to act on behalf of the FSM to combat illicit maritime activity and to strengthen international security operations.
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HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 9, 2022) - Capt. Hank Kim, Pacific Partnership 2022 mission commander, shakes hands with the Honorable Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, during a visit 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. 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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230628-N-CJ603-2122NASSAU, The Bahamas (June 28, 2023) Members from the Bahamian media agencies interview Lt. Travon Adderly on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), June 28, 2023. Wasp is in Nassau, The Bahamas for a scheduled port visit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bahamian independence and an opportunity a to strengthen the 50-year bilateral partnership with the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, an important relationship with a key regional partner.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participated in a ceremony honoring World War II veterans at a Bastille Day celebration, in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 2021. Shown here are French Legion of Honour Medals for the veterans honored.
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220827-N-DM318-1014 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Aug. 27, 2022) Capt. J M Montagnet, commanding officer, Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, (center) speaks with The Honorable Akira Amari, Japan House of representative member (left) during the opening ceremony of the Ayase Summer Festival. NAF Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW 5), Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron FIVE ONE (HSM-51) and 30 other tenant commands and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific.
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NASSAU, The Bahamas (April 3, 2022) - Ms. Usha Pitts, the Charge d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy Nassau, gives her opening remarks during a reception held on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), April 3. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is currently in the U.S. 2nd Fleet area of operations to conduct routine certifications and training.