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The best of the Navy’s ‘Day in Photos’ The U.S. Navy sends out photos on its Flickr feed from around the world. Here are some of the best from the past 18 months.
Sept. 7, 2011
Vice Adm. Scott H. Swift, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, salutes as he departs the fleet’s command ship, USS Blue Ridge, after a change-of-command ceremony in Yokosuka, Japan. Swift relieved Vice Adm. Scott R. Van Buskirk.
Spec. Seaman 2nd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix
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U.S. Navy
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May 11, 2012
Fire Control Technician 2nd Class David Toone hauls a line from the harbor tug Quipuha aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Louisville while mooring in Apra Harbor, Guam.
Spec. Seaman 1st Class Jason Swink
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U.S. Navy
May 23, 2012
Fleet Week New York 2012 begins with a parade of tall and military ships on the Hudson River. More than 6,000 Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard service members arrived in New York on six Navy ships, three Coast Guard cutters, and 12 coalition ships. Fleet Week will commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner.
Spec. Seaman 2nd Class Leona Mynes
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U.S. Navy
Feb. 18, 2011
Quartermaster 2nd Class Daniel W. Daugherty, left, and Chief Quartermaster Jeremy R. Spaulding inspect the national ensign during maintenance aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which was conducting a joint-task-force exercise in the Atlantic Ocean as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group.
Spec. Seaman Betsy Lynn Knapper
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U.S. Navy
May 13, 2011
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jason Querido, of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, works as an aircraft director on the flight deck. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 were on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in the Pacific Ocean.
Spec. Seaman Nicolas C. Lopez
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U.S. Navy
July 27, 2011
Suspended with neutral buoyancy in the water, Navy Diver 3rd Class Bryan Myers, right, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, assists Jorge Mario Sanchez, a diver assigned to the Guatemalan navy, maintain positive control of an engine used for underwater lift bag salvage operations near Port Royal, Jamaica. MDSU-2 was participating in Navy Diver-Southern Partnership Station, a multinational partnership engagement intended to increase interoperability and partner nation capacity through diving operations.
Spec. Seaman 1st Class Jayme Pastoric
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U.S. Navy
March 11, 2012
Sailors simulate fighting a fire in a room filled with artificial smoke during a damage-control drill aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor, in the Arabian Gulf. Pearl Harbor and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
Spec. Seaman 2nd Class Jason Behnke
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U.S. Navy
June 3, 2011
Students at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center play underwater football to cool down after physical training in Panama City, Fla.
Spec. Seaman 1st Class Abraham Essenmacher
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U.S. Navy
May 15, 2012
A first-year midshipman, or plebe, is splashed with mud while participating in the annual Sea Trials at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. Sea Trials is modeled after the Marine Corps Crucible and the Navy’s Battle Stations recruit programs. It is a capstone event for the fourth-class midshipmen and serves as a leadership challenge for the upper-class midshipmen who lead each event.
Spec. Seaman 1st Class Chad Runge
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U.S. Navy
Jan. 10, 2012
Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Michael Johnson, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 81, carries tie-down chains to an F/A-18E Super Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, in the Indian Ocean.
Spec. Seaman 2nd Class James R. Evans
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U.S. Navy
June 5, 2011
Colombian children build a house out of scrap wood as Navy personnel build new classrooms at Escuela Cilvicito during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.
Staff Sgt. Courtney Richardson
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U.S. Air Force
Aug. 9, 2011
Sailors scrub down the island superstructure on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, in the South China Sea.
Spec. Seaman 3rd Class Shawnte Bryan
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U.S. Navy
March 22, 2011
Lt. j.g. Jon Michael Chombeau, a flight student assigned to Training Air Wing 2, Squadron 21, conducts ground flight training in the T-45C visual simulator at Naval Air Station Kingsville, near Corpus Christi, Tex. The T-45C simulator produces a 180-degree video in a dimensional perspective for realistic flight perception.
Richard Stewart
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U.S. Navy
May 31, 2011
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113 breaks the sound barrier over the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an air power demonstration above the Pacific Ocean.
Spec. Seaman 2nd Class James R. Evans
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U.S. Navy
May 4, 2012
Sailors man a fire hose during a flight deck training exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, which was in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications.
Spec. Seaman Brian Read Castillo
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U.S. Navy
May. 19, 2012
The Blue Angels demonstrate choreographed flight skills during the annual Joint Service Open House at Joint Base Andrews near Washington.
Spec. Seaman 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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U.S. Navy
May 5, 2012
Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 1st Class Thomas Kinn, assigned to the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, flies an 800-square-foot American flag above Rosecrans Memorial Airport in St. Joseph, Mo., during the opening ceremony of the Sound of Speed Air Show. The Leap Frogs are based in San Diego and perform aerial parachute demonstrations supporting Naval Special Warfare and Navy recruiting.
James Woods
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U.S. Navy
June 21, 2011
The Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise, right, passes the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush, during a transit of the Strait of Bab el Mandeb in the Red Sea. USS George H.W. Bush arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to take over operations for the Enterprise.
Spec. Seaman 2nd Class Brooks B. Patton Jr.
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U.S. Navy
Sept. 30, 2011
Airman Dyani M. Daniels, left, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Clayton W. Sahr play “Battleship” during a game tournament aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, in the Red Sea.
Spec. Seaman 3rd Class Leonard Adams
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U.S. Navy
Feb. 17, 2011
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West, left, and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus congratulate Honorary Chief Hospital Corpsman Bill Cosby during his pinning ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington.
Spec. Seaman 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien
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U.S. Navy
June 04, 2012
Sailors and Marines attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. The Battle of Midway was a key turning point in World War II.
Spec. Seaman 2nd Class Kiona Miller
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U.S. Navy
Nov. 14, 2011
A sailor assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans holds the national ensign for morning colors before the ship departs San Diego for a scheduled deployment as part of the Makin Island Apmbhibious Ready Group.
Spec. Seaman 3rd Class Dominique Pineiro
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U.S. Navy
April 3, 2012
Sailors assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 carry a heavy chain used to secure aircraft for high power turns on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, in the Indian Ocean.
Spec. Seaman 2nd Class James R. Evans
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U.S. Navy
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